The ''Boca Raton News'', owned by the South Florida Media Company, was the local community newspaper of
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton ( ; es, Boca Ratón, link=no, ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The population was 97,422 in the ...
. The paper began publication December 2, 1955, with a startup circulation of 1200, published by Robert and Lora Britt, and edited by Margert Olsson. Initially a weekly publication, it later began daily operation.
Later self-titled ''The News'', the paper attained a daily circulation of 35,000 throughout
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...
, along with its website bocanews.com.
The paper was formerly owned by
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, it was the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspaper bra ...
, who sold the paper to
Community Newspaper Holdings
CNHI, LLC (formerly Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.) is an American publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the United States. The company was formed in 1997 by Ralph Martin, in 1997. CNHI sold the ''News'' to Michael Martin in 1999. Martin sold the paper to Neal R. Heller and Arthur Keiser in 2001. Craig Swill of Coral Springs' Our Town News bought the paper in 2005.
On Friday, August 21, 2009, ''The Boca Raton News'' staff was informed by its publisher that it would cease print publication as of Sunday, August 23, 2009.
[Norman, Bob (August 21, 2009)]
"UPDATED: Boca Raton News Shut Down"
. ''Broward-Palm Beach New Times
''New Times Broward-Palm Beach'' is a news website that until 2016 also published a weekly print newspaper; it is part of the Voice Media Group chain. The original paper split off from the ''Miami New Times'' in 1997, under the auspices of th ...
'': Daily Pulp. () Initially it continued as an online only publication, but was redirecting to a real estate site as of early 2018.
The Boca Raton Historical Society maintains a searchable digital archive of issues of ''The News'' from 1970 through 1995.
"Boca Raton Newspapers Collection: Boca Raton Historical Society News The Pelican Weekly Tattler"
. Boca Raton Historical Society.
There are several hyperlocal news sources in Boca Raton to replace this publication includin
The Boca Post
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