The Casco Bay Weekly was a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland, Maine from May 26, 1988 to 2004.[1] It was similar to other alternative newspapers such as The Village Voice and Boston Phoenix.[2]

In 1990, Dodge Morgan, who also owned the Maine Times newspaper, purchased Casco Bay Weekly from Mogul Media Inc. At the time, CBW had a circulation of approximately 20,000 entirely in the Greater Portland area.[3] The paper struggled with declining ad revenues after the establishment of another alternative newspaper, the Portland Phoenix, in 1999.[4]

The paper's final editor, Chris Busby, founded The Bollard in 2005.

References

  1. ↑ "Casco Bay Weekly". digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com. Portland Public Library Research Portland Public Library Digital Commons.
  2. ↑ "Casco Bay Weekly". The Bollard. June 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mainer Times Owner Buys Casco Bay Weekly". Evening Express. 7 June 1990.
  4. ↑ "New incarnation of Portland paper to hit newsstands". Bangor Daily News. 1 January 2003.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.