The newspaper was purchased by Westfield native Patrick Berry in June 2011 from Allbritton Communications Company. Its circulation at the time was 4,500 daily.[1]
Upon purchasing the newspaper, Berry introduced color printing for the first time—by retiring the News' 1971 press and printing instead at The Republican in Springfield—and changed the paper's name from The Westfield Evening News in order to emphasize the all-day nature of the news cycle. He promised a new website and emphasis on social media such as Twitter and Facebook.[1]
A web site, thewestfieldnews.com, was launched on June 4, 2012. It was retired in 2021 and articles from the print edition now appear on MassLive.com.[3]
The newspaper was previously owned by Allbritton Communications, based in Washington, D.C.; it was the last traditional newspaper holding for the former Washington Star Company.
In July 2019, The Westfield News was purchased by Reminders Publishing, LLC (a subsidiary of The Republican).[5][6][7] Reminders Publishing continues to publish The Westfield News and The Pennysaver, but closed the Longmeadow and Enfield papers.
