Bangor, Maine
Owner: Bangor Publishing Co.
Effective: Oct. 3, 2011

The paper is offering buyouts to all of its 230 employees; company officials said they expect “as many as 30″ employees will accept the buyout, but have not ruled out layoffs. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Mainebiz

Update: Twenty-two employees accepted buyout offers. That’s less than the “as many as 30″ that the company had previously hinted at; it is not clear if there will be layoffs. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous. (11.16.11)
Source: Down East

San Francisco
Owner: Village Voice Media
Effective: Sept. 28, 2011

At least four employees were laid off: One reporter, a web editor and two bloggers. An unnamed employee told the SFAppeal cuts are being made “across the board in all Village Voice Media, but SF Weekly was hit the hardest because the lose a lot of money.”
Source: SF Appeal via San Francisco Peninsula Press Club

Escondido, Calif.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Sept. 22, 2011

At least three newsroom employees were laid off; employees in other departments may have been laid off as well. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Update: When reporting layoffs in November, an article on the Times’ website said 10 employees had been laid off in September. (01.31.12)
Source: North County Times

Full disclosure: I work at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which also is owned by Lee Enterprises.

Philadelphia
Owner: Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC
Announced: Sept. 21, 2011

The paper has offered buyouts to newsroom employees. A letter sent to guild members does not say how many buyout volunteers are sought, or if the paper will turn to layoffs. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Media Jobs Daily

Dallas
Owner: A.H. Belo Corp.
Effective: Sept. 12, 2011

Two newsroom employees were laid off; they were off work when 38 others were laid off the previous week.Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: DMN Cuts

Torrance, Calif.
Owner: MediaNews Group
Effective: Sept. 16, 2011

The publisher was laid off. MediaNews’ Los Angeles News Group is consolidating publishers.
Source: The Papers Got Smaller

Los Angeles
Owner: Tribune Co.
Effective: Sept. 16, 2011

Seventeen newsroom employees, 14 circulation employees, nine advertising and two marketing employees, and one LAT Magazine employee were laid off leading up to the end of the paper’s third quarter. Pressroom and distribution employees also have been laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20-Year Club

Portland, Maine
Owner: MaineToday Media Inc.
Announced: Sept. 14, 2011 Oct. 14, 2011

“About 40″ employees will be laid off. The Portland Newspaper Guild said that represents about 15 percent of the paper’s employees. Press Herald Editor and Publisher Richard Connor said the paper is “feeling the effect of the economy like everyone else.”
Source: Forbes

Update: Twenty-three full- and part-time employees accepted a buyout offer; another 38 full- and part-time employees will be laid off by the end of October. The majority of the layoffs and buyouts are from the newsroom. MaineToday CEO Richard L. Connor blamed the economy: “Our business is inextricably tied to the national economy so, like other companies, we’ve had to confront declining revenue with a downsizing of the workforce,” he said in a prepared statement. “Nevertheless, it is difficult to part with talented and loyal employees, some of whom have contributed many years of service to our company, and none of whom is responsible for the economic conditions in which we operate.” (10.14.11)
Source: Kennebec Journal

Las Vegas
Owner: The Greenspun Corp.
Effective: Sept. 15, 2011

Twelve employees were laid off — a move Greenspun Media president and CEO Brian Greenspun blamed on a joint operating agreement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In a story on the Sun website, Greenspun said the company was “too exposed to the fortunes of the Review-Journal, a business we can’t control. That is a central reason for the events of today.” In August, the Review-Journal laid off 36 employees.
Source: Las Vegas Sun via Paper Cuts tips; Paper Cuts tips

Springfield, Ill.
Owner: GateHouse Media Inc.
Effective: Sept. 12, 2011

At least two employees were laid off: One web producer and a composing room employee. Two open positions were eliminated. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Paper Cuts tips