Worcester Magazine

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| category = Alternative weekly

| frequency = Weekly

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| circulation = 27,404 (March 2014)

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| founded = 1976

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| company = GateHouse Media

| country = United States

| based = Worcester, Massachusetts

| language = English

| website = {{URL|https://worcestermag.com/}}

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Worcester Magazine is a weekly free alternative media magazine in Worcester, Massachusetts.{{cite web |title=Worcester Magazine |url=http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/worcester-magazine/Company?oid=100 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819092811/https://www.altweeklies.com/aan/worcester-magazine/Company?oid=100 |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |accessdate=9 August 2015 |work=Association of Alternative Newsmedia}}

History

Established in 1976, the magazine is distributed at more than 400 locations across Central Massachusetts. It is published weekly on Thursdays. Businessman Allen Fletcher is the former publisher of the magazine.{{cite news |author=Michael D. Kane |date=4 June 2015 |title=Former Worcester Magazine Publisher Allen Fletcher buys key Kelley Square lot in Worcester |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2015/06/canal_district_supporter_repor.html |accessdate=9 August 2015 |work=Mass Live}} In 2008, Holden Landmark Corporation purchased Worcester Magazine. In 2018, Holden Landmark Corporation was acquired by GateHouse Media, owner of the Telegram & Gazette.{{Cite web |title=GateHouse Media buys Holden Landmark Corporation |url=https://www.worcestermag.com/2018/02/22/gatehouse-media-buys-holden-landmark-corporation |accessdate=2019-06-07 |work=Worcester Magazine}}

In December 2023, the magazine announced it will cease free distribution. However, it will continue to be inserted on Fridays in the Telegram & Gazette and be published online to its website.{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Michael |title=Letter From the Editor: Worcester Magazine to cease free distribution |url=https://www.worcestermag.com/story/news/2023/12/29/letter-from-the-editor-worcester-magazine-to-cease-free-distribution/72014883007/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Worcester Magazine |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://worcestermag.com/ WorcesterMag.com]

Category:1976 establishments in Massachusetts

Category:Alternative magazines

Category:News magazines published in the United States

Category:Weekly magazines published in the United States

Category:Magazines established in 1976

Category:Magazines published in Massachusetts

Category:Mass media in Worcester, Massachusetts