Boston Herald

Chicopee Herald printed too early to report on Red Sox victory

Ron Newman — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:29:01 -0400

Dan Kennedy bought a copy of the new, smaller Herald today at 3 pm, only to find it had no story on last night's Red Sox playoff victory.

What other news will the Herald no longer report in a timely manner, now that its printing press is 90 miles further from Boston?

No more pressing matters at the Herald

adamg — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:49:41 -0400

Today's the last day for the presses at Herald Square as the paper moves its print operations to Chicopee. Fitzgerald of the Herald says goodbye:

... It's going to be strange walking past the ancient and abandoned printing presses tomorrow. I'm optimistic the Herald will be around for a while. But it won't be the same without the presses and the cast of characters who somehow made them run.

Look on the bright side of life

adamg — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:56:39 -0400

Alicia, a librarian, reports why she made a point this morning of putting the Herald back cover face up on the shelf in serials.

Sabotage at the Herald

adamg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:58:01 -0400

The Boston Business Journal reports somebody this morning damaged the conveyor system that moves newspapers from the printing presses to waiting delivery trucks. The incident comes about two weeks before the paper is due to shut the presses and move printing to Chicopee.

The Journal also reports that you'll be able to instantly identify the new Chicopee Herald because the pages will be smaller.

Herald hires alleged plagiarist

adamg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:21:08 -0400

Ron Borges moves to the Herald after a whole month at WEEI.com.

Herald loses another veteran

adamg — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:52:19 -0400

Jay Fitzgerald reports fellow business reporter Scott Van Vorhis has left the paper to freelance fulltime:

... His depature is a huge loss, but the Herald will bounce back as usual. Well, sort of. ...

What's better than a juicy sex scandal?

adamg — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:21:03 -0400

If you're the Herald, it's a juicy sex scandal involving a Globe reporter (albeit one that allegedly happened before her time at the Globe).

Howie Carr channels CHB

adamg — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:10:19 -0400

Howie must be working on another book about the Bulgers, or maybe he spent too much time at Fenway with Castig and Obie last night, because based on the amount of time he put into today's CHB-like column about loser Patriots fans, he clearly is too busy to do any actual reporting for the Herald. Or maybe, he just needs a hug.

The windy city

Ron Newman — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:18:59 -0400

Here's why I enjoy living in a two-newspaper town.

Globe: At City Hall, a good use for all that wind

Herald: Wind turbine plan spins out of control

Tabloid editor to Globe reporters: Don't give up the broadsheet jobs

adamg — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:23:03 -0400

Maybe it's just sour grapes that his paper didn't get this month's Interview of the Century, or maybe he's really disgusted at what passes for journalism on Morrissey Boulevard these days, but whatever the reason, Herald Square doyen Jules Crittenden lays into the Globe's interview with the Suspect Formerly Known as Clark Rockefeller today with the sort of joyous vituperation not normally seen on media outlets this side of the Atlantic:

... Scribbler Maria Cramer is immediately tongue-tied as "Clark Rockefeller" dodges her clever opening "Who are you?" question. Globies allow ambulance chaser Stephen Hrones to tell them to be quiet. Also, remarkably, the bowtied bumkissers can't tell a German accent from a Brahmin one, despite having followed the Boston Herald's trail up the Alps to Gerhartsreiter's schnitzel-schnauzing roots. Apparently the Globe is having trouble finding good blueblood help these days. ...

And then he really gets started.