| Morning Sentinel | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Blethen Maine Newspapers |
| Publisher | John Christie |
| Editor | Eric Conrad |
| Founded | March 2, 1904, as Waterville Morning Sentinel |
| Headquarters | 31 Front Street, Waterville, Maine 04901 United States |
| Circulation | 19,639 in 2004[1] |
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| Website: morningsentinel.mainetoday.com | |
The Morning Sentinel is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Waterville, Maine, USA. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Since 1998, it has been owned by Blethen Maine Newspapers, a subsidiary of The Seattle Times Company. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here
History
Originally founded in 1904 by officials of the Waterville Democratic Party -- Waterville mayor Cyrus Davis; future U.S. Senator Charles Fletcher Johnson; and future mayor L. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Charles Fletcher Johnson ( February 14, 1859 &ndash February 15, 1930) was a Democratic U Eugene Thayer, leavened by newspaper veteran Thomas F. Murphy -- the Waterville Morning Sentinel, within a year, grew from a three-desk operation to requiring its own building, on Silver Street. [2]
In 1911, a financially ailing Davis sold the paper to bond holders; ten years later, it was bought by Guy Gannett, who was in the process of building a newspaper, radio and television empire in Maine. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Guy Gannett Communications -- no relation to the larger Gannett communications chain -- was a family-owned business consisting of newspapers in Maine and a handful His holdings included the Portland Press Herald and, after 1929, the Sentinel's in-county competitor, the Kennebec Journal. The Portland Press Herald (and Maine Sunday Telegram; collectively known as The Portland Newspapers) publish Daily newspapers every Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kennebec Journal is a seven-day morning Daily newspaper published in Augusta Maine, USA. [2]
Gannett's ownership also saw the paper become less politically biased. [2]
Gannett and his heirs -- no relation to the Virginia-based chain called Gannett Company -- held the three Maine dailies until 1998, when they sold them to The Seattle Times Company, which rechristened the chain "Blethen Maine Newspapers. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here "Blethen Maine Newspapers" "Issaquah Press" and "Maine Community Publications" all subsidiaries of The Seattle Times Company redirect here " Frank Blethen, a descendant of Seattle Times founder Albert Blethen, a Maine native, later called the purchase "the largest and riskiest investment in our history" but a necessary move to keep the newspapers from becoming part of a corporate chain. [3]
References
- ^ Gill, Kathy. "Presidential Race - Editorial Endorsements". November 1, 2004. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Accessed May 27, 2007. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ a b c CentralMaine.com: About, accessed May 27, 2007. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Christie, John. "In the Newspaper Business, Who Owns the Place Makes All the Difference in the World". Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine). August 13, 2006. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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