Casco Bay Weekly

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The Casco Bay Weekly was a free alternative newspaper published weekly 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.

The paper's archives are held at the Portland Public Library and are available online at the library's website. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Casco Bay Weekly". digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com. Portland Public Library Research Portland Public Library Digital Commons.
  2. ↑ "Casco Bay Weekly". The Bollard. June 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mainer Times Owner Buys Casco Bay Weekly". Evening Express. June 7, 1990.
  4. ↑ "New incarnation of Portland paper to hit newsstands". Bangor Daily News. January 1, 2003.
  5. ↑ "Casco Bay Weekly | Portland Public Library Research | Portland Public Library Digital Commons". digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.


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