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• Possible Local Bidder Emerges At Deadline For Worcester Telegram & Gazette

  PaidContent - 2009-10-12

  The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) is offering to sell the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in tandem but a new entrant in the bidding process may increase the potential for a split.  The Globe reported over the weekend that former T&G Editor Harry Whitin...

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• NYT's Sulzberger To Globe Staff: 'Our Hand Is Not Being Forced'

  PaidContent - 2009-09-09

  Last spring, the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) threatened to shut down the Boston Globe unless unions agreed to $20 million in cuts. Despite pleas to get involved as the Newspaper Guild struggled with its response—eventually resolved—NYC Chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and CEO Janet Robinson stayed away. Today...

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• New England Media Group Appoints Chris Pircio as Chief Financial Officer

  - 2007-02-09

  BOSTON -- The New England Media Group today announced the appointment of Christopher Pircio as its chief financial officer, effective immediately. Mr. Pircio is currently the executive director of financial planning and analysis for the New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe, Boston.com, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette...

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• Boston papers ding NYT.(New York Times Co.)(Brief article)

  - 2007-02-01

  Boston was the New York Times' Achilles' heel, as the Gray Lady's two New England papers contributed to a $648 million loss in the most recent quarter. Newspaper firm took a charge of $814 million for its New England Media Group,...

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• New England Media Group Appoints Robert N. Recore as Director of Commercial Print Sales

  - 2006-10-24

  WORCESTER, Mass. -- The New England Media Group today announced the appointment of Robert N. Recore as director of commercial print sales. This is a new position created to oversee and further expand the Group's commercial print business, which has grown considerably with the addition of a new offset printing...

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• Last Titanic survivor in U.S. dies

  - 2006-05-08

  BOSTON -- Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died, a funeral home said Sunday. She was 99. Asplund, who was just 5 years old, lost her father and three brothers -- including a fraternal twin -- when the...

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• Last U.S. survivor of Titanic dies at 99Ship's deck chair fails to

  - 2006-05-08

  By Andrew Ryan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON - Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died, a funeral home said Sunday. She was 99. Asplund, who was just 5 years old, lost her father and...

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• Worcester Telegram & Gazette Announces New Publisher

  - 2006-03-29

  BOSTON -- Richard J. Daniels, president of Boston Globe Media, announced the retirement of Bruce S. Bennett, publisher of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Mr. Daniels also announced that Bruce Gaultney, publisher of the Star-Banner of Ocala, Florida, will succeed Mr. Bennett as publisher of the Telegram & Gazette,...

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• The Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette Announce Steps to Protect Customer Information

  - 2006-02-01

  BOSTON -- The Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette, both part of the New England Media Group, today announced a variety of steps they will take to protect their customers' data following the inadvertent release of confidential credit card and bank information earlier this week.

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• The Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette Notify Home-Delivery Subscribers of Inadvertent Release of Customer Data

  - 2006-01-31

  BOSTON -- The Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette are notifying their home-delivery subscribers who pay by credit or bank card that some customers' confidential credit card numbers were inadvertently printed on the backs of routing slips attached to newspaper bundles that were sent to retailers and newspaper carriers...

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