The Progress
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | New Jersey Hills Media Group |
| Headquarters | Suite 104 100 South Jefferson Road Whippany, NJ 07981 |
| Website | www |
The Progress is a weekly newspaper that covers the six towns in the western area of Essex County, New Jersey: Caldwell, North Caldwell, West Caldwell, Fairfield, Roseland and Essex Fells.[1] The newspaper was founded in 1911.[1] The last available source for paid circulation shows the reach of this small town newspaper, with weekly paid circulation of 3,905 in May 2014.[1]
The Progress is owned by New Jersey Hills Media Group, which bought the independent newspaper from co-owners John A. Sullivan III and Jean Conlon in 1998.[2] Conlon, of West Caldwell, started work at The Progress in 1969 and became co-owner and editor in 1987.[3]
Rita Annan-Brady of Caldwell, who joined the paper as lifestyles editor in 1995, replaced Colleen McSpirit[a] as editor of The Progress in 1998;[2] Annan-Brady relinquished that role to someone else in 2008, when she returned to lifestyles editor.[2] By 2014, Lorie Greenspan was editor,[4][a] when replaced by Russ Crespolini, who served as editor until September 2018.[5] He was succeeded by Kathy Shwiff.[6] She was succeeded by Claudia Ceva, sometime between November 2022[7] and April 2023.[8]
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[edit]- ^ a b c "Newspaper Members - New Jersey Hills Media Group". njpa.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
Year established: 1911... Weekly paid: 3,905... Circ. Dept., May 2014
- ^ a b c Annan-Brady, Rita (January 16, 2019). "Close to the Edge: So long, and thanks for all the fish!". The Progress. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Jean Conlon Obituary". The Star-Ledger. September 6, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Newspaper Members - New Jersey Hills Media Group". njpa.org. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
Editor: Lorie Greenspan
- ^ Crespolini, Russ (September 6, 2018). "Raving: An Editor's Farewell". The Progress. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Our Newspapers | The Progress". New Jersey Hills Media Group. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
Editor: Kathy Shwiff
- ^ "Our Newspapers | The Progress". New Jersey Hills Media Group. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
Editor: Kathy Shwiff
- ^ "Our Newspapers | The Progress". New Jersey Hills Media Group. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
Editor: Claudia Ceva