The Westerly Sun
The Westerly Sun is a seven-day daily newspaper published in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States, covering portions of Washington County, Rhode Island, and New London County, Connecticut. The Sun is issued mornings 7 days a week. Until 1995, it published its Sunday edition in the afternoon, and was the only such paper to do so at that time.[1]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Sun Publishing Company |
| Publisher | Jody Boucher |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Headquarters | 100 Main Street Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 |
| Website | thewesterlysun.com |
The Sun is the flagship publication of Sun Publishing Company, which also prints several free weekly newspapers in the area. Sun Publishing is itself a subsidiary of Southern RI Newspapers of Wakefield, RI.
Towns covered by The Sun include Charlestown, Hopkinton, Richmond, South Kingstown and Westerly, Rhode Island; and Groton, North Stonington and Stonington, Connecticut.
Prices
The Westerly Sun prices are: $1.50 daily, $3.00 Thursday and $3.00 Sunday "Weekend Edition".
References
- Baker, Frank (2 April 1995). This fall, it will combine its Saturday/Sunday editions to a special "Weekend Edition" delivered on Saturday mornings, and it will switch from newspaper carrier to mail delivery.Sun Sets on Unique Sunday Newspaper Journalism, Los Angeles Times, Retrieved November 2, 2010