Nonprofit Group Closes On Purchase Of Maine Newspapers

The National Trust for Local News has concluded its deal to purchase 22 Maine newspapers, including five dailies and 17 weeklies.  Terms were not d...

August 5, 2023
4:00 AM

The National Trust for Local News has concluded its deal to purchase 22 Maine newspapers, including five dailies and 17 weeklies.  Terms were not disclosed.  The nonprofit group purchased the papers, including  The Portland Press Herald  and  The Sun Journal of Lewiston,  from Masthead Maine. Masthead Media will be rebranded as Maine Trust for Local News, according to  The Bangor Daily News , which says it is the only independently owned daily left in Maine. Reade Brower, now the former owner of the newspapers, is left with six weeklies, mostly along Maine's northern coast,  The Bangor Daily News  writes.

Ray Schultz