Scarsdale Inquirer

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Scarsdale Inquirer
Type Weekly newspaper
PublisherDeborah White
Editor-in-chiefValerie Abrahams
Founded1901
Headquarters1075 Central Park Ave. Suite 101 Scarsdale, NY 10583
Website scarsdalenews.com

Scarsdale Inquirer [1] is [2] a local newspaper [3] in Scarsdale, New York founded in 1901 [4] [5] as a weekly. [6] The paper's weekly print edition [7] is published on Fridays; [8] and its website's daily e-Edition is self-described as "365 days." [9]

Contents

History

The first issue of the newspaper was dated July 4, 1901. [4] By 1980 the newspaper was up to its seventh publisher. [4] Its founder died in 1929; [10] the first publisher, who died in 1970, "frequently gave lectures based on Scarsdale history and was appointed historian in 1965." [11]

The Scarsdale Woman's Club was organized in 1918, and one year later [12] they bought [13] and began publishing the paper. They sold it about 40 years later. [12]

From 1980 until his death in 1989, William H. White "was the owner and publisher of the Scarsdale Inquirer." [6] He was succeeded by his daughter Deborah. [6]

Their website is named scarsdalenews.com, and it competes with (and is mentioned by) Scarsdale News and Opinion, a part of the patch.com hyperlocal website. [14] The Inquirer is cited by other newspapers. [15] [14] [3]

On January 15, 2024, the newspaper suspended publication citing financial difficulties having failed to distribute its usual Friday, January 12 edition. [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Burnham Finney; Editor and Writer, 92". The New York Times . December 22, 1992. served as editor and publisher of The Scarsdale Inquirer.
  2. ↑ "20 years of us: reflections from veteran sports editor". Scarsdale News. October 11, 2019. When I started at The Scarsdale Inquirer on Oct. 11, 1999
  3. 1 2 "Humphrey Ticket Endorsed By The Scarsdale Inquirer". The New York Times . October 19, 1968.
  4. 1 2 3 "About The Scarsdale inquirer".
  5. ↑ "Masthead, Scarsdale Inquirer: 21 June 1973". HRVH Historical Newspapers. Hudson River Valley Heritage service (HRVH.org). November 17, 1944. p. 11.
  6. 1 2 3 Singer, Penny (August 8, 1999). "Weeklies' Publisher Sees Papers as a Force". The New York Times .
  7. ↑ "Subscription services (print and digital)".
  8. ↑ "LLC Notice Information" . Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "e-Edition: Scarsdalenews.com".
  10. ↑ "Brown Founded Scarsdale Inquirer". The New York Times . June 21, 1929.
  11. ↑ "Stephen Angell, 92, A Realty Executive". The New York Times . August 25, 1970. first publisher of The Scarsdale Inquirer
  12. 1 2 "Brief History of Scarsdale".
  13. ↑ Marszalek, Diana (July 27, 2008). "A Women's Club Is Now Truly Historic". The New York Times .
  14. 1 2 "Scarsdale News and Opinion June 22, 2018 Issue: Scarsdale Voters Choice Party". Patch . June 22, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ Chapman, Mark (December 5, 2011). "Officials: E-mails Hurt Scarsdale Voting Process". The Daily Voice (American hyperlocal news) .
  16. ↑ Wallenstein, Joanne (January 18, 2024). "Scarsdale Inquirer Suspends Publication After 123 Years". Scarsdale 10583. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  17. ↑ McKay Wilson, David (January 19, 2024). "Weeklies in Scarsdale, Bedford, Rivertowns suspend operations; talks underway to help". The Journal News . Retrieved January 19, 2024.


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