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The ''Courier News'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey, that serves Somerset County and other areas of

Central Jersey Central Jersey is the central region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The designation of Central New Jersey is a distinct administrative toponym. Geographic area and descriptions While the State of New Jersey is often divided into North and ...

. The paper has been owned by Gannett since 1927.

Notable employees

* John Curley, former president, chairman and CEO of Gannett Co., Inc, the first editor of ''USA Today'', chairman of the Newspaper Association of America, and a member of the Gannett Board of Directors from 1983 to 2001. His newspaper career spanned 30 years with Gannett and including publisher of the ''Courier-News''. The sports journalism department at Penn State is named in his honor. *

Tom Curley Thomas Curley (born July 6, 1948) is an American businessman and journalist who served as President of the Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from La Salle Universi ...

, former president and chief executive officer of the

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. Curley is also a former president, publisher, and one of the co-creators of ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgi ...

''. He was publisher of the ''Courier-News'' from 1983 until 1985. *

Guy Sterling Guy Sterling (born September 23, 1948) is an American journalist, author and historian. He spent most of his 35-year newspaper career as a reporter with ''The Star-Ledger'' in Newark, New Jersey, primarily covering the courts and criminal justice ...

, retired journalist and currently author of several books and historian in

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Chauncey F. Stout, A Jersey Publisher
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References

External links

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{{Authority control Companies based in Somerset County, New Jersey Newspapers published in New Jersey Somerville, New Jersey Gannett publications Newspapers established in 1884 1884 establishments in New Jersey