East Bay Newspapers, also called Phoenix-Times Publishing Company, is a

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based in

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, United States, and owner of seven

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s in eastern

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and southeastern

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. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

History

East Bay began with the ''Bristol Phoenix'', founded by William H. S. Bayley in 1837. Current owner Matthew Hayes is descended from Roswell S. Bosworth Sr., who took over the paper in 1929. The company's Web presence debuted in 1998.

Publications

East Bay Newspapers publishes seven newspapers in Rhode Island, spanning

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, Newport and

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counties, and two in

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. News bureaux are maintained in Rhode Island at 1 Bradford Street, Bristol, Rhode Island. ;''Barrington Times'' :Based in Bristol, the ''Times'' has covered

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, since 1958. Its newsstand cost is one

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. Its circulation was 2,629 in 2022. ;''Bristol Phoenix'' :The company's flagship paper, the ''Phoenix'' is based in and covers

. It was founded in 1837 and now costs one dollar. Its circulation was 3,451 in 2022. ;''East Providence Post'' :The ''Post'', based in Bristol, covers

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. It is a free newspaper. Its circulation was 7,995 in 2022. ;''Portsmouth Times'' :Based in Bristol, the ''Portsmouth Times'' covers

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. It is a free newspaper. Its circulation was 3,472 in 2022. ;''Sakonnet Times'' :Based in Tiverton, the ''Sakonnet Times'' has covered Little Compton, and

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, since 1967. It costs one dollar. Its circulation in 2022 was 117 copies in Portsmouth, 2,028 in Tiverton and 446 in Little Compton. ;'' Warren Times-Gazette'':Based in Bristol and covering

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, the ''Times-Gazette'' was founded in 1961 and costs one dollar. Its circulation was 1,458 in 2022. ;''Westport Shorelines'': ''Westport Shorelines'' was founded in 1993 by Marsha England and covered both Little Compton and

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. It was sold to East Bay Newspapers in 2000. It costs 75 cents. Its circulation was 1,120 in 2022. ;''Newport This Week'': East Bay formerly published a weekly in Middletown and

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, called ''Newport This Week''. The paper, founded in 1972, was sold to former employee Tom Shevlin in 2011 after he had left to start a news website, Newport Now, in 2009.Its circulation was 13,866 in 2022.

References

External links

EastBayRI.com: East Bay Newspapers website
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