Eagle Times Information

The newspaper was originally published from the 1970s through July 10, 2009 when it was closed. Current owner, Eagle Printing & Publishing LLC, resumed publishing on Oct. 12, 2009. The newspaper circulates in Claremont, Charlestown, Cornish, Newport, Plainfield and Unity in New Hampshire and Ascutney, Springfield, Weathersfield and Windsor in Vermont. The Eagle Times was created when the Claremont Daily Eagle merged with the Bellows Falls-Springfield (Vt.) Times Reporter in the 1970s. On July 9, 2009, Eagle Publications Inc., owned by local businessman Harvey Hill, filed chapter 7 bankruptcy. The newspaper printed its final edition on July 10, 2009. In October, 2009, the assets of the newspaper were purchased from the bankruptcy court by Eagle Printing and Publishing LLC and publication resumed on Oct. 12, 2009. Today, in addition to the six-day a week Eagle Times (Monday-Saturday), the company publishes three other titles. The Message for the Week is a free weekly newspaper mailed to nearly 20,000 homes in and around Chester, Springfield, and Londonderry, Vt..; The Argus Champion is a paid weekly newspaper published each Thursday. It serves the towns of Newport, Sunapee and New London; The Weekly Flea a free shopping guide, is distributed to racks each Thursday throughout the region. In addition to the print product the Eagle Times also provides news via the website eagletimes.com Policy regarding political topics/advertising