And so it begins: Law Makers ask State to subsidize local papers

Connecticut State Representatives are petitioning the State to subsidize The Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain, two papers facing shutdown in January as we reported November 11. The letter from seven Democrat State Representatives to the ... continue

Two Connecticut papers to be shut without a new owner

The Journal Register Company will close two of its daily newspapers in Connecticut unless a buyer is found by January. The two papers facing closure are the Bristol Press and The Herald of New Britain, reports the Hartford ... continue