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- ↑ "Letters to the editors" (see left side of page for masthead). The News (Boca Raton, Florida). pg. 12A. July 19, 1996.
- ↑ Knight-Ridder closes on sale of Boca Raton News
- ↑ Arrarte, Anne Moncreiff (October 31, 1997). "Knight-Ridder sells The Boca Raton News, 2 other papers". The Miami Herald. p. 1C. Retrieved February 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering . Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1610752325.
- ↑ Mann, Joseph (July 21, 2001). "Two local investors purchase Boca Raton News". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. p. 17A. Retrieved February 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Our Town to Buy Boca Raton News". The Miami Herald. May 29, 2005. p. 6B. Retrieved February 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Furnari, Jack; Lyons, Doug (August 21, 2009). "RIP -- The Boca Raton News" Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine . Sun-Sentinel :Talk Back South Florida blog. ()
- ↑ Norman, Bob (August 21, 2009). "UPDATED: Boca Raton News Shut Down" Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine . Broward-Palm Beach New Times : Daily Pulp. ()
- ↑ "'Boca Raton News' pulls plug on print, edition, goes online". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. August 23, 2009. p. 7B. Retrieved February 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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Further reading
- Whitby, Bob (August 30, 2001). "Bad News". New Times Broward-Palm Beach .
