''Today's Sunbeam'' was a daily

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Salem, New Jersey Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146,

, United States. Founded in 1819, it ceased publication in 2012 when it merged with its sister papers the ''

Gloucester County Times The ''Gloucester County Times'' (''GCT'') was a daily newspaper in Woodbury, New Jersey, United States. It was founded in 1897 and ceased publication in 2012, when it merged with its sister papers '' Today's Sunbeam'' and '' The News of Cumberla ...

'' and ''

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'' to form the ''

South Jersey Times The ''South Jersey Times'' is a newspaper serving the South Jersey area of New Jersey. It began publication on November 4, 2012, following a merger of three affiliated papers, ''Gloucester County Times'', ''The News of Cumberland County'' and ' ...

''.

History

The paper was founded in 1819 as the ''Salem Messenger'', serving only the town of

Salem, New Jersey Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146,

. The name was later changed to the ''Salem Sunbeam''. In 1972 the ''Salem Sunbeam'' merged with four other local papers, ''Woodstown Monitor-Register'', ''Penns Grove Sun'', ''Pennsville Progress'', and ''Salem Standard and Jerseyman'', to form a new paper covering Salem County. The new paper was called the ''Sunbeam'', later ''Today's Sunbeam''. The paper's chief competitors were ''

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'' across the

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, and the ''

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'' and ''

Burlington County Times The ''Burlington County Times'' is a daily newspaper located in Westampton, New Jersey, U.S. The paper, which is part of the Gannett chain of newspapers, covers municipal and county issues in Burlington County, New Jersey as well as local and pr ...

'' in

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acquired ''Today's Sunbeam'' in 1990.

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bought MediaNews' New Jersey and Pennsylvania newspapers in 2000. In 2012, the ''Sunbeam'' was merged with two other Advance Publications papers, ''

'' and ''

'', to form the ''

''.

References

External links

''Today's Sunbeam'' contacts list & general information
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