# List of newspapers in Massachusetts

This is a list of newspapers in Massachusetts, including print and online.

## Daily newspapers

| Newspaper | Area | County | Frequency | Circulation | Publisher/parent company |
| Athol Daily News | Athol | Franklin | Daily | | Newspapers of New England, Inc. |
| The Berkshire Eagle | Pittsfield | Berkshire | Daily | 23,835 | New England Newspapers Inc. |
| The Boston Globe | Boston | Suffolk | Daily | 245,572 | Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC |
| Boston Herald | Boston | Suffolk | Daily | 95,929 | Herald Media |
| Cape Cod Times | Barnstable | Barnstable | Daily | 35,776 | News Corporation |
| The Daily Item | Lynn | Essex | Daily | 16,100 | Essex Media Group |
| Daily Hampshire Gazette | Northampton | Hampshire | Daily | 15,572 | Newspapers of New England, Inc. |
| The Daily News of Newburyport | Newburyport | Essex | Daily | 9,649 | Community Newspaper Holdings |
| Daily Times Chronicle | Woburn | Middlesex | Daily | 11,195 | Woburn Daily Times Inc. |
| The Eagle-Tribune | North Andover | Essex | Daily | 35,397 | Community Newspaper Holdings |
| The Enterprise | Brockton | Plymouth | Daily | 22,454 | New Media Investment Group |
| The Gardner News | Gardner | Worcester | Daily | 4,904 | Gardner News Inc. |
| Gloucester Daily Times | Gloucester | Essex | Daily | 7,463 | Community Newspaper Holdings |
| The Herald News | Fall River | Bristol | Daily | 14,979 | New Media Investment Group |
| The MetroWest Daily News | Framingham | Middlesex | Daily | 17,830 | New Media Investment Group |
| The Milford Daily News | Milford | Worcester | Daily | 6,099 | New Media Investment Group |
| The Patriot Ledger | Quincy | Norfolk | Daily | 38,537 | New Media Investment Group |
| The Recorder | Greenfield | Franklin | Daily | 11,253 | Newspapers of New England Inc. |
| The Republican | Springfield | Hampden | Daily | 76,353 | Newhouse Newspapers |
| The Salem News | Salem | Essex | Daily | 20,295 | Community Newspaper Holdings |
| Sentinel & Enterprise | Fitchburg | Worcester | Daily | 15,031 | Digital First Media |
| Standard-Times | New Bedford | Bristol | Daily | 21,582 | News Corporation |
| The Sun | Lowell | Middlesex | Daily | 42,899 | Digital First Media |
| The Sun Chronicle | Attleboro | Bristol | Daily | 14,216 | TriboroMassachusetts News Media Inc. |
| Taunton Daily Gazette | Taunton | Bristol | Daily | 6,703 | New Media Investment Group |
| Telegram & Gazette | Worcester | Worcester | Daily | 74,563 | New Media Investment Group |
| The Wakefield Daily Item | Wakefield | Middlesex | Daily | 4,800 | The Wakefield Item Co. |
| The Westfield News | Westfield | Hampden | Daily | 4,500 | Westfield News Group |

## Non-daily newspapers

| Newspaper | Area | County | Frequency | Ownership | Notes |
| Abington Mariner | Abington | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Advocate | Fairhaven | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Acushnet |
| Agawam Advertiser News | Agawam | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | |
| Allston/Brighton TAB | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Allston and Brighton neighborhoods |
| Amesbury News | Amesbury | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Amherst Bulletin | Amherst | Hampshire | Weekly | Newspapers of New England | Also covers Deerfield, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury and Sunderland |
| Andover Townsman | Andover | Essex | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings | |
| Arlington Advocate | Arlington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Ashland Local Town Pages | Ashland | Middlesex | Monthly | Local Town Pages | |
| Auburn News | Auburn | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | |
| Ayer Public Spirit | Ayer | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| Back Bay Sun | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Back Bay, Boston |
| The Banner | West Boylston | Worcester | Weekly | The New York Times Company | Also covers Boylston |
| The Barnstable Patriot | Barnstable | Barnstable | Weekly | News Corporation | |
| Barre Gazette | Barre | Worcester | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Hubbardston, Oakham, Petersham, Rutland |
| Bay State Banner | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Banner Publications Inc. | |
| Bay Windows | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Jeff Coakley, Sue O'Connell | Distributed throughout New England |
| The Beacon | Acton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Boxborough |
| Beacon Hill Times | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Beacon Hill, Boston |
| Beacon-Villager | Maynard | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Stow |
| Bedford Minuteman | Bedford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Belmont Citizen-Herald | Belmont | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Berkshire Advocate | North Adams | Berkshire | Weekly | MediaNews Group | Covers Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Bennington County, Vermont |
| Beverly Citizen | Beverly | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Billerica Minuteman | Billerica | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Blackstone Valley Tribune | Northbridge | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Douglas and Uxbridge |
| The Bolton Common | Bolton | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Boston Broadside | North Shore, SouthCoast, Cape, Worcester | Essex | Monthly | Broadside Communications, Inc. | From CT. border to Southern New Hampshire. Limited free distribution on North Shore, Cape, Fall River, and other areas also. |
| The Bolton Independent | Bolton | Worcester | Weekly | | |
| Boston Bulletin | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | Covers Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, South Boston |
| DigBoston | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Dig Media Group | |
| Bourne Courier | Bourne | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Mashpee |
| The Bourne Enterprise | Bourne | Barnstable | Weekly | Falmouth Publishing Inc. | |
| Braintree Forum | Braintree | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Bridgewater Independent | Bridgewater | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Brookline TAB | Brookline | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Bulletin | Falmouth | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Mashpee |
| Burlington Union | Burlington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Cambridge Chronicle | Cambridge | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Cambridge Tab | Cambridge | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Cape Cod Chronicle | Chatham | Barnstable | Weekly | Hyora Publications | Covers Chatham and Harwich |
| Canton Journal | Canton | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Cape Ann Beacon | Gloucester | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport |
| The Cape Codder | Orleans | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Brewster, Chatham, and Eastham |
| Carlisle Mosquito | Carlisle | Middlesex | Weekly | Carlisle Communications Inc. | |
| Carver Reporter | Carver | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Charlestown Patriot-Bridge | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Charlestown |
| Charlton Villager | Charlton | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | |
| Chelmsford Independent | Chelmsford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Chelsea Record | Chelsea | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | |
| Chicopee Register | Chicopee | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | |
| The Christian Science Monitor | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Christian Science Publishing Society | Daily website; formerly a printed daily |
| The Chronicle | Dartmouth | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Westport |
| Cohasset Mariner | Cohasset | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Community Advocate | Westborough | Worcester | Weekly | | Also Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, and Southborough |
| The Concord Bridge | Concord | Middlesex | Weekly | The Concord Independent Foundation | Began publishing in October 2022 |
| Concord Journal | Concord | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Country Gazette | Franklin | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Bellingham, Foxborough, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham |
| Country Journal | Huntington | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Becket, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Middlefield, Montgomery, Otis, Plainfield, Russell, Sandisfield, Williamsburg, Westfield, Westhampton, and Worthington |
| The Dedham Times | Dedham | Norfolk | Weekly | Dedham Times, Inc. | |
| Dedham Transcript | Dedham | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Former daily |
| Discover Central Massachusetts | | Worcestor | Online | Independent News Group | Entertainment, travel and tourism |
| Danvers Herald | Danvers | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Dorchester Reporter | Dorchester | Suffolk | Weekly | Boston Neighborhood News Inc. | |
| Dover-Sherborn Press | Dover | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Sherborn |
| Duxbury Clipper | Duxbury | Plymouth | Weekly | Clipper Press | |
| East Boston Times-Free Press | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers East Boston |
| Easton Journal | Easton | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Everett Independent | Everett | Middlesex | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | |
| The Falmouth Enterprise | Falmouth | Barnstable | Weekly | Falmouth Publishing Inc. | |
| Fall River Spirit | Fall River | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | |
| The Foxboro Reporter | Foxborough | Norfolk | Weekly | Foxboro Reporter | |
| Framingham Tab | Framingham | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Georgetown Record | Georgetown | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Groton Landmark | Groton | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle | Hamilton | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Wenham |
| Hanover Mariner | Hanover | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Harvard Hillside | Harvard | Worcester | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| The Harvard Post | Harvard | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Harvard Press | Harvard | Worcester | Weekly | | |
| Harwich Oracle | Harwich | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Haverhill Gazette | Haverhill | Essex | Weekly | Community Newspaper Holdings | |
| The Herald | Chicopee | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | Also covers Granby, Holyoke, and South Hadley |
| The Hingham Journal | Hingham | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Holbrook Sun | Holbrook | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Holliston TAB | Holliston | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Holyoke Sun | Holyoke | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | |
| Hopkinton Crier | Hopkinton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Hopkinton Independent | Hopkinton | Middlesex | BiWeekly | Hopkinton Independent, LLC | Full saturation paper |
| Hudson Sun | Hudson | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Hyde Park Bulletin | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | Covers Hyde Park and Boston |
| The Inquirer and Mirror | Nantucket | Nantucket | Weekly | News Corporation | |
| Ipswich Local News | Ipswich | Essex | Weekly | Independent non-profit | |
| The Item | Clinton | Worcester | Weekly | The New York Times Company | Former daily; also covers Berlin, Bolton, Lancaster, and Sterling |
| Jamaica Plain Gazette | Boston | Suffolk | Biweekly | Independent Newspaper Group | |
| Journal Register | Palmer | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Monson |
| Kingston Reporter | Kingston | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Lakeville Call | Lakeville | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Landmark | Holden | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | Also covers Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling |
| Leominster Champion | Leominster | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | |
| Lexington Minuteman | Lexington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Lincoln Journal | Lincoln | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Littleton Independent | Littleton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Longmeadow News | Longmeadow | Hampden | Weekly | Westfield News Group | |
| Ludlow Register | Ludlow | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | |
| The Lunenburg Ledger | Lunenburg | Worcester | Weekly | DG Ink | |
| Lynn Journal | Lynn | Essex | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | |
| Main Street Journal | Marlborough | Middlesex | Weekly | Main Street Journal Inc. | |
| Malden Observer | Malden | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Manchester Cricket | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Essex | | | |
| Mansfield News | Mansfield | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Marblehead Reporter | Marblehead | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Marlborough Enterprise | Marlborough | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Marshfield Mariner | Marshfield | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Martha's Vineyard Times | Tisbury | Dukes | Weekly | Martha's Vineyard Times Corp. | Covers all of Martha's Vineyard |
| The Mashpee Enterprise | Mashpee | Barnstable | Weekly | Falmouth Publishing Inc. | |
| Medfield Press | Medfield | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Melrose Free Press | Melrose | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Messenger (the free) | Nashoba Valley | Middlesex | Monthly | Parker Pond Publishing | |
| Melrose Weekly News | Melrose | Middlesex | Weekly | The Wakefield Item Co. | |
| Middleboro Gazette | Middleborough | Plymouth | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Lakeville |
| The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle | Millbury | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | Also covers Sutton |
| Milton Times | Milton | Norfolk | Weekly | Pat Desmond | |
| Mission Hill Gazette | Boston | Suffolk | Monthly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers Mission Hill, Boston |
| Montague Reporter | Montague | Franklin | Weekly | | Also covers Wendell, Gill and Erving |
| Natick Bulletin & Tab | Natick | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Needham Observer | Needham | Norfolk | Weekly | Independent | |
| Needham Times | Needham | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Newburyport Current | Newburyport | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| New England Metropolitan Business Tribune | Springfield, Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Boston, Suffolk | Weekly | Independent African American & African Business Newspaper Group | also covers Pittsfield, Lowell, Framingham, Cambridge and Cape Cod |
| Newton TAB | Newton | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| North Andover Citizen | North Andover | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The North Attleborough Free Press | North Attleborough | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| North End Regional Review | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | Covers North End and Boston |
| Norton Mirror | Norton | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Norwell Mariner | Norwell | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Norwood Bulletin | Norwood | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Norwood Record | Norwood | Norfolk | Weekly | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | |
| Old Colony Memorial | Plymouth | Plymouth | Semiweekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Peabody and Lynnfield Weekly News | Peabody | Essex | Weekly | | Also covers Lynnfield |
| Pembroke Mariner-Reporter | Pembroke | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Pepperell Free Press | Pepperell | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| Provincetown Independent | Provincetown | Barnstable | Weekly | Family and community owned | Covers Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham |
| Provincetown Banner | Provincetown | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Truro and Wellfleet |
| Quaboag Current | Brookfield | Worcester | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers East Brookfield, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Warren, and West Brookfield |
| Quincy Sun | Quincy | Norfolk | Weekly | | |
| Randolph Herald | Randolph | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Raynham Call | Raynham | Bristol | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Reading Advocate | Reading | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Register | Yarmouth | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Barnstable and Dennis |
| The Reminder | East Longmeadow | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | Also covers East Forest Park, Hampden, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Sixteen Acres, and Wilbraham |
| The Reminder | Springfield | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | |
| The Reminder | West Springfield | Hampden | Weekly | Reminder Publications | Also covers Agawam, Southwick, and Westfield |
| Revere Journal | Revere | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | |
| Richmond Record | Richmond | Berkshire | Monthly | The Richmond Record Inc | |
| Rockland Standard | Rockland | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Roslindale Transcript | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Covers Roslindale |
| Rumbo | Lawrence | Essex | Weekly | SUDA Inc. | Also covers Methuen; biweekly regional edition covers more of the Merrimack Valley |
| Salem Gazette | Salem | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Sandwich Broadsider | Sandwich | Barnstable | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Sandwich Enterprise | Sandwich | Barnstable | Weekly | Falmouth Publishing Inc. | |
| Saugus Advertiser | Saugus | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Scituate Mariner | Scituate | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Seekonk Star | Seekonk | Bristol | Weekly | East Bay Newspapers | |
| Sentinel | Belchertown | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Amherst and Granby |
| The Sentinel | Rochester | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Marion and Mattapoisett |
| Sharon Advocate | Sharon | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Shirley Oracle | Shirley | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| Shrewsbury Chronicle | Shrewsbury | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Shoestring | Western Massachusetts | Hampshire | Daily | | |
| The Somerville Times | Somerville | Middlesex | Weekly | Prospect Hill Publishing Corp. | |
| The Somerville/Medford News Weekly | Somerville, Medford | Middlesex | Weekly | | |
| South Boston Online | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | South Boston Inc. | Covers South Boston and Seaport District |
| South End News | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | South End News Inc. | Covers South End and Boston |
| Southbridge News | Southbridge | Worcester | Daily | | Stonebridge Press |
| Southwick-Suffield News | Southwick | Hampden | Non-daily | | Also covers Suffield, Connecticut |
| The Spectator | Somerset | Bristol | Weekly | News Corporation | Also covers Dighton, Rehoboth, and Swansea |
| Spencer New Leader | Spencer | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, North Brookfield, and West Brookfield |
| The Sterling Meetinghouse News | Sterling | Sterling | Monthly | Sterling Media inc. | |
| The Stoneham Independent | Stoneham | Middlesex | Weekly | Woburn Daily Times Inc. | |
| Stoneham Sun | Stoneham | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Stoughton Journal | Stoughton | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Stow Independent | Stow | Middlesex | Weekly | | |
| Sturbridge Villager | Sturbridge | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Brimfield, Holland, and Wales |
| Sudbury Town Crier | Sudbury | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Summit | Easthampton | Hampshire | Weekly | Newspapers of New England | Also covers Southampton and Westhampton |
| Swampscott Reporter | Swampscott | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Tantasqua Town Common | Sturbridge | Worcester | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Brimfield, Holland, nd Wales |
| Tewksbury Advocate | Tewksbury | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Town Common | Rowley | Essex | Weekly | The Town Common, Inc. | Covers North Shore of MA, Lower Merrimack Valley, and Coastal NH including Amesbury, Boxford, Byfield, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Hampton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, Newburyport, Newbury, Plum Island, Portsmouth, Rowley, Rye, Salisbury, Seabrook, Topsfield, and West Newbury |
| Times & Courier | Clinton | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Lancaster |
| Town Crier | Tewksbury | Middlesex | Weekly | Woburn Daily Times Inc. | |
| Town Crier | Wilmington | Middlesex | Weekly | Woburn Daily Times Inc. | |
| Town Reminder | South Hadley | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | |
| Townsend Times | Townsend | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| The Transcript & Journal | Medford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Somerville |
| Tri-Town Transcript | Middleton | Essex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Boxford and Topsfield |
| Valley Advocate | Hatfield | Hampshire | Weekly | Newspapers of New England | Alternative weekly covering the Pioneer Valley |
| Valley Dispatch | Dracut | Middlesex | Weekly | MediaNews Group | |
| The Villager | Northborough | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Also covers Southborough |
| Vineyard Gazette | Edgartown | Dukes | Weekly | The Martha's Vineyard Gazette LLC | Covers all of Martha's Vineyard |
| Wakefield Observer | Wakefield | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Walpole Times | Walpole | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Waltham News Tribune | Waltham | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Former daily |
| The Wanderer | Mattapoisett | Plymouth | Weekly | | Also covers Marion and Rochester |
| Ware River News | Ware | Hampshire | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Hardwick |
| Wareham Courier | Wareham | Plymouth | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Watertown Tab & Press | Watertown | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Wayland Town Crier | Wayland | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Webster Times | Webster | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | Also covers Dudley and Oxford |
| The Wellesley Townsman | Wellesley | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| West Roxbury Transcript | Boston | Suffolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | Covers West Roxbury |
| The Westborough News | Westborough | Worcester | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Westford Eagle | Westford | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| The Weston Town Crier | Weston | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Westport Shorelines | Westport | Bristol | Weekly | East Bay Newspapers | |
| West Roxbury-Roslindale Bulletin | Boston | Suffolk | Non-daily | Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. | Covers Roslindale and West Roxbury |
| Westwood Press | Westwood | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Weymouth News | Weymouth | Norfolk | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Wilbraham-Hampden Times | Wilbraham | Hampden | Weekly | Turley Publications | Also covers Hampden |
| Wilmington Advocate | Wilmington | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Winchendon Courier | Winchendon | Worcester | Weekly | Stonebridge Press | |
| Winthrop Sun Transcript | Winthrop | Suffolk | Weekly | Independent Newspaper Group | |
| Whitman-Hanson Express | Hanson | Plymouth | Weekly | Clipper Press | Also covers Whitman |
| Woburn Advocate | Woburn | Middlesex | Weekly | New Media Investment Group | |
| Worcester Magazine | Worcester | Worcester | Weekly | Holden Landmark Corp. | Alternative weekly |

## College newspapers

* The Amherst Student – Amherst College
* The Beacon – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
* The Beacon – Merrimack College
* The Berkeley Beacon – Emerson College
* The Comment – Bridgewater State University
* The Connector – UMass Lowell
* The Daily Collegian – UMass Amherst
* The Daily Free Press – Boston University
* The Harvard Crimson – Harvard University
* The Heights – Boston College
* The Hub – Emmanuel College
* The Independent – Harvard University
* The Justice – Brandeis University
* The Massachusetts Daily Collegian – University of Massachusetts Amherst
* The Mass Media – University of Massachusetts Boston
* The Mount Holyoke News – Mount Holyoke College
* The Huntington News – Northeastern University
* The Observer – Bristol Community College
* The Pennon – North Shore Community College
* The Sophian – Smith College
* The Suffolk Journal – Suffolk University
* The Tech – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* The Torch – UMass Dartmouth
* The Towers – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
* The Tufts Daily – Tufts University
* The Vanguard – Bentley College
* The Wheaton Wire – Wheaton Colletge
* The Williams Record – Williams College
* Le Provocateur – Assumption College

## Special-interest newspapers

* The Anchor – Fall River
* Banker & Tradesman – Boston
* Bay Windows – Boston
* Boston Business Journal – Boston
* The Catholic Free Press – Worcester
* Fifty Plus Advocate – Worcester
* Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Boston
* The Pilot – Braintree
* Sampan – Boston
* The Rainbow Times – Boston

## Monthly Newspapers

* The Boston Broadside.
* The Boston Irish Reporter.

## Foreign-language newspapers

| Newspaper | Language | Place of publication | Notes |
| Armenian Mirror-Spectator | English | Watertown | |
| Baikar | Armenian | Watertown | |
| Dielli | Albanian, English | Boston | |
| Hairenik | Armenian | Watertown | |
| Hellenic Chronicle | English | Boston | |
| El Heraldo | Spanish | Boston | Ceased in 2000? |
| El Mundo | Spanish | Boston | |
| El Planeta | Spanish | Boston | |
| Portuguese Times | Portuguese | New Bedford | |
| Predvestnik | Russian | Westfield | Ceased in 2008? |
| Raivaaja | Finnish, English | Fitchburg | Finnish American newspaper established in 1905. Ceased in 2009. |
| Sampan | Chinese, English | Boston | |
| World Journal (Boston edition) | Chinese, English | Boston? | Ceased publication |