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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Brighton.

Our newspaper information for Brighton is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 5 papers that were published in the immediate area of Brighton. In addition, the list contains another 57 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Brighton. In total, we've identified 62 papers within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Brighton.

Newspapers Published In Brighton ...

We know of 5 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Brighton:

  • Bridgton Reporter (from 1858)
  • Bridgton Sentinel (from 1863)
  • Bridgton Weekly News (from 1870)
  • Fryeburg Times (from 1946)
  • The Bridgton Star (from 1946)

Newspapers Neighboring Brighton ...

The following newspapers were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Brighton.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Brighton.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0460, Longitude: -69.6948