Eagle Tribune Dropping Two Print Days, As Coronavirus Hits Ads

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The Eagle-Tribune is dropping two print days due to the impact of the new coronavirus, the paper's publisher announced Thursday. Publisher Karen Andreas wrote in a message to readers that business closures have resulted in a sharp decline in advertising revenue.

The paper will no longer print on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Andreas said. Stories will continue to be published online.

Prior to this change, the Eagle-Tribune printed seven days a week.

"It is my sincere hope that these changes are temporary," Andreas wrote. "I am hopeful that when local businesses reopen, our advertising revenues return rapidly, allowing us to bring back robust, daily print newspapers."

Andreas asked readers to help through the shutdown.

"To our loyal customers, I thank you, and ask that you continue to subscribe," she wrote. "To readers that buy a paper on the newsstand, please continue to do so, and also consider a digital subscription."

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