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Wayland, Sudbury Town Criers Will End Print Editions
The two weekly newspapers serving Sudbury and Wayland will stop printing this spring, their owners announced this week.
WAYLAND, MA — The only print newspapers covering Sudbury and Wayland will go out of print this spring.
The weekly Sudbury Town Crier and Wayland Town Crier, founded in 1951, will go digital-only on May 5. The paper's parent, Gannett-owned Wicked Local, announced the move on Wednesday. Gannett will also cease print editions of the Newton Tab, Watertown Tab & Press and Needham Times.
"This business decision reaffirms The Wayland Town Crier’s commitment to the sustainable future of local news," the company said. "The Wayland Town Crier and its parent company, Gannett, understand many readers value and depend upon the news and information they find weekly in their print products. The company’s focus on digital news presentation helps ensure continued delivery of valuable community journalism and effective platforms for advertisers."
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The chain in January announced it would halt the Saturday print editions of the daily MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News. That change was set to go into effect this month.
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A recent report by media watchdog Dan Kennedy also revealed Gannett's plan to pull back from local coverage in Massachusetts, focusing instead on regional news.
The Town Crier's previous owner, GateHouse, merged with Gannett in 2019. Gannett has made cost-cutting measures at newspapers across the nation since. This week, the chain cut 180 jobs at newspaper plants in Wisconsin, moving that state's printing operations to Illinois.
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