Private company

East Bay Newspapers

Logo: eastbayri.com3

American print media company, started 1837

East Bay Media Group (a.k.a. in 2024, and officially copyrighted until at least 2022, as East Bay Newspapers), registered as Phoenix-Times Publishing Company, is a publisher based in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, and owner of seven weekly newspapers in eastern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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East Bay Media Group (a.k.a. in 2024, and officially copyrighted until at least 2022, as East Bay Newspapers), registered as Phoenix-Times Publishing Company, is a publisher based in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, and owner of seven weekly newspapers in eastern Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.2

The story

East Bay Media Group began with the Bristol Phoenix, founded by William H. S. Bayley in 1837. Current owner Matthew Hayes is descended from Roswell S. Bosworth Sr., who took over the paper in 1929. The company's Web presence debuted in 1998.

From Wikipedia’s article on East Bay Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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