Nashua Telegraph Bought by W. Va. Newspaper Co.

The Nashua Telegraph will be purchased by Ogden Newspapers Inc., a West Virginia newspaper group that currently owns about 40 daily and weekly newspapers, free shoppers, directories and more than a dozen magazines, including Mother Earth News and Utne Reader.

The announcement today by the Telegraph ended several months of speculation over what was next for the community's longstanding newspaper of record.

In December of 2012 Independent Publications, Inc., longtime owner of the Telegraph, announced it was looking to sell the newspaper and associated weeklies and websites, including: Cabinet newspapers: the Milford Cabinet, Merrimack Journal, Bedford Journal and the Hollis/Brookline Journal.

The ownership change will take place on April 22, said Telegraph Publisher Terence Williams.

Ogden CEO Robert Nutting, who also comes from a family-owned news company, said Ogden group is "committed to continuing the proud history of a paper which has dutifully served its community for 181 years. We look forward to taking The Telegraph into the future, and continue its award-winning tradition.’’

Nutting is incoming chairman of the Newspaper Association of America. His brother, William Nutting, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Associated Press.

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