The ''Southbridge News'' is a

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Southbridge, Massachusetts Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2020 census. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, it is legally known as the Town of Southbridge. History The area was i ...

. It is owned by

Stonebridge Press Stonebridge Press, Inc. is a privately held newspaper company based in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It was formed October 27, 1995, to operate the newspapers acquired through the purchase of a various newspapers. In addition to its Massachusett ...

, a group that includes twelve weekly newspapers in central

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and northeastern

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. It was formerly an afternoon

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under the name ''Southbridge Evening News''.

The News

''The News'', headquartered in the historical Tiffany Leonard House downtown, steps from Town Hall,Whitney, Dick. "Southbridge - Then and Now"
/ref> focuses its coverage on the "tri-community" towns of Southbridge,

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and Charlton. The newspaper is sold at newsstands and through the US Mail. It is printed in Southbridge, in Building 25 of the former

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External links

''Southbridge News'' Website

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