Weirs Times
The Weirs Times is a free weekly newspaper that features stories about New Hampshire personalities, businesses, and histories. It has over 30,000 weekly readers in the central and eastern regions of the state.[1][2] Established in 1883, the Times was originally titled Calvert's Weirs Times and Tourists' Gazette.[3] Editor and owner Matthew Calvert published the paper every summer until 1902.[4]
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Weirs Publishing Company Inc. |
Editor | Brendan Smith |
Founded | 1883 |
Headquarters | 515 Endicott Street North, Weirs, Belknap County, NH 03246 |
Circulation | 30,000 |
OCLC number | 15993584 |
Website | weirs |
In 1992 Bob Lawton revived the paper using the same masthead Calvert used, as well as the copyrighted map of Lake Winnipesaukee that was printed on every issue of Calvert's paper.[1][5] Lawson is also a former representative to the New Hampshire legislature and owns Funspot, which was named the largest arcade in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2008.[6]
References
- "The Weirs Times Online!". www.weirs.com. Retrieved 13 Sep 2018.
- "American Newspaper Representatives". gotoanr.com. Retrieved 13 Sep 2018.
- "Journalist and lecturer". The Tennessean. 3 Nov 1885.
- Huse, Warren D. (1 Jul 1997). The Weirs. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780738589541.
- "Weirs, N.H." The Boston Globe. 4 Jul 1886.
- "2017 Business Excellence Winner: Robert Lawton of Funspot". www.nhbr.com. Retrieved 13 Sep 2018.