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. Originally based in Pleasantville, it is the primary newspaper for southeastern New Jersey and the

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. The paper has a combined print and digital daily circulation of 72,846 and a Sunday circulation of 95,626. The ''Press'' closed its printing facility in Pleasantville in 2014, at which time it outsourced printing to a facility in Freehold. That printing plant (owned by

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'', and the '' Vineland Daily Journal''.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1895 by Walter Edge as the ''Atlantic City Daily Press''. In 1930 the name of the paper was changed to the ''Atlantic City Press'', and in 1971 the name was changed to ''The Press''. In 1988, its name was changed again to ''The Press of Atlantic City'', the name currently in use. The paper was owned from 1951 to 2013 by Abarta, a privately owned Pittsburgh-based holding company largely known for Coca-Cola bottling, and oil and gas operations in Pennsylvania. On January 14, 2013, Abarta officials announced they were selling the paper to focus on their other business operations. On July 18, 2013, an asset purchase agreement was signed with BH Media, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, for $9.6 million and the paper became wholly owned by BH Media on August 11, 2013. In 2014, BH Media bought the ''Current'' and ''Gazette'' newspapers. In 2015, BH Media bought '' Atlantic City Weekly''. The newspapers were acquired by

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upon its purchase of BH Media in 2020.

Business office personnel

* Publisher: Paul Farrell * Vice president of sales and marketing: Allison Altobelli * Director of circulation: Carol Steiger * Director of cdvertising: Allison Altobelli * Finance manager: Ellen Wolcott * Human resources manager: Karla Hernandez * Director of entertainment Publications: Scott Cronick

Editorial content personnel

* Executive editor: W.F. Keough * Editorial page editor: Kevin Post

Editions and subscription rates

''The Press of Atlantic City'' is available in several formats. It is published in print and in several digital formats. In May 2013, the paper shifted from a traditional business model of separate paid subscriptions for print and digital, and created All Access Passes which give readers access to the news across all available platforms for one price. Current rates range from $16.50 a month for full digital access with Sunday home delivery or no home deliver, to $23.50 for seven-day print home delivery plus full digital access. The print newsstand rate is $1.00 for the daily edition, and $2.00 for Sunday. Prices are higher in Toms River and north. On October 15, 2011, PressofAtlanticCity.com became a paid content website, and was the first daily newspaper site in New Jersey to request payment for access to its digital content. It is also available in a replica e-edition that allows viewers to see the entire paper digitally as it appears each day in print, along with page-turning technology and links. In addition to news and sports, both web editions have local auto, real estate and job pages within the respective sites. Readers may currently view up to five pages on a free trial, after which they are asked to subscribe.

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