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Portland Phoenix weekly shutting down
The Portland Phoenix shut down publication in February after losing two major advertisers, its publisher said.
Mark Guerringue, who publishes three free dailies in New Hampshire, said he made the decision to close the alternative weekly and lay off its two full-time employees after losing the advertisers.
“I closed it, hopefully temporarily,” he said.
The paper went from weekly to biweekly publication in January and the decision to close came the next month, Guerringue said.
Read more: https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/04/02/portland-phoenix-weekly-shutting-down/