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EXHIBIT31.1

Certification

I, Robert M.Jelenic,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JournalRegister Company (the ‘‘Registrant’’),certify that:

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| 1.  | I have reviewed this QuarterlyReport on Form 10-Q of the Registrant; |

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| 2.  | Based onmy knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under whichsuch statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge,the financial statements, and other financial information included inthis report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in thisreport; |

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| 4.  | The Registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for theRegistrant and have: |

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|  | a.  | Designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the Registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; and |

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|  | b.  | Designed such internal controlover financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to providereasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reportingand the preparation of financial statements for external purposes inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles;and |

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|  | c.  | Evaluated the effectiveness of theRegistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented inthis report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; and |

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|  | d.  | Disclosedin this report any change in the Registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’smost recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting;and |

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| 5.  | The Registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’sauditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board ofdirectors: |

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|  | a.  | All significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theRegistrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and |

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|  | b.  | Any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the Registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting. |

Date: May  5,2006

|  | /s/ Robert M.Jelenic                                RobertM.  JelenicChairman and Chief ExecutiveOfficer |
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