Nashoba Publishing
Nashoba Publishing is a weekly newspaper company in the far northwest suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. It is operated by MediaNews Group in common with sister papers the Lowell Sun and Sentinel & Enterprise. It previously published several newspapers which were eventually merged into one, the Nashoba Valley Voice, in 2015.[1]
Sisters and competitors
[edit]The family that formerly owned Nashoba, headed by publisher Frank J. Hartnett Sr., sold the chain in 2000, for an undisclosed amount of money.[2] Two years later, MediaNews opened a new plant in Devens, Massachusetts, in the middle of Nashoba's coverage area, to print Nashoba's weeklies, The Lowell Sun, and the Sentinel & Enterprise.[3]
Nashoba newspapers' primary competitors are their sister dailies in Fitchburg and Lowell. Additionally, in Harvard, the company competes with an independent weekly, The Harvard Press; and in Ayer, Devens, Harvard and Shirley with the daily Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Newspapers
[edit]Nashoba's newsroom is operated at the Devens printing plant. Titles previously published by Nashoba Publishing in the past included:
| Newspaper | Notes | Website (archived) |
|---|---|---|
| The Ayer Public Spirit | Covering Ayer; founded in 1869 | |
| Groton Landmark | Covering Groton | |
| Harvard Hillside | Covering Harvard | |
| Nashoba Valley Chronicle | Regional news section in Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend | |
| Pepperell Free Press | Covering Pepperell | |
| Shirley Oracle | Covering Shirley; founded in 1869 | |
| Townsend Times | Covering Townsend |
In 2015, the newspapers published by Nashoba Publishing were merged into a new regional newspaper, the Nashoba Valley Voice.[1]
| Newspaper | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Nashoba Valley Voice | Covering the entire region, created in 2015 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Sullivan, Shea (December 14, 2023). "News deserts in Massachusetts leave communities turning to Facebook. Nonprofit papers may provide a solution". Shealagh Sullivan. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ Elfland, Mike. "MediaNews to Buy Chain of 6 Weekly Newspapers." Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, January 21, 2000.
- ↑ Vaznis, James. "Media Company Merging Print Sites; $7M Plan Includes Move to Devens." The Boston Globe, August 1, 2002.
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