List of newspapers in Massachusetts

This is a list of newspapers in Massachusetts, including print and online.

Daily newspapers

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Athol Daily News[1]AtholFranklinDailyNewspapers of New England, Inc.
The Berkshire EaglePittsfieldBerkshireDaily23,835New England Newspapers Inc.
The Boston GlobeBostonSuffolkDaily245,572Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
Boston HeraldBostonSuffolkDaily95,929Herald Media
Cape Cod Times[1]BarnstableBarnstableDaily35,776USA Today Co.
The Daily ItemLynnEssexDaily16,100Essex Media Group
Daily Hampshire Gazette[1]NorthamptonHampshireDaily15,572Newspapers of New England, Inc.
The Daily News of NewburyportNewburyportEssexDaily9,649Community Newspaper Holdings
Daily Times ChronicleWoburnMiddlesexDaily11,195Woburn Daily Times Inc.
The Eagle-TribuneNorth AndoverEssexDaily35,397Community Newspaper Holdings
The EnterpriseBrocktonPlymouthDaily22,454USA Today Co.
The Gardner NewsGardnerWorcesterDaily4,904USA Today Co.
Gloucester Daily TimesGloucesterEssexDaily7,463Community Newspaper Holdings
The Herald NewsFall RiverBristolDaily14,979USA Today Co.
The MetroWest Daily NewsFraminghamMiddlesexDaily17,830USA Today Co.
The Milford Daily NewsMilfordWorcesterDaily6,099USA Today Co.
The Patriot LedgerQuincyNorfolkDaily38,537USA Today Co.
The RecorderGreenfieldFranklinDaily11,253Newspapers of New England Inc.
The RepublicanSpringfieldHampdenDaily76,353Newhouse Newspapers
The Salem NewsSalemEssexDaily20,295Community Newspaper Holdings
Sentinel & EnterpriseFitchburgWorcesterDaily15,031Digital First Media
Standard-TimesNew BedfordBristolDaily21,582USA Today Co.
The SunLowellMiddlesexDaily42,899Digital First Media
The Sun ChronicleAttleboroBristolDaily14,216TriboroMassachusetts News Media Inc.
Taunton Daily GazetteTauntonBristolDaily6,703USA Today Co.
Telegram & GazetteWorcesterWorcesterDaily74,563USA Today Co.
The Wakefield Daily ItemWakefieldMiddlesexDaily4,800The Wakefield Item Co.
The Westfield NewsWestfieldHampdenDaily4,500Westfield News Group

Non-daily newspapers

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Newspaper Area County Frequency Ownership Notes
The AdvocateFairhavenBristolWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Acushnet
Agawam Advertiser News[1]AgawamHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications
Amherst BulletinAmherstHampshireWeeklyNewspapers of New EnglandAlso covers Deerfield, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury and Sunderland
Andover TownsmanAndoverEssexWeeklyCommunity Newspaper Holdings
Ashland Local Town PagesAshlandMiddlesexMonthlyLocal Town Pages
Auburn NewsAuburnWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge Press
The Barnstable Patriot[1]BarnstableBarnstableWeeklyNews Corporation
Barre Gazette[1]BarreWorcesterWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Hubbardston, Oakham, Petersham, Rutland
Bay State BannerBostonSuffolkWeeklyBanner Publications Inc.
Bay WindowsBostonSuffolkWeeklyJeff Coakley, Sue O'ConnellDistributed throughout New England
Beacon Hill Times[1]BostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers Beacon Hill, Boston
Belmont Citizen-HeraldBelmontMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Belmont Voice Belmont MIddlesex Weekly Belmont News Foundation
Blackstone Valley TribuneNorthbridgeWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Douglas and Uxbridge
DigBostonBostonSuffolkWeeklyDig Media Group
The Bourne Enterprise Bourne Barnstable Weekly Falmouth Publishing Inc.
Brookline TABBrooklineNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Brookline.News[2] Brookline Norfolk Weekly Independent Newspaper Group
Cambridge ChronicleCambridgeMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Cape Cod ChronicleChathamBarnstableWeeklyHyora PublicationsCovers Chatham and Harwich
The Cape CodderOrleansBarnstableWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupAlso covers Brewster, Chatham, and Eastham
Carlisle MosquitoCarlisleMiddlesexWeeklyCarlisle Communications Inc.
Charlestown Patriot-BridgeBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers Charlestown
Charlton VillagerCharltonWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge Press
Chelsea RecordChelseaSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group
Chicopee RegisterChicopeeHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications
The Christian Science MonitorBostonSuffolkWeeklyChristian Science Publishing SocietyDaily website; formerly a printed daily
The ChronicleDartmouthBristolWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Westport
The Concord Bridge Concord Middlesex Weekly The Concord Independent Foundation Began publishing in October 2022
Country JournalHuntingtonHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Becket, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Middlefield, Montgomery, Otis, Plainfield, Russell, Sandisfield, Williamsburg, Westfield, Westhampton, and Worthington
The Dedham TimesDedhamNorfolkWeeklyDedham Times, Inc.
Dedham TranscriptDedhamNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment GroupFormer daily
Dorchester ReporterDorchesterSuffolkWeeklyBoston Neighborhood News Inc.
Duxbury ClipperDuxburyPlymouthWeeklyClipper Press
East Boston Times-Free PressBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers East Boston
Everett IndependentEverettMiddlesexWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group
The Falmouth Enterprise Falmouth Barnstable Weekly Falmouth Publishing Inc.
Fall River SpiritFall RiverBristolWeeklyNews Corporation
The Foxboro ReporterFoxboroughNorfolkWeeklyFoxboro Reporter
H-W NewsHamilton, WenhamEssexWeeklyH-W News, Inc.
The Harvard PressHarvardWorcesterWeekly
The Haverhill GazetteHaverhillEssexWeeklyCommunity Newspaper Holdings
The HeraldChicopeeHampdenWeeklyReminder PublicationsAlso covers Granby, Holyoke, and South Hadley
Holyoke SunHolyokeHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications
Hopkinton IndependentHopkintonMiddlesexBiWeeklyHopkinton Independent, LLCFull saturation paper
Hudson SunHudsonMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Hyde Park BulletinBostonSuffolkWeeklyBulletin Newspapers, Inc.Covers Hyde Park and Boston
The Inquirer and Mirror[3]NantucketNantucketWeeklyNews Corporation
Ipswich Local NewsIpswich, Rowley, Topsfield, BoxfordEssexWeeklyIndependent non-profit
The ItemClintonWorcesterWeeklyThe New York Times CompanyFormer daily; also covers Berlin, Bolton, Lancaster, and Sterling
Jamaica Plain GazetteBostonSuffolkBiweeklyIndependent Newspaper Group
Journal RegisterPalmerHampdenWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Monson
The LandmarkHoldenWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp.Also covers Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling
Leominster ChampionLeominsterWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp.
Longmeadow NewsLongmeadowHampdenWeeklyWestfield News Group
Ludlow RegisterLudlowHampdenWeeklyTurley Publications
The Lunenburg LedgerLunenburgWorcesterWeeklyDG Ink
Lynn JournalLynnEssexWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group
Main Street JournalMarlboroughMiddlesexWeeklyMain Street Journal Inc.
The Manchester CricketManchester-by-the-SeaEssex
Marlborough EnterpriseMarlboroughMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
The Martha's Vineyard TimesTisburyDukesWeeklyMartha's Vineyard Times Corp.Covers all of Martha's Vineyard
The Mashpee Enterprise Mashpee Barnstable Weekly Falmouth Publishing Inc.
The Medfield PressMedfieldNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Melrose Weekly NewsMelroseMiddlesexWeeklyThe Wakefield Item Co.
Middleboro GazetteMiddleboroughPlymouthWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Lakeville
The Millbury-Sutton ChronicleMillburyWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp.Also covers Sutton
Milton TimesMiltonNorfolkWeeklyPat Desmond
Mission Hill GazetteBostonSuffolkMonthlyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers Mission Hill, Boston
Montague ReporterMontagueFranklinWeeklyAlso covers Wendell, Gill and Erving
North End Regional ReviewBostonSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper GroupCovers North End and Boston
Norwood RecordNorwoodNorfolkWeeklyBulletin Newspapers, Inc.
The Peabody and Lynnfield Weekly NewsPeabodyEssexWeeklyAlso covers Lynnfield
Provincetown Independent Provincetown Barnstable Weekly Family and community owned Covers Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham
Quaboag CurrentBrookfieldWorcesterWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers East Brookfield, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Warren, and West Brookfield
Quincy SunQuincyNorfolkWeekly
Revere JournalRevereSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group
Richmond RecordRichmondBerkshireMonthlyThe Richmond Record Inc
Rumbo (newspaper)LawrenceEssexWeeklySUDA Inc.Also covers Methuen; biweekly regional edition covers more of the Merrimack Valley
Salem GazetteSalemEssexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
The Sandwich Enterprise Sandwich Barnstable Weekly Falmouth Publishing Inc.
Saugus AdvertiserSaugusEssexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Seekonk StarSeekonkBristolWeeklyEast Bay Newspapers
SentinelBelchertownHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Amherst and Granby
Shrewsbury ChronicleShrewsburyWorcesterWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
The Somerville Times Somerville Middlesex Weekly Prospect Hill Publishing Corp.
South End NewsBostonSuffolkWeeklySouth End News Inc.Covers South End and Boston
Southbridge NewsSouthbridgeWorcesterDailyStonebridge Press
The SpectatorSomersetBristolWeeklyNews CorporationAlso covers Dighton, Rehoboth, and Swansea
Spencer New LeaderSpencerWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, North Brookfield, and West Brookfield
The Stoneham IndependentStonehamMiddlesexWeeklyWoburn Daily Times Inc.
Sturbridge VillagerSturbridgeWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Brimfield, Holland, and Wales
The SummitEasthamptonHampshireWeeklyNewspapers of New EnglandAlso covers Southampton and Westhampton
Tantasqua Town CommonSturbridgeWorcesterWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Brimfield, Holland, nd Wales
Town ReminderSouth HadleyHampshireWeeklyTurley Publications
The Transcript & Journal Medford Middlesex Weekly New Media Investment Group Also covers Somerville
Vineyard GazetteEdgartownDukesWeeklyThe Martha's Vineyard Gazette LLCCovers all of Martha's Vineyard
The Wanderer (Massachusetts_newspaper)MattapoisettPlymouthWeeklyAlso covers Marion and Rochester
Ware River NewsWareHampshireWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Hardwick
Wayland Town CrierWaylandMiddlesexWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
The Webster TimesWebsterWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge PressAlso covers Dudley and Oxford
The Wellesley TownsmanWellesleyNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Westport ShorelinesWestportBristolWeeklyEast Bay Newspapers
West Roxbury-Roslindale BulletinBostonSuffolkNon-dailyBulletin Newspapers, Inc.Covers Roslindale and West Roxbury
The Westwood PressWestwoodNorfolkWeeklyNew Media Investment Group
Wilbraham-Hampden TimesWilbrahamHampdenWeeklyTurley PublicationsAlso covers Hampden
Winchendon CourierWinchendonWorcesterWeeklyStonebridge Press
Winthrop Sun TranscriptWinthropSuffolkWeeklyIndependent Newspaper Group
Whitman-Hanson ExpressHansonPlymouthWeeklyClipper PressAlso covers Whitman
Worcester MagazineWorcesterWorcesterWeeklyHolden Landmark Corp.Alternative weekly

College newspapers

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Special-interest newspapers

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Monthly Newspapers

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  • The Boston Broadside.[4]
  • The Boston Irish Reporter.[5]

Foreign-language newspapers

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Newspaper   Language   Place of publication   Notes  
Armenian Mirror-Spectator English Watertown
Baikar Armenian Watertown
Dielli Albanian, English Boston
Hairenik Armenian Watertown
Hellenic Chronicle English Boston
El Heraldo Spanish Boston Ceased in 2000?[6]
El Mundo Spanish Boston
El Planeta Spanish Boston
Portuguese Times Portuguese New Bedford
Predvestnik Russian Westfield Ceased in 2008?
Raivaaja Finnish, English Fitchburg Finnish American newspaper established in 1905.[7] Ceased in 2009.[8]
Sampan Chinese, English Boston
World Journal (Boston edition) Chinese, English Boston? Ceased publication

Defunct newspapers

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Newspapers @ the BPL: Massachusetts Newspapers Online", Research Guides, Boston Public Library, archived from the original on August 12, 2020
  2. "About Brookline.News". Brookline.News. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  3. On This Day in Nantucket History - Page 19 1625851596 Amy Jenness - 2014 On this day in 1840, Nantucket's fifth newspaper, the Islander, began publishing. Island Democrats backed the Islander (the Inquirer took a conservative position and staunchly supported the Whig Party) and hired Charles C. Hazewell, a young
  4. "About the Boston Broadside". bostonbroadside.com. Lonnie Brennan. 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. "About the Boston Irish Reporter". bostonirish.com. Boston Neighborhood News. 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. "Hellenic Chronicle". BiblioCommons. Boston Public Library. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. "Raivaaja". Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  8. Minch, Jack (June 12, 2013). "Bruins' Rask has Fitchburg-area Finns flying high". Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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