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Newspaper Members - Weekly Independents


The NJPA weekly independent newspaper members list below is alphabetized by newspaper name.

Cape May County Herald Times, Rio Grande Observer Reporter
The Coaster, Asbury Park Our Town, Ramsey
The Courier, Middletown The Retrospect, Collingswood
Franklin Township Sentinel, Franklinville The SandPaper, Surf City
The Monmouth Journal, Red Bank South Plainfield Observer
New Jersey Jewish News, Whippany Town Topics, Princeton
New Jersey Law Journal, Newark The Two River Times, Red Bank
The Observer, Hasbrouck Heights The West Essex Tribune, Livingston
   




Cape May County Herald Times
1508 Route 47 South
Rio Grande, NJ 08242
609-886-8600, Fax: 609-886-1879
www.capemaycountyherald.com 
Year established: 1974 
Ownership: Seawave Corporation

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Cape May County
Weekly free: 31,149
Publication day: Wednesday 
Circulation Authority: CVC

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Arthur R. Hall
Assistant Publisher: Dennis R. Hall
Managing Editor:
Alfred S. Campbell
On Deck/Features Editor:
Carolyn Mee
Director of Development:
Preston Gibson
Director of Online Applications: Benjamin N. Hall
National Advertising Coordinator: Beth Huber 

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Coaster, The

1011 Main Street

Asbury Park, NJ 07712

732-775-3010, Fax: 732-775-8345
www.thecoaster.net

Year established: 1983
Ownership: The Coaster, LLC

 

CIRCULATION
Distribution: Southern shore area of Monmouth County

Weekly paid: 5,000

Publication day: Thursday  
Circulation authority: USPS


PERSONNEL
Publisher & Advertising Manager: Michael Booth
Editor: Ellen Carroll

Account Executive: Leah LaManna
Sports Editor:
Tom Cardinale

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Courier, The
320 Kings Highway East 
PO Box 399 
Middletown, NJ 07748 
732-957-0082, Fax: 732-957-0143
www.bayshorenews.com
Year established: 1955
Ownership: Bayshore Press, Inc.

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Bayshore area including Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown and Union Beach
Paid Circulation: 7,240
Free Circulation: 4,000
Publication day: Thursday
Circulation authority: Circulation Dept.

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Jim Purcell
Managing Editor: Somdatta Sengupta
Associate Editor: Christopher Blaszczyk
Sales Manager:
Jim Purcell
Production Manager: Denise Reinle
Circulation Manager: Patricia O'Connor
Office Manager:  Josephine Giacobbe

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Franklin Township Sentinel
2375 Delsea Drive
PO Box 367
Franklinville, NJ 08322 
856-694-1600 
Year established: 1942
Ownership: James Kinkade

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Franklin Township, Newfield, Clayton, Elk Township
Weekly paid: 4,600 
Publication day: Thursday
Circulation authority: USPS, January 2008

PERSONNEL
Publisher & Editor:
James Kinkade 
Advertising Director: Cindy Merckx
Production Manager: Thomas Zarbo

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The Monmouth Journal
46 English Plaza, Suite D
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-747-7007, Fax: 732-747-5445
Year established: 2004
Ownership: Monmouth Journal, LLC

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
  Red Bank, Middletown, Rumson, Fair Haven, Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Little Silver, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright
Free Circulation:  10,000
Publication day:  Friday
Circulation authority:  Circulation Department 

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Monmouth Journal LLC
General Manager: Susan Paviluk
Editor:
Gary Chapman
Sales:
 Beverly Geiger

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New Jersey Jewish News
901 Route 10 
Whippany, NJ 07981
Advertising: 973-887-8500
Advertising fax: 973-887-4152
Editorial: 973-887-3900
Editorial fax: 973-887-5999
www.njjewishnews.com
Year established: 1947
Ownership: United Jewish Communities of MetroWest 

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties in New Jersey;
Bucks County in Pennsylvania.
Weekly paid: 44,337
Publication day: Thursday
Circulation authority: Circulation Department

PERSONNEL
Editor-in-Chief:
Andrew Silow-Carroll  
COO/General Manager: Mollie Leitzes
Managing Editor:
Abby Meth Kanter
Publications Operations Director: Trisha Rogers 
Classified Advertising Manager: Phyllis Lax

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New Jersey Law Journal
238 Mulberry Street
PO Box 20081 
Newark, NJ 07101-6081 
973-642-0075, Fax: 973-642-0920
www.njlj.com
Year established: 1878
Ownership: ALM, Inc. 

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
State of New Jersey
Weekly paid:
7,651
Publication day: Monday
Circulation authority: BPA Worldwide Business Audit, March 2007

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Robert S. Steinbaum
Editor-in-Chief: Ronald J. Fleury
Advertising Manager: Vivian F. DiStaso
Circulation Director: Matthew Tortora 
Art Director: Douglas L. Jones

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Observer, The
194 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604  
201-288-0333, Fax: 201-288-1847
Year established: 1925 
Ownership: Hasbrouck Heights Publishing Company 

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Hasbrouck Heights
Weekly Paid: 2,013
Publication day: Thursday
Circulation authority: USPS

PERSONNEL
Directing Manager:
Louise Davenport
Editor:
Constance Doheny
Circulation Director: Patricia M. Godfrey
Advertising Manager: Carina Ruggiero

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Observer Reporter
formerly the Ocean County Observer
1451 Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-349-3000, Fax: 732-557-5758
www.ocobserver.com
Year established: 1850
Ownership:  Gannett Co., Inc.
CIRCULATION
Distribution: Berkeley and greater Toms River area
Free Circulation: 43,761
Publication day: Thursday
Circulation authority: USPS
 
PERSONNEL
President and Publisher: Thomas Donovan
General Manager: Bonnie Russell
Executive Editor:
John Hudzinski
Retail Advertising Manager: Sam Siciliano

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Our Town
36 Ridge Street
Pearl River, NY 10965
201-327-1212 in NJ
845-735-1342 in NY
Fax: 845-620-9533
Year established: 1973
Ownership: Our Town Associates

CIRCULATION
Distribution: Northvale, Norwood and Westwood
Weekly Free:  6,014 in New Jersey; 16,122 outside New Jersey

Publication day: Wednesday
Circulation authority: Circulation Department

PERSONNEL

Editor and Publisher: Arthur Aldrich
Associate Editor: Kate Raffa
Associate Publisher: Michael O'Sullivan

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Retrospect, The
732 Haddon Avenue 
Collingswood, NJ 08108 
856-854-1400, Fax: 856-854-8790 
www.theretrospect.com
Year established: 1902
Ownership: Ainsworth Media, Inc. 

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Collingswood, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Merchantville, Oaklyn and Woodlynne
Paid Circulation: 5,507
Publication day: Friday 
Circulation authority: USPS, 

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Brett Ainsworth 
Editor: Mark Swanson

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SandPaper, The
1816 Long Beach Boulevard
Surf City, NJ 08008
609-494-5900, Fax: 609-494-1437
www.thesandpaper.net
Year established: 1976
Ownership: The SandPaper, Inc.

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Southern Ocean County
Free Circulation: 22,000
Publication day: Wednesday
Circulation audit: USPS

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Curt Travers
Executive Editor: Gail Travers
Managing Editor: Jay Mann
Section 2 Editor: Victoria Ford
Advertising Director: Cindy Linkous
Classified Advertising Manager: Lee Little

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South Plainfield Observer
1110 Hamilton Boulevard, Suite 1B
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
908-668-0010, Fax: 908-668-8819
www.spobserver.com
Nancy A. Grennier
ggnan@aol.com
Year established: 1997
Ownership: G & G Graphics, Inc.

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
South Plainfield
Paid Circulation: 2,645
Publication day: Friday
Circulation audit: USPS

PERSONNEL
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief:
Nancy A. Grennier

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Town Topics
305 Witherspoon Street 
Princeton, NJ 08540 
609-924-2200, Fax: 609-924-8818
www.towntopics.com
Year established: 1946
Ownership:  Town Topics, Inc.

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Princeton Borough, Princeton Township and surrounding areas of Belle Mead, Hillsborough, Hopewell, Pennington and Skillman
Weekly free:  10,794
Paid:  4,506
Publication day: Wednesday 
Circulation authority: USPS, December 2007

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Lynn Adams Smith
Managing Editor: Lynn Adams Smith
Advertising Director: Robin Broomer

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Two River Times, The
46 Newman Springs Road, Suite C
Red Bank, NJ 07701 
732-219-5788, Fax: 732-747-7213
www.tworivertimes.com
Year established: 1990 
Ownership: Two River Times, LLC

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Northeastern Monmouth County
Weekly free: 610
Paid: 5,590 
Publication day: Thursday
Circulation authority: Circulation Department

PERSONNEL
Publisher:
Diane Gooch
Managing Editor:
Eileen Moon 
Assistant Editor: Marion Lynch
Chief Photographer:
Scott Longfield
Advertising Manager:
Tony Lupo
Circulation Manager:
Liz Mahon
Chief Operations Officer:
Donna Rovere
Production Manager: Christopher Draper

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West Essex Tribune, The
495 South Livingston Avenue 
PO Box 65 
Livingston, NJ 07039-0065 
973-992-1771, Fax: 973-992-7015
www.westessextribune.org
Year established: 1929
Ownership: West Essex Tribune, Inc.

CIRCULATION
Distribution:
Livingston, Newark, Roseland and West Orange 
Weekly paid: 6,447
Publication day: Thursday 
Circulation authority: ABC White Audit, Dec. 2007

PERSONNEL
Publisher & Circulation Director:
  Jennifer Cone Chciuk
Business Manager: Ellen Harte 
Editor: Nancy B. Dinar 
Managing Editor: Christine K. Sablynski  
Classified Advertising Manager: Lori Fine
Production Manager: Karen Trachtenberg

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