Watkins Glen Review & Express
weekly newspaper in Glen, NY
The Watkins Glen Review & Express is an American newspaper serving Watkins Glen, New York and the surrounding area. It has a weekly circulation of 3,200. Founded by Samuel Harvey Ferenbaugh, it traces its roots back to its predecessors the Express in 1854 and the Watkins Herald in 1882. It is currently owned by Finger Lake Media.
History
The paper is the product of the merger of the Review and the Express. The Watkins Express traced its roots to the Watkins Republican, founded in June 1854. Founded by J. K. Averill, he managed it only for a single year before selling it. After passing through a series of owners it fell to Levi Gano, who made the paper a strict Republican vehicle and changed the name to the Express.
The Watkins Herald, predecessor to the Review, was founded by Samuel Harvey Ferenbaugh. Born in 1846, Ferenbaugh had apprenticed at the Corning Journal, subsequently founding the Painted Post Times and the Havana Democrat.
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