The Ridgefield Press

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The Ridgefield Press
Type Weekly newspaper, published Thursdays
Format Broadsheet, digital
Owner(s)Hearst Media, part of Hearst CT Media Group
EditorMack Reid, Tim Murphy, Tom Nash (Managing Editor)
Founded1875 (1875)
Headquarters345 Main Street, 2nd floor Danbury, CT 06810 United States
Circulation 4,753
OCLC number 12248013
Website theridgefieldpress.com

The Ridgefield Press is an American weekly newspaper published each Thursday for Ridgefield, Connecticut. The newspaper was established in 1875, and has a paid circulation of about 4,753 copies. [1]

It is currently owned by Hearst Media, which publishes the Press and seven other weekly newspapers in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.

The fictitious film critic David Manning was supposedly writing for The Ridgefield Press. [2]

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References

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  2. Horn, John (2 June 2001). "The Reviewer Who Wasn't There". MSNBC . Newsweek. Archived from the original on June 9, 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2014.