Highland, N.Y.
Owner: Ulster Publishing Inc.
Effective: November 2008

The weekly paper closed.
Source: Paper Cuts tip; Times Herald-Record

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Owner: Ulster Publishing Inc.
Effective: December 2008

The 13-year-old weekly paper closed.
Sources: Paper Cuts tip; Times Herald-Record

Sacramento, Calif.
Owner: Arnold and Karen York
Effective: Jan. 19, 2012

The 23-year-old paper stopped publishing a print edition; it continues to publish online. Publisher Arnold York released a statement online: “This step, an essential element of the reorganization of our company, was prompted by challenging economic times coupled with the need for new technologies to expand our company’s online, social media and electronic communication capabilities.”
Source: Sacramento Bee

Galesburg, Ill.
Owner: GateHouse Media Inc.
Effective: June 2012

Copy editing and design will be outsourced to a hub in Chicago, according to a Jan. 17, 2012, employee memo. “I expect staff reductions,” the memo stated. “Corporate will let me know the extent of those reductions by mid February.” Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Charles Apple and Peoria Unit 86 of the United Media Guild

Chicago
Owner: Tribune Co.
Effective: Feb. 24, 2012

An unspecified number of buyouts were offered throughout the newsroom. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Chicago Tribune

Boise, Idaho
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Announced: Aug. 24, 2012

An unknown number of employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Lexington, Ky.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: July 20, 2012

The “equivalent of 10 positions” were eliminated. It is not clear if 10 employees were laid off, more than 10 full- and part-time employees employees were laid off, or vacant positions were eliminated with a smaller number of layoffs. Remaining employees must take five unpaid days off by Dec. 23. “The economic recovery continues at a slower-than-hoped-for pace, and revenues remain negative year-over-year,” Herald-Leader President and Publisher Rufus M. Friday wrote in a letter to the staff. “Although we’ve all been working hard to improve the revenue picture and to avoid expense cuts that impact our employees, we’ve decided additional reductions in the workforce and a second-half furlough are necessary.”

Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Paper Cuts tip; Lexington Herald-Leader; Business Lexington

Norwich, Conn.
Owner: GateHouse Media Inc.
Effective: March 2009

Printing was outsourced, and an unknown number of employees were laid off. The paper’s custom publications staff also was laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: The Day

Houston area
Owner: ASP Westward / 1013 Communications LLC
Effective: June 27, 2012

An unknown number of employees were laid off when ASP Westward sold the Houston Community Newspapers to 1013 Communications. The papers include: The Conroe Courier, The Woodlands Villager, Spring Observer, Cleveland Advocate, Dayton Advocate, Eastex News, Tomball Potpourri, Magnolia Potpourri, Cypress Creek Mirror, Bay Area Citizen, Deer Park Broadcaster, Friendswood Journal, Pearland Journal, Pasadena Citizen, The West University Examiner, Bellaire Examiner, River Oaks Examiner, Memorial Examiner, Sugar Land Sun, Fort Bend Sun, The Rancher, Humble Observer, Kingwood Observer, Atascocita Observer, Lake Houston Observer and East Montgomery County Observer. “The acquisition provides our readers and advertisers with award-winning newspapers in some of the country’s most appealing business and residential markets,” said HCN General Manager Jason Joseph. “The leadership of 1013, Houston Community Newspapers and The Journal shares a common goal of producing distinct local content and targeted advertising for our regions.”

Do you know more about the layoffs? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Paper Cuts tips; Beginnings of an Immigrating Journalist; Pearland Journal

Visalia, Calif.
Owner: Independent
Effective: January 2012

The 30-year-old weekly paper has closed. A note on the paper’s website blamed “decreasing advertising revenues, adversarial lawsuits directed at the paper by the Gannett Corp. … and an overall sour economy.” “The newspaper’s editorial and advertising staffs as well as the community-based owners of the Voice have been fighting for months to keep the paper alive and are still actively pursuing a solution that will allow the paper to survive,” said Editor and Publisher George Lurie. Lurie did not say how many employees the paper had. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Valley Voice; Paper Cuts tip