✅ The Star-Ledger will end its print edition in February ✅ It will sell its printing facility which is also used by The Jersey Journal ✅ The Jersey Journal will stop publishing in February New Jersey's largest newspaper will soon no longer be available in a print format. The Newark Morning Ledger Co., the owner of the Star-Ledger, said it will no longer publish a print edition of the newspaper after Feb.
2. The company also plans to close its Montville production facility. The online version will continue at NJ.
com. Sister newspapers the Times of Trenton, the South Jersey Times and the weekly Hunterdon County Democrat, owned by Advance Local, will also end their print editions. All will continue to be available online.
According to Advance Local, Feb. 2 will also be the final publishing date for the South Jersey Times and the Times of Trenton. The Hunterdon County Democrat's last publish date is Jan.
30, the company said. The online edition will contain 10 additional pages of exclusive contact, according to Advance Local. “Today’s announcement represents the next step into the digital future of journalism in New Jersey,” said Steve Alessi, president of NJ Advance Media, which is owned by Advance Local.
“It’s important to emphasize that this is a forward-looking decision that allows us to invest more deeply than ever in our journalism and in serving our communities.” The closing of the Montville print facility means another daily newspaper, The Jersey Journal.
