BostonNOW

Discontinued free daily newspaper



Type	Free daily
Format	Tabloid
Founder(s)	Russel Pergament
Publisher	Michael E. Schroeder
Editor	Mitch Lipka and Ann Kennedy
Founded	2007
Headquarters	30 Winter St. Boston, MA 02108 United States
Website	BostonNOW.com

BostonNOW is a discontinued free daily newspaper that was distributed in Boston, combining both traditional and web journalism.

BostonNOW offered information in print, online and mobile. The newspaper was targeted towards commuters rather than residences; it was widely distributed at key MBTA subway stations. The tabloid held daily polls, contests, and a "Treasure Hunt" contest, and relied heavily on bloggers for content.

The newspaper's main competition was the similarly distributed Boston Metro.

History

Newspaper publisher Russel Pergament returned to Boston and launched Boston Now as a free daily newspaper backed by Icelandic conglomerate Dagsbrun on April 17, 2007. Pergament described Boston Now as breaking news in addition to carrying news wire content.^[1] Pergament shut down Boston Now on April 14, 2008, due to tumult in foreign credit markets.^[2]

Massachusetts newspapers

Current

Barnstable County

The Barnstable Patriot (1830–)
Cape Cod Times (1936–)

Berkshire County

The Berkshire Eagle (1892–)

Bristol County

Taunton Daily Gazette (1848–)
The Standard-Times (1850–)
The Herald News (1892–)
The Sun Chronicle (1971–)
The Advocate (1979–)

Dukes County

Vineyard Gazette (1846–)
The Martha's Vineyard Times (1984–)

Essex County

North Andover	Haverhill Gazette (1821–) The Eagle-Tribune (1868–)
Others	Salem Gazette (1790–) The Daily Item (1876–) The Salem News (1880–) The Daily News of Newburyport (1887–) Gloucester Daily Times (1888–) The Jewish Journal (1976–) Rumbo (1996–)

Franklin County

The Recorder (1792–)

Hampden County

The Republican (1824–)
The Westfield News

Hampshire County

Amherst	The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (1890–) El Sol Latino (2004–)
Others	Daily Hampshire Gazette (1786–)

Middlesex County

Cambridge	The Harvard Crimson (1873–) The Tech (1881–) Spare Change News (1992–)
Watertown	Hairenik (1899–) Baikar (1922–) The Armenian Mirror-Spectator (1939–) Armenian Weekly (1969–)
Others	Stoneham Independent (1870–) The Sun (1878–) The Wakefield Daily Item (1894–) The MetroWest Daily News (1897–) Daily Times Chronicle (1901–) The Tufts Daily (1980–)

Nantucket County

The Inquirer and Mirror (1821–)

Norfolk County

The Pilot (1829–)
The Patriot Ledger (1837–)
The Wellesley Townsman (1906–)
The Medfield Press (1922–)
The Westwood Press (1987–)

Plymouth County

Old Colony Memorial (1822–)
Middleboro Gazette (1852–)
The Enterprise (1881–)
The Wanderer (1992–)

Suffolk County

Boston

Boston Herald (1846–)
The Boston Globe (1872–)
The Christian Science Monitor (1908–)
The Huntington News (1926–)
The Suffolk Journal (1936–)
The Berkeley Beacon (1947–)
Bay State Banner (1965–)
The Daily Free Press (1970–)
Sampan (1972–)
World Journal (1976–)
Boston Business Journal (1981–)
Bay Windows (1983–)
Dorchester Reporter (1983–)
West Ender Newsletter (1985–)
Metro (1995–)
DigBoston (1999–)
El Planeta (2004–)

Others

Revere Journal (1881–)
Winthrop Sun Transcript (1956–)

Worcester County

Milford	The Milford Daily News (1887–) The Country Gazette (1981–)
Others	Sentinel & Enterprise (1838–) Telegram & Gazette (1866–) The Gardner News (1869–) Southbridge Evening News (1923–) Athol Daily News (1934–) Fifty Plus Advocate (1975–) Blackstone Valley Tribune (2008–)

Defunct

Boston	The Boston News-Letter (1704–1776) Boston Gazette (1719–1798) The New-England Courant (1721–1726) The Weekly Rehearsal (1731–1735) Boston Post-Boy (1734–1754) Boston Evening-Post (1735–1775) American Magazine and Historical Chronicle (1743–1746) The Independent Advertiser (1748–?) Boston Weekly Advertiser (1757–1775) Boston Chronicle (1767–1770) Independent Chronicle (1768–1840) Massachusetts Spy (1770–1776) Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser (1778–1786) American Herald (1784–1790) Herald of Freedom (1788–1791) Columbian Centinel (1790–1840) American Apollo (1792–1794) Constitutional Telegraphe (1799–1802) New-England Repertory (1804–1820) Boston Patriot (1809–?) Boston Weekly Messenger (1811–1861) Boston Daily Advertiser (1813–1929) Boston Courier (1824–1915) Boston Evening Transcript (1830–1941) Boston Investigator (1831–1904) The Boston Post (1831–1956) Boston Atlas (1832–1857) The Universalist and Ladies' Repository (1832–1873) The Boston Journal (1833–1917) Boston Evening Traveller (1845–1967) The Flag of Our Union (1846–?) The Heathen Woman's Friend (1869–1940) The Morning Star (c. 1874–c. 1911) The Boston Record (1884–?) New Nation (1891–1894) Boston Guardian (1901–c. 1950) The Jewish Advocate (1902–2020) Boston American (1904–1961) Dielli (1909–2006) The Revolutionary Age (1918–1919) The Phoenix (1966–2013) Avatar (1967–1968) Fag Rag (1971–c. 1987) Gay Community News (1973–1992) In Newsweekly (1991–2008) The Boston Courant (1995–2016) BostonNOW (2007–2008)
Cambridge	Cambridge Chronicle (1846–2022) The Cambridge Tribune (1878–1966) MIT Tech Talk (1957–2009) Old Mole (1968–1970) The Real Paper (1972–1981)
Fitchburg	Voice of Industry (1845–1848) Raivaaja (1905–2009) Liberté de Fitchburg (1909–?)
Holyoke	Holyoke Transcript-Telegram (1849–1993) Neu England Rundschau (1883–1942) La Justice (1903–1964) Gwiazda (1923–1956)
Nantucket	The Nantucket Beacon (1989–1998) Nantucket Independent (2003–2010)
Newburyport	Newburyport Herald (1797–1915) New-England Repertory (1803–1804)
Salem	Salem Register (1800–c. 1911) Salem Observer (1823–1919)
Worcester	Worcester Spy (1770–?) Eteenpäin (1922–1931)
Others	North Adams Transcript (1843–2014) The Daily News Tribune (1863–2010) The Daily News Transcript (1870–2009) Somerville Journal (1870–2022) Malden Evening News (1880–2017) Medford Daily Mercury (1880–2017) Enterprise-Sun (1889–1995) Springfield Daily News (1911–1987) Editorial Humor (1989–2003) The Taunton Call (?–2008)

References

^ Romenesko, Jim (2007-02-09). "Metro Boston creator to start another free paper in Boston". Poytner. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "BostonNOW newspaper shuts down". UPI. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 16 December 2023.