''The Conway Daily Sun'' is a five-day (Tuesday through Saturday)
free daily newspaper published in
North Conway, New Hampshire, United States, covering the
Mount Washington Valley. It has been published since 1989 by
Country News Club Country News Club, Inc., Lakes Region News Club, Inc., and Portland News Club, LLC, and are private companies that publish community newspapers in Maine and New Hampshire, United States.
Properties
The companies publish four ''Daily Sun'' free da ...
, and was the forerunner of three other ''Daily Sun'' newspapers in
New Hampshire and
Maine.
''The Conway Daily Sun'' was the first
United States daily to publish the popular numbers puzzle
Sudoku.
Today
Mark Guerringue, one of the three founders of Country News Club, still serves as publisher of ''The Conway Daily Sun'' as of early 2012.
The ''Daily Sun'' circulates in several towns of
Carroll County, New Hampshire, including
Albany,
Bartlett
Bartlett may refer to:
Places
*Bartlett Bay, Canada, Arctic waterway
* Wharerata, New Zealand, also known as Bartletts
United States
* Bartlett, Illinois
** Bartlett station, a commuter railroad station
* Bartlett, Iowa
Bartlett is an uninc ...
(including Glen),
Conway (including
Intervale and
North Conway),
Eaton
Eaton may refer to:
Buildings Canada
* Eaton Centre, the name of various shopping malls in Canada due to having been anchored by an Eaton's store
* Eaton's / John Maryon Tower, a cancelled skyscraper in Toronto
* Eaton Hall (King City), a confere ...
,
Freedom
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,
Jackson,
Madison (including
Silver Lake
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),
Moultonborough
Moultonborough is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,918 at the 2020 census, up from 4,044 at the 2010 census. Moultonborough is bounded in large part by Lake Winnipesaukee in the southwest and to a lesse ...
,
Tamworth (including
Chocorua),
Ossipee and
Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,416 at the 2020 census. A resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls.
History
The town was granted ...
; and two towns in
Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County is a county in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 57,777. Its county seat is the town of Paris. The county was formed on March 4, 1805, by the Massachusetts General Court in th ...
:
Fryeburg and
Lovell.
The Berlin Daily Sun Media Guide
July 5, 2005. Accessed February 11, 2007.
A complete online PDF can be purchased for a years subscription of 79.99. Making locals hesitant to by in the deal.
Lloyd Jones, Daymond Steer, Brett Guerringue, and Tom Eastman are ''The Conway Daily Sun''s staff writers. Several stringers and part-time writers also contribute regularly. Margaret McKenzie is the managing editor, Terry Leavitt edits the health section and Berlin paper. Lloyd Jones also serves as the sports editor. Alec Kerr edits the wire pages and entertainment sections and serves as the paper's entertainment critic.
Citing advertisement revenue issues, ''The Conway Daily Sun'' printed its final Monday edition on October 26, 2009. The paper continues to be published Tuesday through Saturday.
Sisters and competitors
Conway was the first free daily to be launched by Dave Danforth, Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan. It was joined a few years later by '' The Berlin Daily Sun''. In 2000, Guerringue and Hirshan partnered with Ed Engler to launch '' The Laconia Daily Sun'' in the neighboring Lakes Region of New Hampshire. In 2009, Guerringue and Hirshan teamed with Curtis Robinson to start '' The Portland Daily Sun'' in Portland, Maine.
No other daily newspaper is based in Carroll County. Country News Club's closest competitor geographically is '' The Citizen'' of Laconia
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.
References
External links
''The Conway Daily Sun''
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Newspapers published in New Hampshire
Free daily newspapers
Conway, New Hampshire
Newspapers established in 1989