Gannett has announced that it will end print publication of at least 19 weeklies by the first week of May, with some being replaced by a regional substitute, while most will go digital.
The news was announced on each papers’ websites. The list of papers which will cease publication and go digital, include:
- The Beacon – Acton, Boxborough
- Billerica Minuteman – Billerica
- Needham Times – Needham
- Brookline Tab – Brookline
- Burlington Union – Burlington
- Eagle Independent – Littleton, Chelmsford, Westford
- Bedford Minuteman – Bedford
- Kingston Reporter – Kingston
- Country Gazette – Plainville, Millis, Foxborough, Wrentham, Franklin, Medway, Norfolk, Bellingham
- Transcript & Bulletin – Norwood, Dedham, Westwood
- Wayland Town Crier – Wayland
- Weston Town Crier – Weston
- Sudbury Town Crier – Sudbury
- Carver Reporter – Carver
- Journal News Independent – Bridgewater, Raynham, Mansfield, Easton
- Beacon Villager – Maynard, Stow
- Waltham News Tribune – Waltham
- Newton Tab – Newton
- Watertown Tab – Watertown
- Times Advocate – Sharon, Walpole
The papers that will merge are:
- Scituate Mariner, Cohasset Mariner and Marshfield Mariner will become The Coastal Mariner
- Arlington Advocate and The Winchester Star will become The Advocate & Star
- Saugus Advertiser and Melrose Free Press Observer will become The Free Press & Advertiser
- Medford Transcript and Somerville Journal will become The Transcript & Journal
