The ''Niagara Gazette'', also referred to as ''The Gazette'', is a morning

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published in

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, United States, which covers several parts of

Niagara County Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''. Niag ...

, including the Town of

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, and the City of

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History

''The Gazette'' was founded in 1854 as the ''Niagara Falls Gazette''. ''The Gazette'' was owned by

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, a noted

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as an outgrowth of a newspaper business he had begun in

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in 1906.Neiva, Elizabeth M.
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. Due to

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regulations, Gannett was required to sell the paper. It was bought by

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Inc., along with other area newspapers such as the ''

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'' and the former ''

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''.

Daily price

''Niagara Gazette'' prices are: daily, $1.50 & Weekend/Thanksgiving Day, $3. Rates higher outside Niagara and adjacent counties.

References

External links

''Niagara Gazette'' Website

CNHI Website

''Niagara Gazette'' newspapers
on

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at NYSL Daily newspapers published in New York (state) Niagara County, New York {{NewYork-newspaper-stub

History

Daily price

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