The ''Brookline TAB'' is a local

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that primarily serves the town of

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along with the surrounding area of

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. It was founded in 1979 and is published weekly on Thursdays. The newspaper is owned by

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and the circulation is estimated to be 15,500 copies. Its headquarters are located on 1 Speen St., Framingham, MA.

History

The ''Brookline TAB'' was originally named ''The tab, Brookline edition'' until September 18, 1984 when it took on its current name. It was initially owned by Tab Communications Inc.(also called Tabloid Newspaper Publishers), a weekly publisher in

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which was first based in

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before it was moved to neighboring town Needham. Tab Communications Inc. was bought along with its 14 newspapers in 1992 by

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following a rough economic year. During this time, Tab Communications was serving as a partially autonomous division of

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, or CNC, which was founded by

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, until it was disbanded by the corporation into two other sectors in 1996. Fidelity proceeded to sell CNC to the ''

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'' in 2001 before it became the largest component of its current owner,

, in 2006, upon being purchased by them. By 2011, GateHouse had gotten completely rid of the "@cnc.com" domain and the CNC branding as a whole when it opted to replace it for "WickedLocal.com", the current website and branding for the ''Brookline TAB.'' In mid-2020, the police blotter was dropped from the publication.

Coverage

Within local news, the Brookline TAB covers various sections including sports, entertainment, business, lifestyle and community events. In addition, it has a market place for items such as cars, homes and jobs. The online version of the newspaper also includes various blogs such as the community blog, the "Brookline TAB Blog". The "TAB" suffix of the ''Brookline TAB'' refers to the advertisement heavy content of the newspaper.

Awards

Was the winner of a New England Newspaper Association Award in 2014 and 2015.{{Cite web, url=https://www.facebook.com/brookline.tab/, title=Brookline TAB, website=www.facebook.com, language=en, access-date=2018-12-12

References

External links

''Brookline TAB'' official websiteFacebook PageTwitter Page
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