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SAMPLE NEWS GROUP ACQUIRES ASSETS OF CORTLAND STANDARD PRINTING COMPANY - PUBLISHING OF NEWSPAPER WILL RESUME MAY 17

CORTLAND, N.Y. – Sample News Group, publisher of over 75 titles in 4 states, has acquired the assets of the Cortland Standard Printing Company through United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York.

The Cortland Standard newspaper, which abruptly ceased publication March 13 as a result of their bankruptcy filing, will resume its prior publication schedule of Tuesday through Saturday on May 17. The announcement was made Wednesday by George “Scoop” Sample, owner of Sample News Group.  READ MORE

SAMPLE NEWS GROUP ACQUIRES BEE NEWSPAPER GROUP OF SUBURBAN BUFFALO

BATAVIA, N.Y. – Sample News Group, publisher of over 75 titles in 4 states, has acquired the Bee Newspaper Group publications from the Measer family based in Williamsville, New York. The deal includes the local Bee Newspapers in Amherst, Clarence, Ken-Ton, Lancaster, Depew, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Orchard Park, and East Aurora with a combined weekly circulation of over 47,000.

The announcement was made Tuesday jointly by George “Scoop” Sample, owner of Sample News Group, and Trey Measer, President and Publisher of Bee Newspapers Inc. READ MORE

Penn Highlands State College Opens

IUP adds to proposed Osteopathic College staff