The Enquirer-Gazette

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The Enquirer-Gazette
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tall Tabloid
Owner(s) Adams Publishing Group
Founder(s) Frederick Sasscer, Jr. & Samuel A. Wyvill
PresidentJim Normandin
Editor-in-chiefEli Wohlenhaus
EditorJesse Yeatman
FoundedJanuary 30, 1925
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Circulation 222(as of 2021) [1]
OCLC number 20058651
Website somdnews.com/enquirer_gazette

The Enquirer-Gazette is a weekly newspaper published in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. [2]

History

The newspaper was founded on January 30, 1925, when Frederick Sasscer, Jr. and his partner Samuel A. Wyvill purchased the Marlboro Gazette from Mary and Charles Wilson, combining it with the paper they previously owned, the Prince George's Enquirer and Southern Maryland Advertiser . [3] Sasscer remained editor of the Enquirer-Gazette until his death in 1929. [4] [5]

The paper continues[ when? ] to be published, with the Adams Publishing Group as publisher, Jim Normandin acting as president and Joy Tyler as editor. [6]

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References

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