Published: February 08, 1999
Last Updated: March 02, 1999
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An American Editor

Date founded: May 4, 1846

Publishing company: The Edward A. Sherman Publishing Co.

Circulation: 14,000

Circulation area: Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, R.I. —the three communities on Aquidneck Island — with some off-island circulation in Jamestown and Tiverton, R.I.

Staff size: 24

Recent awards: The staff won 25 awards in the Rhode Island Press Association annual contest, more than any other newspaper.