The Dwight Family (Newspapers of New England, Inc.)

Overview

The Dwight family controls Newspapers of New England, Inc. (NNE), a privately held New England newspaper publisher.

Portfolio

• Concord Monitor (Concord, NH) — flagship publication
• Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA)
• Greenfield Recorder (Greenfield, MA)
• Valley News (Lebanon, NH)
• Monadnock Ledger (NH)
• Formerly the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram (MA), the family's original paper, closed in January 1993

Ownership

Newspapers of New England was founded in the late 1970s as a holding company for properties owned by the Dwight family, longtime publishers of the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram. Nancy Dwight, widow of longtime NNE chairman Donald R. Dwight (who died in May 2025), continues to serve on the NNE board.

History

William G. Dwight joined the Holyoke Transcript's staff in 1881. Minnie Ryan Dwight and her son William Dwight Sr. expanded the family's newspaper holdings through the mid-20th century. Donald R. Dwight became chairman of NNE in 1982, a role he held for decades, publishing seven New England newspapers.