List of newspapers in Massachusetts

Newspapers published in Massachusetts

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This is a list of newspapers in Massachusetts, including print and online.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2012)

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## Daily newspapers

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Athol Daily News[1] | Athol | Franklin | Daily |  | Newspapers of New England, Inc.
The Berkshire Eagle | Pittsfield | Berkshire | Daily | 23,835 | New England Newspapers Inc.
The Boston Globe | Boston | Suffolk | Daily | 245,572 | Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
Boston Herald | Boston | Suffolk | Daily | 95,929 | Herald Media
Cape Cod Times[1] | Barnstable | Barnstable | Daily | 35,776 | News Corporation
The Daily Item | Lynn | Essex | Daily | 16,100 | Essex Media Group
Daily Hampshire Gazette[1] | Northampton | Hampshire | Daily | 15,572 | Newspapers of New England, Inc.
The Daily News of Newburyport | Newburyport | Essex | Daily | 9,649 | Community Newspaper Holdings
Daily Times Chronicle | Woburn | Middlesex | Daily | 11,195 | Woburn Daily Times Inc.
The Eagle-Tribune | North Andover | Essex | Daily | 35,397 | Community Newspaper Holdings
The Enterprise | Brockton | Plymouth | Daily | 22,454 | New Media Investment Group
The Gardner News | Gardner | Worcester | Daily | 4,904 | Gardner News Inc.
Gloucester Daily Times | Gloucester | Essex | Daily | 7,463 | Community Newspaper Holdings
The Herald News | Fall River | Bristol | Daily | 14,979 | New Media Investment Group
The MetroWest Daily News | Framingham | Middlesex | Daily | 17,830 | New Media Investment Group
The Milford Daily News | Milford | Worcester | Daily | 6,099 | New Media Investment Group
The Patriot Ledger | Quincy | Norfolk | Daily | 38,537 | New Media Investment Group
The Recorder | Greenfield | Franklin | Daily | 11,253 | Newspapers of New England Inc.
The Republican | Springfield | Hampden | Daily | 76,353 | Newhouse Newspapers
The Salem News | Salem | Essex | Daily | 20,295 | Community Newspaper Holdings
Sentinel & Enterprise | Fitchburg | Worcester | Daily | 15,031 | Digital First Media
Standard-Times | New Bedford | Bristol | Daily | 21,582 | News Corporation
The Sun | Lowell | Middlesex | Daily | 42,899 | Digital First Media
The Sun Chronicle | Attleboro | Bristol | Daily | 14,216 | TriboroMassachusetts News Media Inc.
Taunton Daily Gazette | Taunton | Bristol | Daily | 6,703 | New Media Investment Group
Telegram & Gazette | Worcester | Worcester | Daily | 74,563 | New Media Investment Group
The Wakefield Daily Item | Wakefield | Middlesex | Daily | 4,800 | The Wakefield Item Co.
The Westfield News | Westfield | Hampden | Daily | 4,500 | Westfield News Group

## Non-daily newspapers

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Abington Mariner[1] | Abington | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Advocate | Fairhaven | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Acushnet
Agawam Advertiser News[1] | Agawam | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications |
Allston/Brighton TAB[1] | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Allston and Brighton neighborhoods
Amesbury News | Amesbury | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Amherst Bulletin | Amherst | Hampshire | Weekly | Newspapers of New England | Also covers Deerfield, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury and Sunderland
Andover Townsman | Andover | Essex | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings |
Arlington Advocate | Arlington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Ashland Local Town Pages | Ashland | Middlesex | Monthly | Local Town Pages |
Auburn News | Auburn | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press |
Ayer Public Spirit | Ayer | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
Back Bay Sun | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Back Bay, Boston
The Banner | West Boylston | Worcester | Weekly | The New York Times Company | Also covers Boylston
The Barnstable Patriot[1] | Barnstable | Barnstable | Weekly | News Corporation |
Barre Gazette[1] | Barre | Worcester | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Hubbardston, Oakham, Petersham, Rutland
Bay State Banner | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Banner Publications Inc. |
Bay Windows | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Jeff Coakley, Sue O'Connell | Distributed throughout New England
The Beacon | Acton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Boxborough
Beacon Hill Times[1] | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Beacon Hill, Boston
Beacon-Villager | Maynard | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Stow
Bedford Minuteman | Bedford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Belmont Citizen-Herald | Belmont | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Berkshire Advocate | North Adams | Berkshire | Weekly | MediaNews Group | Covers Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Bennington County, Vermont
Beverly Citizen | Beverly | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Billerica Minuteman | Billerica | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Blackstone Valley Tribune | Northbridge | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Douglas and Uxbridge
The Bolton Common | Bolton | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Boston Broadside | North Shore, SouthCoast, Cape, Worcester | Essex | Monthly | Broadside Communications, Inc. | From CT. border to Southern New Hampshire. Limited free distribution on North Shore, Cape, Fall River, and other areas also.
The Bolton Independent | Bolton | Worcester | Weekly |  |
Boston Bulletin | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | Covers Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, South Boston
DigBoston | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Dig Media Group |
Bourne Courier | Bourne | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Mashpee
The Bourne Enterprise | Bourne  | Barnstable  | Weekly  | Falmouth Publishing Inc.  |
Braintree Forum | Braintree | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Bridgewater Independent | Bridgewater | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Brookline TAB | Brookline | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Bulletin | Falmouth | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Mashpee
Burlington Union | Burlington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Cambridge Chronicle | Cambridge | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Cambridge Tab | Cambridge | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Cape Cod Chronicle | Chatham | Barnstable | Weekly | Hyora Publications | Covers Chatham and Harwich
Canton Journal | Canton | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Cape Ann Beacon | Gloucester | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport
The Cape Codder | Orleans | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Brewster, Chatham, and Eastham
Carlisle Mosquito | Carlisle | Middlesex | Weekly | Carlisle Communications Inc. |
Carver Reporter | Carver | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Charlestown Patriot-Bridge | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Charlestown
Charlton Villager | Charlton | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press |
Chelmsford Independent | Chelmsford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Chelsea Record | Chelsea | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group |
Chicopee Register | Chicopee | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications |
The Christian Science Monitor | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Christian Science Publishing Society | Daily website; formerly a printed daily
The Chronicle | Dartmouth | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Westport
Cohasset Mariner | Cohasset | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Community Advocate | Westborough | Worcester | Weekly |  | Also Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, and Southborough
The Concord Bridge | Concord  | Middlesex  | Weekly  | The Concord Independent Foundation  | Began publishing in October 2022
Concord Journal | Concord | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Country Gazette | Franklin | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Bellingham, Foxborough, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham
Country Journal | Huntington | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Becket, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Middlefield, Montgomery, Otis, Plainfield, Russell, Sandisfield, Williamsburg, Westfield, Westhampton, and Worthington
The Dedham Times | Dedham | Norfolk | Weekly | Dedham Times, Inc. |
Dedham Transcript | Dedham | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Former daily
Discover Central Massachusetts |  | Worcestor | Online | Independent News Group | Entertainment, travel and tourism
Danvers Herald | Danvers | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Dorchester Reporter | Dorchester | Suffolk | Weekly | Boston Neighborhood News Inc. |
Dover-Sherborn Press | Dover | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Sherborn
Duxbury Clipper | Duxbury | Plymouth | Weekly | Clipper Press |
East Boston Times-Free Press | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers East Boston
Easton Journal | Easton | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Everett Independent | Everett | Middlesex | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group |
The Falmouth Enterprise | Falmouth  | Barnstable  | Weekly  | Falmouth Publishing Inc.  |
Fall River Spirit | Fall River | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation |
The Foxboro Reporter | Foxborough | Norfolk | Weekly | Foxboro Reporter |
Framingham Tab | Framingham | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Georgetown Record | Georgetown | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Groton Landmark | Groton | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle | Hamilton | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Wenham
Hanover Mariner | Hanover | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Harvard Hillside | Harvard | Worcester | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
The Harvard Post | Harvard | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Harvard Press | Harvard | Worcester | Weekly |  |
Harwich Oracle | Harwich | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Haverhill Gazette | Haverhill | Essex | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings |
The Herald | Chicopee | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | Also covers Granby, Holyoke, and South Hadley
The Hingham Journal | Hingham | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Holbrook Sun | Holbrook | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Holliston TAB | Holliston | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Holyoke Sun | Holyoke | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications |
Hopkinton Crier | Hopkinton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Hopkinton Independent | Hopkinton | Middlesex | BiWeekly | Hopkinton Independent, LLC | Full saturation paper
Hudson Sun | Hudson | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Hyde Park Bulletin | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | Covers Hyde Park and Boston
The Inquirer and Mirror[2] | Nantucket | Nantucket | Weekly | News Corporation |
Ipswich Local News | Ipswich | Essex | Weekly | Independent non-profit |
The Item | Clinton | Worcester | Weekly | The New York Times Company | Former daily; also covers Berlin, Bolton, Lancaster, and Sterling
Jamaica Plain Gazette | Boston | Suffolk | Biweekly | Independent Newspaper Group |
Journal Register | Palmer | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Monson
Kingston Reporter | Kingston | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Lakeville Call | Lakeville | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Landmark | Holden | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | Also covers Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling
Leominster Champion | Leominster | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. |
Lexington Minuteman | Lexington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Lincoln Journal | Lincoln | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Littleton Independent | Littleton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Longmeadow News | Longmeadow | Hampden | Weekly | Westfield News Group |
Ludlow Register | Ludlow | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications |
The Lunenburg Ledger | Lunenburg | Worcester | Weekly | DG Ink |
Lynn Journal | Lynn | Essex | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group |
Main Street Journal | Marlborough | Middlesex | Weekly | Main Street Journal Inc. |
Malden Observer | Malden | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Manchester Cricket | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Essex |  |  |
Mansfield News | Mansfield | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Marblehead Reporter | Marblehead | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Marlborough Enterprise | Marlborough | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Marshfield Mariner | Marshfield | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Martha's Vineyard Times | Tisbury | Dukes | Weekly | Martha's Vineyard Times Corp. | Covers all of Martha's Vineyard
The Mashpee Enterprise | Mashpee  | Barnstable  | Weekly  | Falmouth Publishing Inc.  |
Medfield Press | Medfield | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Melrose Free Press | Melrose | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Messenger (the free) | Nashoba Valley | Middlesex | Monthly | Parker Pond Publishing |
Melrose Weekly News | Melrose | Middlesex | Weekly | The Wakefield Item Co. |
Middleboro Gazette | Middleborough | Plymouth | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Lakeville
The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle | Millbury | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | Also covers Sutton
Milton Times | Milton | Norfolk | Weekly | Pat Desmond |
Mission Hill Gazette | Boston | Suffolk | Monthly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Mission Hill, Boston
Montague Reporter | Montague | Franklin | Weekly |  | Also covers Wendell, Gill and Erving
Natick Bulletin & Tab | Natick | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Needham Observer | Needham  | Norfolk  | Weekly  | Independent  |
Needham Times | Needham | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Newburyport Current | Newburyport | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
New England Metropolitan Business Tribune | Springfield, Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Boston, Suffolk | Weekly | Independent African American & African Business Newspaper Group | also covers Pittsfield, Lowell, Framingham, Cambridge and Cape Cod
Newton TAB | Newton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
North Andover Citizen | North Andover | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The North Attleborough Free Press | North Attleborough | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
North End Regional Review | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers North End and Boston
Norton Mirror | Norton | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Norwell Mariner | Norwell | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Norwood Bulletin | Norwood | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Norwood Record | Norwood | Norfolk | Weekly | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. |
Old Colony Memorial | Plymouth | Plymouth | Semiweekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Peabody and Lynnfield Weekly News | Peabody | Essex | Weekly |  | Also covers Lynnfield
Pembroke Mariner-Reporter | Pembroke | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Pepperell Free Press | Pepperell | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
Provincetown Independent | Provincetown  | Barnstable  | Weekly  | Family and community owned  | Covers Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham
Provincetown Banner | Provincetown | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Truro and Wellfleet
Quaboag Current | Brookfield | Worcester | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers East Brookfield, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Warren, and West Brookfield
Quincy Sun | Quincy | Norfolk | Weekly |  |
Randolph Herald | Randolph | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Raynham Call | Raynham | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Reading Advocate | Reading | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Register | Yarmouth | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Barnstable and Dennis
The Reminder | East Longmeadow | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | Also covers East Forest Park, Hampden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Sixteen Acres, and Wilbraham
The Reminder | Springfield | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications |
The Reminder | West Springfield | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | Also covers Agawam, Southwick, and Westfield
Revere Journal | Revere | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group |
Richmond Record | Richmond | Berkshire | Monthly | The Richmond Record Inc |
Rockland Standard | Rockland | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Roslindale Transcript | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Covers Roslindale
Rumbo | Lawrence | Essex | Weekly | SUDA Inc. | Also covers Methuen; biweekly regional edition covers more of the Merrimack Valley
Salem Gazette | Salem | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Sandwich Broadsider | Sandwich | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Sandwich Enterprise | Sandwich  | Barnstable  | Weekly  | Falmouth Publishing Inc.  |
Saugus Advertiser | Saugus | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Scituate Mariner | Scituate | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Seekonk Star | Seekonk | Bristol | Weekly | East Bay Newspapers |
Sentinel | Belchertown | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Amherst and Granby
The Sentinel | Rochester | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Marion and Mattapoisett
Sharon Advocate | Sharon | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Shirley Oracle | Shirley | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
Shrewsbury Chronicle | Shrewsbury | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Shoestring  | Western Massachusetts  | Hampshire  | Daily  |  |
The Somerville Times | Somerville  | Middlesex  | Weekly  | Prospect Hill Publishing Corp.  |
The Somerville/Medford News Weekly  | Somerville, Medford  | Middlesex  | Weekly  |  |
South Boston Online | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | South Boston Inc. | Covers South Boston and Seaport District
South End News | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | South End News Inc. | Covers South End and Boston
Southbridge News | Southbridge | Worcester | Daily |  | Stonebridge Press
Southwick-Suffield News | Southwick | Hampden | Non-daily |  | Also covers Suffield, Connecticut
The Spectator | Somerset | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Dighton, Rehoboth, and Swansea
Spencer New Leader | Spencer | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, North Brookfield, and West Brookfield
The Sterling Meetinghouse News | Sterling | Sterling | Monthly | Sterling Media inc. |
The Stoneham Independent | Stoneham | Middlesex | Weekly | Woburn Daily Times Inc. |
Stoneham Sun | Stoneham | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Stoughton Journal | Stoughton | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Stow Independent | Stow | Middlesex | Weekly |  |
Sturbridge Villager | Sturbridge | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Brimfield, Holland, and Wales
Sudbury Town Crier | Sudbury | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Summit | Easthampton | Hampshire | Weekly | Newspapers of New England | Also covers Southampton and Westhampton
Swampscott Reporter | Swampscott | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Tantasqua Town Common | Sturbridge | Worcester | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Brimfield, Holland, nd Wales
Tewksbury Advocate | Tewksbury | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Town Common | Rowley | Essex | Weekly | The Town Common, Inc. | Covers North Shore of MA, Lower Merrimack Valley, and Coastal NH including Amesbury, Boxford, Byfield, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Hampton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, Newburyport, Newbury, Plum Island, Portsmouth, Rowley, Rye, Salisbury, Seabrook, Topsfield, and West Newbury
Times & Courier | Clinton | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Lancaster
Town Crier | Tewksbury | Middlesex | Weekly | Woburn Daily Times Inc. |
Town Crier | Wilmington | Middlesex | Weekly | Woburn Daily Times Inc. |
Town Reminder | South Hadley | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications |
Townsend Times | Townsend | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
The Transcript & Journal | Medford  | Middlesex  | Weekly  | New Media Investment Group  | Also covers Somerville
Tri-Town Transcript | Middleton | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Boxford and Topsfield
Valley Advocate | Hatfield | Hampshire | Weekly | Newspapers of New England | Alternative weekly covering the Pioneer Valley
Valley Dispatch | Dracut | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group |
The Villager | Northborough | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Southborough
Vineyard Gazette | Edgartown | Dukes | Weekly | The Martha's Vineyard Gazette LLC | Covers all of Martha's Vineyard
Wakefield Observer | Wakefield | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Walpole Times | Walpole | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Waltham News Tribune | Waltham | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Former daily
The Wanderer (Massachusetts_newspaper) | Mattapoisett | Plymouth | Weekly |  | Also covers Marion and Rochester
Ware River News | Ware | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Hardwick
Wareham Courier | Wareham | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Watertown Tab & Press | Watertown | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Wayland Town Crier | Wayland | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Webster Times | Webster | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Dudley and Oxford
The Wellesley Townsman | Wellesley | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
West Roxbury Transcript | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Covers West Roxbury
The Westborough News | Westborough | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Westford Eagle | Westford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
The Weston Town Crier | Weston | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Westport Shorelines | Westport | Bristol | Weekly | East Bay Newspapers |
West Roxbury-Roslindale Bulletin | Boston | Suffolk | Non-daily | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | Covers Roslindale and West Roxbury
Westwood Press | Westwood | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Weymouth News | Weymouth | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Wilbraham-Hampden Times | Wilbraham | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Hampden
Wilmington Advocate | Wilmington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Winchendon Courier | Winchendon | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press |
Winthrop Sun Transcript | Winthrop | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group |
Whitman-Hanson Express | Hanson | Plymouth | Weekly | Clipper Press | Also covers Whitman
Woburn Advocate | Woburn | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group |
Worcester Magazine | Worcester | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | Alternative weekly

## College newspapers

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* The Amherst Student – Amherst College
* The Beacon – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
* The Beacon – Merrimack College
* The Berkeley Beacon – Emerson College
* The Comment – Bridgewater State University
* The Connector – UMass Lowell
* The Daily Collegian – UMass Amherst
* The Daily Free Press – Boston University
* The Harvard Crimson – Harvard University
* The Heights – Boston College
* The Hub – Emmanuel College
* The Independent – Harvard University
* The Justice – Brandeis University
* The Massachusetts Daily Collegian – University of Massachusetts Amherst
* The Mass Media – University of Massachusetts Boston
* The Mount Holyoke News – Mount Holyoke College
* The Huntington News – Northeastern University
* The Observer – Bristol Community College
* The Pennon – North Shore Community College
* The Sophian – Smith College
* The Suffolk Journal – Suffolk University
* The Tech – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* The Torch – UMass Dartmouth
* The Towers – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
* The Tufts Daily – Tufts University
* The Vanguard – Bentley College
* The Wheaton Wire – Wheaton Colletge
* The Williams Record – Williams College
* Le Provocateur – Assumption College

## Special-interest newspapers

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* The Anchor – Fall River
* Banker & Tradesman – Boston
* Bay Windows – Boston
* Boston Business Journal – Boston
* The Catholic Free Press – Worcester
* Fifty Plus Advocate – Worcester
* Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Boston
* The Pilot – Braintree
* Sampan – Boston
* The Rainbow Times – Boston

## Monthly Newspapers

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* The Boston Broadside.[3]
* The Boston Irish Reporter.[4]

## Foreign-language newspapers

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Armenian Mirror-Spectator | English  | Watertown |
Baikar | Armenian | Watertown |
Dielli | Albanian, English  | Boston |
Hairenik | Armenian | Watertown |
Hellenic Chronicle | English  | Boston |
El Heraldo | Spanish | Boston | Ceased in 2000?[5]
El Mundo | Spanish | Boston |
El Planeta | Spanish | Boston |
Portuguese Times | Portuguese | New Bedford |
Predvestnik | Russian | Westfield | Ceased in 2008?
Raivaaja | Finnish, English  | Fitchburg | Finnish American newspaper established in 1905.[6] Ceased in 2009.[7]
Sampan | Chinese, English  | Boston |
World Journal (Boston edition)  | Chinese, English  | Boston?  | Ceased publication

## Defunct newspapers

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Main article: List of defunct Massachusetts newspapers

## See also

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* United States portal

* Media in Boston, Massachusetts
* List of radio stations in Massachusetts
* List of television stations in Massachusetts
* List of assets owned by Gannett Co., Inc.: Massachusetts

Comprehensive

* Lists of newspapers
* List of newspapers in the United States

Frequency

* List of free daily newspapers in the United States
* List of weekly newspapers in the United States

Circulation

* List of international newspapers originating in the United States
* List of national newspapers in the United States
* List of newspapers in the United States by circulation
* List of newspapers serving cities over 100,000 in the United States

Foreign language

* List of French-language newspapers published in the United States
* List of German-language newspapers published in the United States
* List of Spanish-language newspapers published in the United States

Specialty

* List of African-American newspapers in the United States
* List of alternative weekly newspapers in the United States
* List of business newspapers in the United States
* List of family-owned newspapers in the United States
* List of Jewish newspapers in the United States
* List of LGBTQ periodicals in the United States
* List of student newspapers in the United States
* List of supermarket tabloids in the United States
* List of underground press in the United States

Other

* List of defunct newspapers of the United States

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Newspapers @ the BPL: Massachusetts Newspapers Online", Research Guides, Boston Public Library, archived from the original on August 12, 2020
2. ^ On This Day in Nantucket History - Page 19 1625851596 Amy Jenness - 2014 On this day in 1840, Nantucket's fifth newspaper, the Islander, began publishing. Island Democrats backed the Islander (the Inquirer took a conservative position and staunchly supported the Whig Party) and hired Charles C. Hazewell, a young
3. ^ "About the Boston Broadside". bostonbroadside.com. Lonnie Brennan. 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
4. ^ "About the Boston Irish Reporter". bostonirish.com. Boston Neighborhood News. 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
5. ^ "Hellenic Chronicle". BiblioCommons. Boston Public Library. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
6. ^ "Raivaaja". Retrieved July 17, 2013.
7. ^ Minch, Jack (June 12, 2013). "Bruins' Rask has Fitchburg-area Finns flying high". Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

## External links

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* Boston Public Library. "Newspapers".
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* Joseph P. Healey Library. "Massachusetts Newspapers". Library Research Guides. University of Massachusetts Boston.
* "Massachusetts newspapers". NewsLink.org. (Location?): (Publisher?).
* Penny Abernathy, "The Expanding News Desert: Massachusetts", Usnewsdeserts.com, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Survey of local news existence and ownership in 21st century)

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Massachusetts newspapers

Current|

| Barnstable County|

* The Barnstable Patriot (1830–)
* Cape Cod Times (1936–)

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Berkshire County|

* The Berkshire Eagle (1892–)

Bristol County|

* Taunton Daily Gazette (1848–)
* The Standard-Times (1850–)
* The Herald News (1892–)
* The Sun Chronicle (1971–)
* The Advocate (1979–)

Dukes County|

* Vineyard Gazette (1846–)
* The Martha's Vineyard Times (1984–)

Essex County|

| North Andover|

* Haverhill Gazette (1821–)
* The Eagle-Tribune (1868–)

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Others|

* Salem Gazette (1790–)
* The Daily Item (1876–)
* The Salem News (1880–)
* The Daily News of Newburyport (1887–)
* Gloucester Daily Times (1888–)
* The Jewish Journal (1976–)
* Rumbo (1996–)

Franklin County|

* The Recorder (1792–)

Hampden County|

* The Republican (1824–)
* The Westfield News

Hampshire County|

| Amherst|

* The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (1890–)
* El Sol Latino (2004–)

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Others|

* Daily Hampshire Gazette (1786–)

Middlesex County|

| Cambridge|

* The Harvard Crimson (1873–)
* The Tech (1881–)
* Spare Change News (1992–)

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Watertown|

* Hairenik (1899–)
* Baikar (1922–)
* The Armenian Mirror-Spectator (1939–)
* Armenian Weekly (1969–)

Others|

* Stoneham Independent (1870–)
* The Sun (1878–)
* The Wakefield Daily Item (1894–)
* The MetroWest Daily News (1897–)
* Daily Times Chronicle (1901–)
* The Tufts Daily (1980–)

Nantucket County|

* The Inquirer and Mirror (1821–)

Norfolk County|

* The Pilot (1829–)
* The Patriot Ledger (1837–)
* The Wellesley Townsman (1906–)
* The Medfield Press (1922–)
* The Westwood Press (1987–)

Plymouth County|

* Old Colony Memorial (1822–)
* Middleboro Gazette (1852–)
* The Enterprise (1881–)
* The Wanderer (1992–)

Suffolk County|

| Boston|

* Boston Herald (1846–)
* The Boston Globe (1872–)
* The Christian Science Monitor (1908–)
* The Huntington News (1926–)
* The Suffolk Journal (1936–)
* The Berkeley Beacon (1947–)
* Bay State Banner (1965–)
* The Daily Free Press (1970–)
* Sampan (1972–)
* World Journal (1976–)
* Boston Business Journal (1981–)
* Bay Windows (1983–)
* Dorchester Reporter (1983–)
* West Ender Newsletter (1985–)
* Metro (1995–)
* DigBoston (1999–)
* El Planeta (2004–)

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Others|

* Revere Journal (1881–)
* Winthrop Sun Transcript (1956–)

Worcester County|

| Milford|

* The Milford Daily News (1887–)
* The Country Gazette (1981–)

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Others|

* Sentinel & Enterprise (1838–)
* Telegram & Gazette (1866–)
* The Gardner News (1869–)
* Southbridge Evening News (1923–)
* Athol Daily News (1934–)
* Fifty Plus Advocate (1975–)
* Blackstone Valley Tribune (2008–)

Defunct|

| Boston|

* The Boston News-Letter (1704–1776)
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* The Weekly Rehearsal (1731–1735)
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* American Magazine and Historical Chronicle (1743–1746)
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* Independent Chronicle (1768–1840)
* Massachusetts Spy (1770–1776)
* Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser (1778–1786)
* American Herald (1784–1790)
* Herald of Freedom (1788–1791)
* Columbian Centinel (1790–1840)
* American Apollo (1792–1794)
* Constitutional Telegraphe (1799–1802)
* New-England Repertory (1804–1820)
* Boston Patriot (1809–?)
* Boston Weekly Messenger (1811–1861)
* Boston Daily Advertiser (1813–1929)
* Boston Courier (1824–1915)
* Boston Evening Transcript (1830–1941)
* Boston Investigator (1831–1904)
* The Boston Post (1831–1956)
* Boston Atlas (1832–1857)
* The Universalist and Ladies' Repository (1832–1873)
* The Boston Journal (1833–1917)
* Boston Evening Traveller (1845–1967)
* The Flag of Our Union (1846–?)
* The Heathen Woman's Friend (1869–1940)
* The Morning Star (c. 1874–c. 1911)
* The Boston Record (1884–?)
* New Nation (1891–1894)
* Boston Guardian (1901–c. 1950)
* The Jewish Advocate (1902–2020)
* Boston American (1904–1961)
* Dielli (1909–2006)
* The Revolutionary Age (1918–1919)
* The Phoenix (1966–2013)
* Avatar (1967–1968)
* Fag Rag (1971–c. 1987)
* Gay Community News (1973–1992)
* In Newsweekly (1991–2008)
* The Boston Courant (1995–2016)
* BostonNOW (2007–2008)

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Cambridge|

* Cambridge Chronicle (1846–2022)
* The Cambridge Tribune (1878–1966)
* MIT Tech Talk (1957–2009)
* Old Mole (1968–1970)
* The Real Paper (1972–1981)

Fitchburg|

* Voice of Industry (1845–1848)
* Raivaaja (1905–2009)
* Liberté de Fitchburg (1909–?)

Holyoke|

* Holyoke Transcript-Telegram (1849–1993)
* Neu England Rundschau (1883–1942)
* La Justice (1903–1964)
* Gwiazda (1923–1956)

Nantucket|

* The Nantucket Beacon (1989–1998)
* Nantucket Independent (2003–2010)

Newburyport|

* Newburyport Herald (1797–1915)
* New-England Repertory (1803–1804)

Salem|

* Salem Register (1800–c. 1911)
* Salem Observer (1823–1919)

Worcester|

* Worcester Spy (1770–?)
* Eteenpäin (1922–1931)

Others|

* North Adams Transcript (1843–2014)
* The Daily News Tribune (1863–2010)
* The Daily News Transcript (1870–2009)
* Somerville Journal (1870–2022)
* Malden Evening News (1880–2017)
* Medford Daily Mercury (1880–2017)
* Enterprise-Sun (1889–1995)
* Springfield Daily News (1911–1987)
* Editorial Humor (1989–2003)
* The Taunton Call (?–2008)

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