The parent company of The Press of Atlantic City has put the newspaper up for sale, the newspaper said on its website Monday.
John F. Bitzer III, president and chief executive officer of ABARTA, which owns The Press Media Group, announced the development Monday on the Press's site, pressofatlanticcity.com.
Jim Hopson has been named the interim publisher and chief operating officer. Hopson was formerly publisher at The Press Media Group from 1989 to 1994, according to the site.
The newspaper was one of the most prolific and popular news sources in all of South Jersey and southern Ocean County, south of Berkeley Township. The newspaper's coverage changed in recent years when it closed its Manahawkin office on Route 9 and made similar cost-cutting moves.
The Asbury Park Press, which also covers southern Ocean County, announced last week that the newspaper is closing its Neptune office.
More information on this development can be found here.
are in support without question of the LEFT WIND DEMOCRATS. We plan to cancel all print issues as coupons were once a reason for the print issues ... with food and retail prices on the rise, a mere coupon is no longer a reason to subscribe ... don't believe me, read their slanted editorials that too often kissing up to President Barrack Hussein Obama. Hold on this year is going to be a battle of who blinks first.
The Press of A.C. does not, and I repeat does not cover 'all' of South Jersey. They do not cover Gloucester County [mid and western], Salem County [none] Camden County [mid and western] As to breaking news; yes it is since, it gives NJ.com a greater expanse of coverage by South Jersey Times, which covers all that are avoided by the Press.