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February 9 at 2:15pm ·
  • We have two copies of the Sentinel from 1992 -- Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. One paper says "Evening Sentinel" while the next day's paper says "Valley Sentinel." Anyone know why this is?
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    • Angela G CasconeMahoney likes this.
      • Sean Barker The name changed as part of a move from the Connecticut Post parent company, which took over the Sentinel. Then on Dec. 24 we were all handed pink slips.
        February 9 at 2:19pm · 2
      • Donna Giusto Sember Because when the CT post bought the evening sentinel, they changed the name then about 4 months later, they did away with the paper altogether
        February 9 at 2:19pm · 1
      • John Cribbins Sad, I delivered that paper for many years....
        February 9 at 2:32pm · 1
      • Christopher Bowen That really happened on Dec. 24, Sean?
        February 9 at 2:35pm
      • Raymond Cirisoli I grew up with the Evening Sentinel ! That's when the valley was THE VALLEY!
        February 9 at 2:36pm · 9
      • Rob Pasquini It was exciting to 'go get the paper' out of the mailbox. Reminds me of my dad.
        February 9 at 2:38pm · 2
      • Richard Armstrong I delivered that paper too! We had the route in my family for quite a few years.
        February 9 at 2:44pm
      • Dom Violano The Evening Sentinel was delivered by kids after school throughout the Valley. The Post bought the paper, changed the name and put out a version of the Post with the new name on it in the morning. Then just did away with it altogether.
        February 9 at 3:02pm
      • Kerry Haydu Salemme here is a little history for u i own the house the founders of the evening sentinel used to own i have some awesome pics from this area from back in the day
        February 9 at 3:05pm · 2
      • Marcin A. Mazurek A Wizard did it
        February 9 at 3:10pm · 1
      • Donna Ingalls Didn't they run two papers at the time?
        February 9 at 3:29pm
      • Carol Kirby At one point they had two editions a day, sounds like the Valley Sentinel might have been the early edition and the Evening Sentinel was the afternoon paper.
        February 9 at 3:32pm · 1
      • Valley Independent Sentinel Carol's reason makes the most sense. Thanks all.
        February 9 at 3:37pm
      • Judy Sadick I remember all this. Loved to do that paper route!!! I still have an Evening Sentinel yellow tube from someone who had the paper delivered by car.
        February 9 at 3:38pm
      • Judy Sadick And the ct post was called the bridgeport post...
        February 9 at 3:40pm
      • Judy Sadick So how many of us still slip from time to time and call our paper the Sentinel'? Lol
        February 9 at 3:41pm · 1
      • Jill Trunkfield Peterson Yeah cuz thats when they changed names.
        February 9 at 4:20pm
      • Keith Whamond Morning/evening editions was going to be my guess, too.
        February 9 at 4:34pm
      • Carol Kirby I'm just surprised that they were still printing two editions at that point. It was a great paper.
        February 9 at 4:45pm
      • Lucius Sorrentino That was the year it switched names....
        http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91066033/
        February 9 at 5:54pm
      • Clearly Derby It probably does, Mark. LOL. I'm hoping that the Valley Independent Sentinel will come out soon with an article on the history of redevelopment in Derby. I would love to see the evolution of this over the years. Please say you will!
        February 9 at 7:03pm · 1
      • Marie Seno I worked for the Sentinel then. When CT.Post took over they changed the name without the knowledge of the employees. The next day with so many complaint from the subscriber and employees they knew they made a big mistake and changed it back. The valley residents are very loyal, you should never mess with them.
        February 10 at 3:11am · 1
      • Amy Phipps DeFelice
        NO,The Evening Sentinel was not morning/evening paper. Just one in the afternoon. I had a paper route when I was 7 years old. Couldn't play after school because I had to deliver papers! If I brought the paper after 5 pm some of my custome...rs would YELL at me! The Bridgeport Post (now CT POST) was an am paper and when they bought The Evening Sentinel there was no longer a need to have 2 papers so the Valley got tossed aside. There was also another paper called the Journal-Courier and that may have been the name of the paper before it was the Bridgeport post/Ct Post. I guess some fact finding can be done on that.See More
        February 10 at 5:16am
      • Pam Halicki Blanchette I worked in the circulation dept 1981. Every evening at 5pm, we would begin reading the front page and see how far we got before hitting the first typo. Great fun.
        February 10 at 5:25am
      • Pam Halicki Blanchette And yes, it was just one edition a day. Usually came off the press 2-3pm. I remember the day Reagan was shot - Bob Pollack ran thru the building yelling "stop the presses!" It was right out of a Frank Capra movie.
        February 10 at 5:56am · 1
      • Donna Jeanne Curtiss I remember my brother had the route near our house on Hawthorne Ave. I took it over and in my senior year 63--64 I went to school then to work at Mason-Jeffries til 5 then delivered about 70 papers before supper
        February 10 at 8:48am · 1