Karen Harrigan bought the paper in 2003 from her father, John Harrigan, whose parents Fred and Esther Harrigan ran the Sentinel for over thirty years. Linkedin photo
New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Inductees Carol Young, retired from the Providence Journal, John Harrigan of Colebrook and Julia Wells of the Vineyard Gazette in 2020. (NENPA PHOTO)
The 154-year-old newspaper, The News and Sentinel, “with roots that go back to 1870,” closed its doors on August 28, 2024. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Screenshot of the News and Sentinel in Colebrook's last front page.
Karen Harrigan bought the paper in 2003 from her father, John Harrigan, whose parents Fred and Esther Harrigan ran the Sentinel for over thirty years. Linkedin photo
New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Inductees Carol Young, retired from the Providence Journal, John Harrigan of Colebrook and Julia Wells of the Vineyard Gazette in 2020. (NENPA PHOTO)
COLEBROOK — The News and Sentinel in Colebrook, under its third generation of Harrigan family ownership, ceased publication Wednesday, Aug. 28, its last print edition after publisher Karen Harrigan, the daughter of storied North Country legend John Harrigan, announced the closure and said efforts to sell the paper two years ago were unsuccessful.
The newspaper has been an institution in Colebrook. The story published Wednesday on the paper’s website noted its rich history, with roots that go back to 1870, making it the longest continuously operating business in Colebrook. Karen’s grandparents, Fred and Esther Harrigan, ran it from the late 1950s until their deaths in 1990 and 1991, when John Harrigan took over. Karen joined The News and Sentinel in 1997, became editor in 2000, and bought the paper from her father in 2002.
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