Wantagh Herald Citizen
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet, Digital |
Owner(s) | Richner Communications |
Publisher | Clifford and Stuart Richner |
Editor | Timothy Denton |
Founded | 1949 (as Southeaster) |
Language | American English |
Headquarters | 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, Nassau County, New York 11530 |
City | Garden City |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 2952 (as of 2018)[1] |
ISSN | 2469-813X |
OCLC number | 883786393 |
Website | www |
The Wantagh Herald Citizen is an American weekly newspaper that serves Garden City, Wantagh, and Seaford in the U.S. state of New York.[2] It is published on Thursdays. Estimated circulation is 3,081.[1] It is currently edited by Timothy Denton.[3]
It is considered a paper of public record by Nassau County clerk's office.[4]
History
Founded as the Southeaster in 1949,[5] it became the Wantagh Seaford Citizen in 1953.[2] The name was changed in 2014 to the Wantagh Herald Citizen.[6]
G.L. Bricker, an early editor of the Southeaster paper in Wantagh, was sued for a million dollars for libel against the New York Communist Party.[7]
In 1958, Faith and Johannes Laursen purchased the paper, along with Merrick Life, Bellmore Life, and the Freeport-Baldwin Leader.[8] Johannes was for a time the head of the New York Press Association.[9][10] The four papers together comprised L&M Publications, which was later run by the Laursen's children, Linda Toscano and Paul Laursen.[11]
L&M Publications was acquired in 2013 by Richner Communications, and the Wantagh Seaford Citizen was added to Richner's newspaper group, Herald Community Newspapers.[8][11]
Awards
Herald Community Papers received 2nd place in the New York Press Association's 2017 Better Newspapers Contest, in the category of Group or Chain Newspapers.[12] The Wantagh Herald Citizen also received 2nd place in that 2017 contest for Best Small Space Ad.[12]
References
- ^ a b "ANR report (New York)" (PDF). American Newspaper Representatives (ANR). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "About The Wantagh citizen". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018., OCLC 31299460
- ^ "Who to contact at Herald Community Newspapers". Herald Community Newspapers. Herald Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Designated Newspapers". Nassau County, New York. Nassau County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ "About The Southeaster". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018., OCLC 33005356
- ^ "The Wantagh Seaford citizen". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018., OCLC 21814568
- ^ "G.L. Bricker dies at 67". Tampa Bay Times. December 4, 1959. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Richner Communications to acquire L&M Publications". Herald Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Albany Insight". Springville Journal. January 12, 1967. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ Nason, Marilyn (September 8, 1969). "Says School Business of Public". The Post-Star. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Incantalupo, Tom (July 12, 2013). "Richner Communications to acquire L&M Publications". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "New York Press Association 2017 Better Newspapers Contest" (PDF). New York Press Association. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.