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11-Year-Old Boston Boy's Weekly Newspaper Brings Neighborhood Together

"My mom told me to do something with my brain," Joseph told WBZ-TV. "I was on my iPad too much."

(Sean Barnacoat/CBS Boston)

Updated on: December 6, 2024 / 6:57 AM EST

BOSTON - Waterman Road in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood has 25 homes. It has two cemeteries. It also has one little boy with a story or two to tell.

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Eleven-year-old Joseph Zyber is a young newspaper publisher with a staff of two.

"It's really just me and my mom," Joseph said with a smile.

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Joseph Zyber prints out his weekly newspaper "Waterman News" at the local library/CBS Boston

Joseph Zyber publishes and delivers the "Waterman News" to his neighbors in Roslindale/CBS Boston

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