Casco Bay Weekly Explained

The Casco Bay Weekly was a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland, Maine, from May 26, 1988, to 2004.[1] It was similar to other alternative newspapers such as The Village Voice and The Phoenix.[2]

In 1990, Dodge Morgan, who also owned the Maine Times newspaper, purchased Casco Bay Weekly from Mogul Media Inc. At the time, CBW had a circulation of approximately 20,000 entirely in the Greater Portland area.[3] The paper struggled with declining ad revenues after the establishment of another alternative newspaper, the Portland Phoenix, in 1999.[4]

The paper's final editor, Chris Busby, founded The Bollard in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Casco Bay Weekly . digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com . Portland Public Library Research Portland Public Library Digital Commons.
  2. News: Casco Bay Weekly . The Bollard . June 2, 2014.
  3. News: Mainer Times Owner Buys Casco Bay Weekly . Evening Express . 7 June 1990.
  4. News: New incarnation of Portland paper to hit newsstands . Bangor Daily News . 1 January 2003.