Conway Daily Sun
Encyclopedia
The Conway Daily Sun is a five-day (Tuesday through Saturday) free daily newspaper
published in the town of Conway, New Hampshire
, U.S.
, covering the Mount Washington
Valley area. It has been published since 1989 by Country News Club
, which also prints two other free Daily Sun tabloids in eastern New Hampshire
.
Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan founded Country News Club. In early 2007, they were still serving as publisher and editor, respectively, of The Conway Daily Sun.
The Daily Sun circulates in several towns of Carroll County, New Hampshire
, including Albany
, Bartlett
(including Glen), Conway
(including Intervale
and North Conway
), Eaton
, Freedom
, Jackson
, Madison
(including Silver Lake
), Moultonborough
, Tamworth
(including Chocorua
), Ossipee
and Wolfeboro
; and two towns in Oxford County, Maine
: Fryeburg and Lovell
.
A complete PDF of the newspaper is also available for free online; for an extra subscription fee, readers can even access the online version the night before the print edition is distributed. Online subscribers also have access to newspaper's stories on Web pages.
Lloyd Jones, Nate Giarnese, Casey Conley and Tom Eastman are the Conway Daily Sun's staff writers. Several stringers and part-time writers also contribute regularly. Bart Bachman is the managing editor and Terry Leavitt edits community and opinion pages. Lloyd Jones also serves as the sports editor. Alec Kerr edits the wire pages and entertainment sections and serves as the paper's entertainment critic.
The Conway Daily Sun was the first United States
daily to publish the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku
.
Citing advertisement revenue issues, the Conway Daily Sun printed its final Monday edition on October 26, 2009. The paper continues to be published Tuesday through Saturday.
's first daily newspaper. It has since been joined by The Berlin Daily Sun
. In 2000, two of the partners of Country News Club partnered with Ed Engler to launch The Laconia Daily Sun
, in neighboring regions of New Hampshire
. The Conway Daily Sun's Website is part of the company's regional portal, mountwashingtonvalley.com.
No other daily newspaper is based in Carroll County
. Country News Club's closest competitor is The Citizen
of Laconia
.
Free daily newspaper
Free daily newspapers are distributed free of charge, either in central places in cities and towns, or with other newspapers. The revenues of such newspapers are based on advertising.-In the U.S.:...
published in the town of Conway, New Hampshire
Conway, New Hampshire
Conway is a town, the largest in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,115 at the 2010 census. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west and north. Cathedral Ledge and Echo Lake State Park are in the west...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, covering the Mount Washington
Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at , famous for dangerously erratic weather. For 76 years, a weather observatory on the summit held the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, , on the afternoon of April 12, 1934...
Valley area. It has been published since 1989 by Country News Club
Country News Club
Country News Club, Inc., Portland News Club, Inc., and Lakes Region News Club, Inc., are private companies that publish community newspapers in northern New Hampshire and Greater Portland, Maine and western Maine, USA....
, which also prints two other free Daily Sun tabloids in eastern New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
.
Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan founded Country News Club. In early 2007, they were still serving as publisher and editor, respectively, of The Conway Daily Sun.
The Daily Sun circulates in several towns of Carroll County, New Hampshire
Carroll County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...
, including Albany
Albany, New Hampshire
Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 735 at the 2010 census.Albany includes Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus, as well as the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest. Albany is the entrance to the Mount Washington Valley, and features...
, Bartlett
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Bartlett is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2010 census. Bartlett includes the villages of Glen, Lower Bartlett and Intervale. It is set in the White Mountains, surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest...
(including Glen), Conway
Conway, New Hampshire
Conway is a town, the largest in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,115 at the 2010 census. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west and north. Cathedral Ledge and Echo Lake State Park are in the west...
(including Intervale
Intervale, New Hampshire
Intervale is an unincorporated village located on the boundary between the towns of Bartlett and Conway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The village is part of the Mount Washington Valley, a resort area that also includes the communities of North Conway and Jackson.Intervale is found along...
and North Conway
North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White...
), Eaton
Eaton, New Hampshire
Eaton is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census. Eaton includes the village of Snowville.- History :...
, Freedom
Freedom, New Hampshire
Freedom is a town located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census. The town's eastern boundary runs along the Maine state border. Ossipee Lake, with a resort and camps, is in the southwest of the town....
, Jackson
Jackson, New Hampshire
Jackson is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. Jackson is an elegant resort area in the White Mountains. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west, north and east...
, Madison
Madison, New Hampshire
Madison is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,502 at the 2010 census. Madison includes the village of Silver Lake.- History :...
(including Silver Lake
Silver Lake, New Hampshire
Silver Lake is a village located at the north end of Silver Lake in the town of Madison, New Hampshire, in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Joy Farm, summer home of E. E. Cummings, is a National Historic Landmark located north of the village....
), Moultonborough
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Moultonborough is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,044 at the 2010 census. Moultonborough is bounded in part by Lake Winnipesaukee in the southwest and Squam Lake in the northwest corner...
, Tamworth
Tamworth, New Hampshire
Tamworth is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,856 at the 2010 census. Tamworth includes the villages of Chocorua, South Tamworth, Wonalancet, and Whittier. The White Mountain National Forest is to the north...
(including Chocorua
Chocorua, New Hampshire
Chocorua is a village within the town of Tamworth in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located in the general area where Routes 16 and 113 meet, south of Mount Chocorua and Chocorua Lake....
), Ossipee
Ossipee, New Hampshire
Ossipee is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,345 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County...
and Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,269 at the 2010 census. A venerable resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls...
; and two towns in Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County, Maine
Oxford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine with a population of 57,833 as of the 2010 U.S. census. Its county seat is Paris.Part of Oxford County is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, metropolitan New England City and Town Area while a different part of Oxford County is...
: Fryeburg and Lovell
Lovell, Maine
Lovell is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 974 at the 2000 census. Lovell is the site of Kezar Lake, a resort area.-History:...
.
A complete PDF of the newspaper is also available for free online; for an extra subscription fee, readers can even access the online version the night before the print edition is distributed. Online subscribers also have access to newspaper's stories on Web pages.
Lloyd Jones, Nate Giarnese, Casey Conley and Tom Eastman are the Conway Daily Sun's staff writers. Several stringers and part-time writers also contribute regularly. Bart Bachman is the managing editor and Terry Leavitt edits community and opinion pages. Lloyd Jones also serves as the sports editor. Alec Kerr edits the wire pages and entertainment sections and serves as the paper's entertainment critic.
The Conway Daily Sun was the first United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
daily to publish the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku
Sudoku
is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9...
.
Citing advertisement revenue issues, the Conway Daily Sun printed its final Monday edition on October 26, 2009. The paper continues to be published Tuesday through Saturday.
Sisters and competitors
Conway was Country News ClubCountry News Club
Country News Club, Inc., Portland News Club, Inc., and Lakes Region News Club, Inc., are private companies that publish community newspapers in northern New Hampshire and Greater Portland, Maine and western Maine, USA....
's first daily newspaper. It has since been joined by The Berlin Daily Sun
The Berlin Daily Sun
The Berlin Daily Sun is a four-day free daily newspaper published in the city of Berlin, New Hampshire, U.S., covering "Berlin, Gorham and the North Country"....
. In 2000, two of the partners of Country News Club partnered with Ed Engler to launch The Laconia Daily Sun
The Laconia Daily Sun
The Laconia Daily Sun is a six-day free morning daily newspaper published in the city of Laconia, New Hampshire, USA, covering the Lakes Region....
, in neighboring regions of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. The Conway Daily Sun
No other daily newspaper is based in Carroll County
Carroll County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...
. Country News Club's closest competitor is The Citizen
The Citizen (Laconia)
The Citizen is a six day a week, morning daily newspaper in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA, the largest local paper serving the Lakes Region of that state. It has been owned since 1991 by Geo. J...
of Laconia
Laconia, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,411 people, 6,724 households, and 4,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.3 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 421.8 per square mile...
.