""City" piece about the sale of the Portland Press Herald and other Guy" by Laura Conaway
 

Title

"City" piece about the sale of the Portland Press Herald and other Guy Gannett

Authors

Laura Conaway

Source

Casco Bay Weekly

Date

4-9-1998

Pages

8-10

Abstract

"City" piece about the sale of the Portland Press Herald and other Guy Gannett Communications holdings, including the Maine Sunday Telegram and WGME-TV. Some Press Herald reporters worry that new owners will emphasize profits at the expense of good journalism. Al Diamon researched a decade of quotes from the Gannetts and their employees regarding the possibility of selling their business. With related articles about articles about the upgrading Baxter Boulevard; the continued conflict between Zootz nightclub and the elderly residents of 10 Congress Square over noise; and Portland superintendent of schools Mary Jane McCalmon's decision to restore the swimming programs to the Reiche and Riverton schools in her new budget proposal.

Subjects

Baxter Boulevard -- Portland, Guy Gannett Communications, Nightclubs -- Portland, Swimming pools, Zootz (Nightclub) -- Portland, Mary Jane McCalmon

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