Founded in 1885, ''The Express-Times'' began as The Easton Daily Express, a daily newspaper based in

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. The newspaper provided national news and extensive local news coverage of the

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. ''The Express-Times'' was the longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley and one of the longest continuously published newspapers in the nation. The paper won awards in

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and

. In 2021, the newspaper was awarded a

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History

19th Century

''The Express-Times'' was founded in 1855 as ''The Easton Daily Express''.

20th Century

In 1917, the newspaper's name was changed to ''The Easton Express'' and was later abbreviated to ''The Express'' in 1973. In 1983, Thomson Newspapers bought ''The Express''. In 1991, ''The Express'' merged with ''The Globe-Times'', which was based in

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, PA, which formed ''The Express-Times''. In 1994,

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acquired ''The Express-Times'' from Thomson.

21st Century

In 2000, current owner

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bought MediaNews's

and

-based newspapers, including ''The Express-Times''. In 2023, ''The Express-Times'' joined the region's other major newspaper, ''

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'', in dropping their circulation of the

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, the comic's creator, told white people to "get the hell away from lack people on a

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live stream in response to a public opinion poll by the

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-leaning

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, which found that 26% of Black respondents disagreed with the statement that

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. The Express-Times discontinued its print edition in February 2025 but is available online a
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Distribution

''The Express–Times'' published zoned editions in the

and

. It delivered to Lehigh and Northampton Counties in

and Warren and Hunterdon Counties in northwest New Jersey.

Sections

''The Express-Times'' had four editorial sections: *Front: Local, national and world news *Valley: Local news and obituaries from the

*Sports: Local and national sports *Today: Local and national arts and entertainment *Editorials, classifieds, comics, horoscopes, and puzzles also appear daily.

Inserts

The following were inserted into ''The Express-Times'' during the week: *Friday: Exposed, an entertainment tabloid *Saturday: Real Estate, a real estate guide *Sunday: Sunday Morning, a features section, including news from ''

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'', and full color comics.

Other publications

''The Express-Times'' also published a weekly paper, ''The US'', based in

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References

External links

Official websiteLehigh Valley Live
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