Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said today it is exploring the possible sale of some of its Ottaway community newspapers in six markets.
The company said potential deals would raise cash to repay debt and for investment in current businesses. It also said it would consider exchanging the newspapers for other community papers.
The newspapers are in Danbury, Conn.; Oneonta, N.Y.; Plattsburg, N.Y.; Santa Cruz, Calif.; Sunbury, Pa.; and Traverse City, MI.
Readers should not notice any changes to The News-Times in the upcoming months due to its possible sale, said the newspaper’s publisher Sam Gett.
"It’s transparent for the reader," Gett said.
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Gett said The News-Times would continue focusing on increasing its Internet content, readership and advertising revenue.
Last month, the newsroom implemented several changes, including changing reporters’ beats, adding transportation and business coverage, adding reporter blogs and columns, and focusing on more regional coverage.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
