The ''Eagle Times'' is a daily newspaper based in

Claremont, New Hampshire Claremont is the only city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 12,949 at the 2020 census. History Pre-colonial native populations Before colonial settlement, the Upper Connecticut River Valley was home to the Pe ...

, US, serving the

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Valley in

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

and

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

. It was published from the 1970s. It closed on July 10, 2009, and resumed publishing on October 12, 2009, under new ownership. The paper circulates in Claremont, Charlestown, Cornish, Newport, Plainfield and

Unity, New Hampshire Unity is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,518 at the 2020 census, down from 1,671 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Unity, East Unity, Quaker City, and West Unity. History Prior ...

, and Ascutney,

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, Weathersfield and

Windsor, Vermont Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As the "Birthplace of Vermont", the town is where the Constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1777, thus marking the founding of the Vermont Republic, a sovereign state until 1791, when ...

. Reporting is focused on local features and local government. The paper produces A&E and Sunday Magazine sections.

History

The ''Eagle Times'' was formed when the Claremont ''Daily Eagle'' merged with the

Bellows Falls Bellows Falls is an incorporated village located in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,747 at the 2020 census. Bellows Falls is home to the Green Mountain Railroad, a heritage railroad; the ...

-Springfield ''Times Reporter'' in the 1970s. The ''Eagle Times'' website went online September 1, 2005. The paper was independently owned by publisher Harvey Hill at this time. Eagle Publications also owned several weekly and specialty publications, including the ''Connecticut Valley Spectator'' of

Lebanon, New Hampshire Lebanon is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, near the Connecticut River. It is the home ...

, the ''Message for the Week'' of

Chester, Vermont Chester is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,005 at the 2020 census. History The town was originally chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth as Flamstead in 1754. The terms of the charter were n ...

, the ''Weekly Flea'', and the ''Argus Champion''. The ''Argus Champion'', which was based in

New London, New Hampshire New London is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,400 at the 2020 census. The town is the home of Colby–Sawyer College. The town center, where 1,266 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as t ...

, was discontinued on July 30, 2008, a year prior to the other publications. The combined papers had 197,445 readers, according to the company's last published rate card before the closure. On July 9, 2009, the parent company of ''Eagle Times'', Eagle Publications, Inc., filed for Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and printed its final edition on July 10, 2009. All of its employees were laid off and all of their remaining newspapers, the ''Connecticut Valley Spectator'', the ''Weekly Flea'', and the ''Message for the Week'', were also discontinued at that time. The website was still accessible until the afternoon of July 14, 2009. The publisher cited monthly losses, and the shift of readers and advertisers to the internet as reasons for the bankruptcy. It is also believed that the increasing cost of newsprint was partially to blame. After emerging from bankruptcy in October 2009, the newspaper opened for business again, printing its first new issue Monday, October 12. On February 23, 2012, the paper restarted its web site, a
www.eagletimes.com

Controversy

In November 2009, the state of New Hampshire guaranteed 75 percent of a $250,000 loan to the ''Eagle Times'', leading to questions about conflicts of interest and journalistic integrity. The paper's publisher, Harry Hartman, denied any conflict of interest, saying that "No one gets deferential treatment in our newsroom."

External links

Claremont paper closes today
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