Memorial Press Group
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Memorial Press Group, based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, was a chain of weekly newspapers along the South Shore near Boston, Massachusetts. Long owned by The Patriot Ledger in nearby Quincy, MPG and its daily parent were sold to GateHouse Media in 2006.
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Industry | Newspapers |
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Founded | 1822, as Old Colony Memorial |
Defunct | October 1, 2006 |
Fate | Bought, then dissolved |
Successor | Community Newspaper Company |
Headquarters | 9 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 United States |
Products | Several weekly newspapers along the Massachusetts South Shore |
Number of employees | 2004: 135 |
Parent | Prescott Publishing, 1979-1998 Enterprise NewsMedia, 1998-2006 GateHouse Media, 2006 |
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Today, several former MPG papers still publish as part of Community Newspaper Company, purchased by GateHouse at the same time. Many of the others were folded into former competitors published by CNC.