Community News for years. Among the reasons Malato cited for the move was the amount of unused space at the previous Hoboken location, such as the large darkroom that became obsolete since the staff's adoption of digital photography around 2000. The company continued using its distribution facility in North Bergen. On June 10, 2018, it was announced that publishers Lucha Malato and David Unger had sold the Hudson Reporter Assoc. LP, the company that publishes their papers, to the Newspaper Media Group (NMG) of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a publisher of more than 50 weekly community newspapers in Central and Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, as well as a monthly newspaper on Staten Island. NMG owner and CEO Richard Donnelly stated, "The decision to purchase the Hudson Reporter was an easy one. The award-winning publications fit perfectly into our successful business model of community newspapers. Pooling resources and talent will ensure an even greater success story down the road. We are excited to add this exceptional group of papers to our growing family." By June 2021, the company's headquarters had moved down further south to 166-168 Broadway. The newspaper chain ceased operations on January 20, 2023. The announcement was a surprise to its staff, which included two reporters and one managing editor, who were informed by newspaper Media Group General Manager Brandon Chamberlain that the reason for the closure was that the revenue generated by the chain did not justify its expenses. Between five and ten staff members lost their jobs without severance pay. The closure affected both the print and online versions of the publications, according to reporter Daniel Israel, a three-year veteran of the chain, in a tweet posted on January 20, the staff's final day at work. Accolades The chain and its writers have won numerous awards for investigative reporting, going beyond the norm for weekly newspapers. The company has become a training ground for reporters and writers in the New York area, having sent two to The New York Times, and several to other top publications including The Star-Ledger and news organizations like Associated Press. Other writers, like Caren Matzner, have published novels. Publications Newspapers Jersey City Reporter Hoboken Reporter Union City Reporter West New York Reporter Weehawken Reporter North Bergen Reporter Secaucus Reporter Bayonne Community News Magazines and guides Jersey City Magazine, printed twice annually 07030, a magazine about Hoboken Bayonne: Life on the Peninsula