Hamburg Sun

The Hamburg Sun is a weekly subscription based newspaper that covers local news and sports in Hamburg in the U.S. state of New York and the neighboring towns of Eden, Evans, Brant and North Collins and the villages of Angola, Farnham and Blasdell. It has a circulation of 7,974 and is published each Thursday.[1]

Hamburg Sun
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Buffalo News
PublisherBrian Connolly
EditorMike Petro
Headquarters5599 Camp Road. Hamburg New York 14075, United States
Circulation7,974 Weekly
OCLC number18680125
WebsiteThe Sun

The Hamburg Sun is considered to be a legal newspaper for Erie County.[2]

History

Founded by Alex Stolting in 1875 as The Erie County Independent,[3][4] it was initially published in Buffalo and Hamburg, New York.[3] Stolting also founded the volunteer fire brigade in Hamburg.[4] The paper was sold to J. W. Constantine five years later, then to Charles G. Miller in 1882.[5] Charles was succeeded by his brother, Joseph B. Miller as proprietor of the paper.[5]

In 1945, former employee Dick Allen purchased the Independent for $500 and changed the name to Hamburg Sun.[6][7][8] Allen, a native of Hamburg, had been employed in newspaper and public relations in Chicago before enlisting to fight in World War II.[7] On returning from the war he decided to settle down in his hometown, starting his own Hamburg Sun publication before purchasing the Independent and merging the two papers.[7]

The Hamburg Sun ceased publication briefly in 2016 after its then owner Community Papers of Western New York[9] was forced to claim bankruptcy.[10] The bankruptcy was just two years after the conglomerate took ownership from Metro News in 2014.

The paper was put up for auction after the collapse. Since February 2017, it has been owned by The Buffalo News,[11] a media property owned by Lee Enterprises.

References
  1. "New York Press Association | Papers by County" (PDF). August 31, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. "Erie County Legal Publications" (PDF). Erie Government. May 18, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. "About Erie County independent". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. "DEPARTMENT HISTORY | Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department". hamburgfire.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. "History of Hamburg, NY". history.rays-place.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  6. "Letter: Demise of Hamburg Sun is sad day for Southtowns". The Buffalo News. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. "Eden Grange News". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. 31 December 1953. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. "The Erie County Independent Sold to Hamburg Sun - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  9. Mroziak, Marian Hetherly, Michael. "Community Papers of WNY closes its doors". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  10. "Closing of newspapers leaves void in WNY communities". Buffalo Law Journal.
  11. "Hamburg Sun back in circulation after bankruptcy". The Buffalo News. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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