Sun Publishing Company is a daily and weekly newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 publisher in southwest Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

 and southeast Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

, USA. It is a Westerly, Rhode Island-based subsidiary of Record-Journal Publishing Company

Record-Journal Publishing Company

The Record-Journal is an American daily newspaper based in Meriden, Connecticut, that dates back to the years immediately following the American Civil War. It is owned by the Record-Journal Publishing Company, a family-owned business entity that also owns Westerly, Rhode Island's The Westerly Sun...

 of Meriden, Connecticut

Meriden, Connecticut

Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,653.-History:...

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The company's flagship publication is a daily, The Westerly Sun

The Westerly Sun

The Westerly Sun is a seven-day daily newspaper published in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, covering portions of Washington County, Rhode Island, and New London County, Connecticut. The Sun is issued in the afternoon on weekdays, Monday through Friday, and in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays...

. It also publishes four weekly newspaper

Weekly newspaper

A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...

s in neighboring towns also covered by the daily.

Weeklies

For Sun's only daily publication, see The Westerly Sun

The Westerly Sun

The Westerly Sun is a seven-day daily newspaper published in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA, covering portions of Washington County, Rhode Island, and New London County, Connecticut. The Sun is issued in the afternoon on weekdays, Monday through Friday, and in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays...

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Sun Publishing's four weeklies include three covering Rhode Island towns, based in the Westerly headquarters -- the Charlestown Press, Westerly Pawcatuck Press and Wood River Press -- and one Connecticut publication, the Mystic River Press, based at 15 Holmes Street, Mystic, Connecticut

Mystic, Connecticut

Mystic is a village and census-designated place in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. A historic locality, Mystic has no independent government because it is not a legally recognized municipality in the state of Connecticut...

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The four weeklies share an editor, Dave Smith.

Charlestown Press :Covering Charlestown

Charlestown, Rhode Island

Charlestown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2010 census.-History:Charlestown is named after King Charles II, and was incorporated in 1738. The area was formerly part of the town of Westerly...

, the villages of Kenyon and Shannock in Richmond

Richmond, Rhode Island

Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2010 census. The villages of Alton, Arcadia, Carolina, Hope Valley, Kenyon, Shannock, Usquepaug, Woodville, and Wyoming are located in Richmond.-History:The town of Richmond was originally part...

, and parts of South Kingstown

South Kingstown, Rhode Island

South Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 30,639 at the 2010 census.South Kingstown includes the villages of Kingston, West Kingston, Wakefield, Peace Dale, Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, East Matunuck, Matunuck, Green Hill, and Perryville. Peace...

. Total-market postal delivery every Thursday.
Mystic River Press :Covering Groton

Groton, Connecticut

Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 census....

, North Stonington

North Stonington, Connecticut

North Stonington is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,991 at the 2000 census. North Stonington was split off from Stonington in 1724.-Geography:...

 and Stonington, Connecticut

Stonington, Connecticut

The Town of Stonington is located in New London County, Connecticut, in the state's southeastern corner. It includes the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, Wequetequock, the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic...

, including the villages of Mystic

Mystic, Connecticut

Mystic is a village and census-designated place in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. A historic locality, Mystic has no independent government because it is not a legally recognized municipality in the state of Connecticut...

, Old Mystic

Old Mystic, Connecticut

Old Mystic is a census-designated place in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,205 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and West Mystic. Free "requester" postal delivery every Thursday.
Westerly Pawcatuck Press :Covering Westerly (including the village of Bradford

Bradford, Rhode Island

Bradford is a census-designated place and historic district in the town of Westerly in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2000 census...

) and the Pawcatuck

Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Pawcatuck is a census-designated place in the town of Stonington which is located in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,474 at the 2000 census. It is located across the Pawcatuck River from Downtown Westerly in Rhode Island. It includes the Mechanic Street...

 section of Stonington, Connecticut

Stonington, Connecticut

The Town of Stonington is located in New London County, Connecticut, in the state's southeastern corner. It includes the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, Wequetequock, the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic...

. Total-market carrier delivery every Wednesday.
Wood River Press :Covering Exeter

Exeter, Rhode Island

Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code...

, Hopkinton

Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Hopkinton is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,188 at the 2010 census.The villages of Ashaway and Hope Valley are located in Hopkinton.-Geography:Hopkinton is found at 41.461 N latitude and 71.778 W longitude...

 and parts of Richmond, Rhode Island

Richmond, Rhode Island

Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2010 census. The villages of Alton, Arcadia, Carolina, Hope Valley, Kenyon, Shannock, Usquepaug, Woodville, and Wyoming are located in Richmond.-History:The town of Richmond was originally part...

 -- including the villages of Ashaway

Ashaway, Rhode Island

Ashaway is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashaway is located at ....

, Carolina

Carolina, Rhode Island

Carolina is a village that straddles the border of the towns of Charlestown and Richmond on the Pawcatuck River in Washington County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island Route 112 passes through the village...

, Hope Valley

Hope Valley, Rhode Island

Hope Valley is a village and census-designated place in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,649 at the 2000 census...

, Rockville, West Kingston, Wood River Junction

Wood River Junction, Rhode Island

Wood River Junction, Rhode Island is a small village located in the town of Richmond. It is home to the Chariho school district's main campus and is otherwise largely turf farms. The village is the site of the former Wood River Branch Railroad Station. The Wood River Branch of the New York, New...

 and Wyoming. Total-market postal delivery every Thursday.