East Bay Newspapers

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East Bay Newspapers
Type Private
Founded 1837
Headquarters 1 Bradford Street, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809 USA
Key people Matthew Hayes, owner-publisher
Lisa Carro, business manager
Jock Hayes, operations manager
Industry Newspapers
Products Nine weeklies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Website EastBayRI.com

East Bay Newspapers, also called Phoenix-Times Publishing Company, is a publisher based in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, and owner of nine weekly newspapers in eastern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

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[edit] History

East Bay began with the Bristol Phoenix, founded by William H.S. Hayley in 1837. Current owner Matthew Hayes is descended from Roswell S. Bosworth Sr., who took over the paper in 1929. The company's Web presence debuted in 1998.[1]

[edit] Publications

East Bay publishes six newspapers in Rhode Island, spanning Bristol, Newport and Providence counties, and three in Bristol County, Massachusetts. News bureaux are maintained in Rhode Island at 1 Bradford Street, Bristol; 1027 Waterman Avenue, East Providence; 33 Marlborough Street, Newport; 1701 Stafford Road, Unit 1, Tiverton; and 30 Cutler Street, Suite 217, Warren.

Barrington Times 
Based in Warren, the Times has covered Barrington, Rhode Island, since 1958. Its newsstand cost is one dollar.
Bristol Phoenix 
The company's flagship paper, the Phoenix is based in and covers Bristol, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1837 and now costs one dollar.
East Providence Post 
The Post is based in and covers East Providence, Rhode Island. It costs 75 cents per week.
Newport This Week 
Also called NTW, the Newport-based paper was founded in 1972 and is distributed free in Middletown and Newport, Rhode Island.
Sakonnet Times 
Based in Tiverton, the Sakonnet Times has covered Little Compton, Portsmouth and Tiverton, Rhode Island, since 1967. It costs one dollar.
Seekonk Star 
Based in East Providence, the Star covers Seekonk, Massachusetts. It costs 75 cents.
Swansea News 
Also based in East Providence, the News covers Swansea, Massachusetts, and costs 50 cents.
Times-Gazette 
Based in and covering Warren, Rhode Island, the Times-Gazette was founded in 1961 and costs one dollar.
Westport Shorelines 
Based in Tiverton, Westport Shorelines was founded in 1994 to cover Westport, Massachusetts. It costs 75 cents.

[edit] References

  1. ^ EastBayRI.com: About Us, accessed March 9, 2007.

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