The Keene Sentinel
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | John Prentiss |
| Publisher | Tom Ewing |
| Founded | March 1799 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Keene, New Hampshire |
| Website | www |
The Keene Sentinel is an independently owned daily newspaper published in Keene, New Hampshire. It currently publishes seven days a week.
History
The Sentinel is the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, having operated under the Sentinel name since its founding in March 1799.[citation needed] It was preceded in Keene by a number of much shorter ventures. including The New Hampshire Recorder, The Cheshire Advertiser, The Columbian Informer, and The Rising Sun.[1]
About 1860, a large interest in the paper was purchased by George Ticknor, who edited it until his death in 1866.[2]
Awards
At the 2009 New England Associated Press News Executives Association, the Sentinel won more awards for photography, design and news writing than any other newspaper. The Sentinel won 19 awards, including eight first-place honors.[citation needed] The Sentinel has repeatedly won awards from state and regional press associations, including 12 awards from the N.H. press association in 2014, and
Former editorial writer Guy MacMillin won the Allan B. Rogers Award for the best local editorial in New England by newspapers of any size.[citation needed]
Current operations
The daily operation includes the online service SentinelSource and commercial printing operations. As of 2004, it had a paid circulation of about 14,000.
The Sentinel covers the city of Keene, and 30 towns in Cheshire County (Alstead, Chesterfield, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson, Richmond, Rindge, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Troy, Walpole, Westmoreland, and Winchester), Hillsborough County (Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, and Peterborough) and Sullivan County (Acworth, Charlestown, and Langdon).
Prices
The Keene Sentinel prices are: $1.00 daily, $1.75 Sunday.
See also
- Concord Monitor
- Foster's Daily Democrat
- New Hampshire Union Leader
- The Telegraph (Nashua)
- The Portsmouth Herald
References
- ^ Edwards, B. B,; Cogswell, W. (1841). The American Quarterly Register. Vol. XIII. Boston, Massachusetts: American Education Society. p. 177.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1889). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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