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03-06-2025
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The Monroe News celebrates 200 years
MONROE — The Monroe News turns 200-years-old on June 3, 2025. The first issue of what would become today's Monroe News was published Friday, June 3, 1825, according to the Library of Congress. Back then, the paper was called The Michigan Sentinel, and it came out weekly. The four-page paper cost 5 cents a copy. The Michigan Sentinel reported on a time when Toledo wasn't yet a city and mail arrived twice a week by pony carrier, according to Monroe News archives. Monroe's namesake, President James Monroe, was the U.S. president in 1825. The Monroe County Museum will soon open a Monroe News bicentennial exhibit at its museum, 126 S. Monroe St. in Monroe, and at this summer's 2025 Monroe County Fair, said the museum's Lynn Reaume. In 200 years, the local newspaper went from a weekly to a daily publication and it had several name changes. It all began with Editor Edward D. Ellis, who also is the namesake of the Monroe County Library System's Ellis Library & Reference Center. Ellis advocated for the use of penal fines to create and maintain public libraries. Ellis came to Monroe from Buffalo, New York and brought his printing presses with him. He served as the Monroe paper's editor, reporter, printer and pressman. He was a delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention and helped write the state's constitution, according to Monroe News archives. After Ellis left the area, the Morton family took over ownership of the paper, then called The Monroe Times. Morton family member J. Sterling Morton of Monroe established the first Arbor Day. Previous Coverage: April 25 is Arbor Day. Did you know it was started by a former Monroe man? Some of the former names of the paper included: The Monroe Advocate, The Monroe Commercial, The Monroe Democrat, The Monroe Record and The Monroe Record-Commercial. The News' former longtime office on West First Street in downtown Monroe was built in 1910 for The Monroe Democrat. The Monroe Evening News name began in 1918. Like the publication's name, technology also changed through the years. Ellis used a hot-metal letterpress. Later came typewriters, type-setting machines and linotype machines. News from around the world once came to the local office through Associated Press teletype machines. By 1975, The Monroe Evening News was already starting to use computers. 'We wish that Edward Ellis were here to view the Monroe County, the Michigan and the U.S. of today, the growth, the change and mechanical evolution that a century and a half have wrought," said a story in The News' 1975's, 150th anniversary special section. "In the 10 years from 1965-75, a printing revolution has taken place. From a time when virtually every newspaper printed used technology virtually unchanged since the invention of the linotype machine, the time has arrived when virtually every newspaper has either already converted its production process to photocomposition or is in the process of doing it." More milestones for the newspaper followed. After years of publishing six days a week, the first Sunday paper was published April 9, 1989. The News' website, debuted in 1996. A major change occurred in 1998, when the 1924 and '32 printing presses were retired. The large rolling presses were a longtime common sight around lunchtime at The Monroe News' former downtown Monroe building. At full speed, the presses could print 24,000 papers an hour. Replacing the old presses were new, full-color presses. They were installed in a facility on Monroe's Huber Drive. The first full-color issue of The Monroe Evening News was published Sept. 14, 1998. The Monroe News became the paper's official name on Sept. 1, 2013. 'Evening' was dropped because the paper had started morning delivery. But, the name change also signified a new direction in news reporting. 'We have dropped the word 'evening,' completing the move that has been a long time coming. When accompanied by our website, social media and digital offerings, the news we provide simply isn't tied to a specific time of day — or night — anymore,' said then editor Deborah Saul. Previous Coverage: 14K historic local newspaper pages now online Previous Coverage: Preserving Monroe County's record In 2000, The Monroe News' 175 anniversary was celebrated with a community open house, attended by 800 people. In 2000, staff photographers were still shooting 300 rolls of film a week. Today, all photography is digital. Monroe News' other print products through recent years have included: CoverStory, Prime Times, User's Guide, Saving Sense, Homes Plus, Bedford Now and several pictorial books on local history. Support local news: Subscribe for all the latest local developments, breaking news and high school sports content. Today, The Monroe News' office is at 23 E. Front St., Suite 103 in downtown Monroe. Printed papers are produced six days a week; the Saturday paper is an electronic only edition. News is updated daily online at and The Monroe News Facebook page. — Contact reporter Suzanne Nolan Wisler at swisler@ This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Happy 200th anniversary, Monroe News
Yahoo
23-05-2025
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Justin Baldoni withdraws Taylor Swift subpoena in Blake Lively legal fight
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift will no longer need to serve as a witness in the case between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who have been embroiled in a bitter legal feud since late last year. The subpoena issued against the pop star earlier this month has been withdrawn by Baldoni's team after Swift voluntarily provided information, sources with direct knowledge told TMZ. A spokesperson for Lively told the Daily News they 'supported the efforts of Taylor's team to quash these inappropriate subpoenas,' saying they'll 'continue to stand up for any third party who is unjustly harassed' during the legal process. 'At some point, [Baldoni's team] will run out of distractions from the actual claims of sexual harassment and retaliation they are facing,' the rep said, calling the subpoena merely an effort to 'exploit' Swift. On the heels of the subpoena, a rep for Swift told TMZ that contrary to claims made by Baldoni, she 'never set foot' on the set of 'It Ends With Us,' was not involved in any casting decisions and never gave any notes on the film. Baldoni, the movie's director, has said that Swift had a hand in approving the casting of Isabela Ferrer as the younger version of Lively's character, and that she was present during a heated meeting over rewrites to the script. Instead, the spokesperson said Swift's involvement was limited to 'permitting the use of one song,' saying the subpoena was designed to use her name 'to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.' Lively filed a lawsuit in late December accusing Baldoni of sexually harassing her and orchestrating a retaliatory smear campaign. Weeks later, he filed a $400 million countersuit, accusing Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane of defamation and civil extortion. Among his many accusations, Baldoni claimed Lively used any and all means to pressure him into giving over creative control of the film, including leveraging Swift's status as one of the most famous people on Earth. The suit included alleged texts from Lively referring to Swift as one of her 'dragons.' Amid the ongoing drama, sources have said Swift wants nothing to do with the legal fight and that her longtime friendship with Lively has become strained as a result. The case is currently set to go to trial next March in New York City. Baldoni's legal team did not immediately respond to The News' request for comment.
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20-03-2025
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Cuomo financial support in NYC mayoral race features a number of players from Trump world
Since launching his mayoral campaign this month, Andrew Cuomo has largely refrained from the sharp criticism of President Trump that has marked the rhetoric of many of his opponents, and some Trump supporters are opening up their wallets for the former governor. Cuomo's nascent mayoral campaign has already received nearly $20,000 in contributions from Trump donors and associates, including a prominent conservative social media influencer who recently helped host a fundraiser for the former governor, according to a Daily News review of city and federal filings. The 'Women for Cuomo' fundraiser on March 7 was co-hosted by Tanya Zuckerbrot, a nutritionist with a large social media following who has been a vocal Trump surrogate and attended the president's inaugural ball in January. Donation records show Zuckerbrot gave $2,100, the legal max, to Cuomo's mayoral campaign in conjunction with the event in Manhattan. 'I appreciate his strong support of the Jewish community and commitment to making NYC great again. Who's ready for a comeback?' Zuckerbrot captioned a photo she posted on Instagram on March 10 of herself and Cuomo. She capped off the post with the hashtag #makenycgreatagain, a spin on Trump's signature slogan. In his first two weeks of fundraising, Cuomo also raked in maxed-out $2,100 donations from Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees who's known to have been on Trump's 'close contacts' list, Jonathan Kushner, cousin of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, and several others with records of financially backing the Republican president's campaigns, records show. That includes max donations to Cuomo from Geoffrey Berman, Trump's ex-Manhattan U.S. attorney who pumped $5,400 into the president's 2016 campaign, and four other New Yorkers, including an attorney and an investor, who have between them given more than $40,000 to Trump's campaigns. Another maxed-out Cuomo mayoral campaign donor is Anthony Scaramucci, a onetime Trump adviser who has since become an outspoken critic of the president. Before turning on Trump, Scaramucci funneled more than $150,000 into Trump's campaign and super PACs, according to disclosures. In total, Cuomo, who's polling as the favorite to win June's Democratic mayoral primary, raised more than $1.5 million during the first two weeks of his campaign and is, according to most polls, the frontrunner for the Democratic nod. Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi noted that, like Scaramucci, Berman has since being fired by Trump in 2020 become critical of the president. Azzopardi also noted several of the donors highlighted by The News' review have records of donating to Cuomo and other Democrats before Trump's 2016 election, including Zuckerbrot, who gave $250 to the then-governor's reelection campaign in 2014. 'Past is prologue, only one candidate in this race has a record of standing up for New York when Trump and Washington sought to hurt it and it's Andrew Cuomo,' Azzopardi said, referencing Cuomo's record as an anti-Trump champion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ex-gov has since his March 1 campaign launch by and large stayed clear of criticizing the controversial president as pointedly as most elected New York Democrats. In a March 3 interview on Stephen A. Smith's YouTube show, Cuomo suggested Trump — who has threatened to strip New York of billions of dollars in federal funding for various critical programs — wants to help the city. 'Donald Trump is from New York City and he knows our problems here,' Cuomo said in the appearance. 'He knows we need federal help … He knows our situation, he knows the situation in New York City. It is his hometown. I think that he wants New York City to appreciate him. I think he thinks there's an opportunity for him to do good things.' Speaking at a Harlem church a few days later, Cuomo again didn't directly criticize Trump, but did say his presidency could result in 'challenges' for the city. The incumbent, Mayor Adams, has vowed to not publicly criticize the president. Adams, who's trailing Cuomo by double digits in most polls of the mayoral race, has come under fire since the Trump Justice Department moved to drop his federal corruption indictment in a manner that critics and allies say has left the mayor behold to Trump's political agenda. Adams maintains there is no quid pro quo. Some of Cuomo's opponents in the mayoral race have lambasted his lack of forceful Trump pushback. One mayoral candidate, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, held a press conference outside City Hall on Thursday where he questioned whether Cuomo's keeping his powder dry on blasting Trump because House Republicans recently urged the president's Department of Justice to prosecute the ex-governor over matters related to his handling of COVID. 'Either Cuomo should vocally condemn the president, or explain his refusal to do so — New Yorkers deserve to know where he stands,' Myrie said.
