The Times Herald (Norristown, Pennsylvania) The Times Herald (Norristown, Pennsylvania) The Times Herald is a daily newspaper in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The newspaper began as the "Norristown Gazette", which published its first edition on June 15, 1799. The newspaper's first publisher was David Sower, the son of Christopher Sower, a controversial figure who published ant-war sentiments and was branded a 'Tory,' a derogatory term used to describe Americans who were 'loyal to the British' during the American Revolution. In 1800, the name of the newspaper was changed to the ""Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser"", a name it retained in various forms until 1922, when it was
The Beaver County Times The Beaver County Times The Beaver County Times is a daily newspaper published in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States and serving the north-western Pittsburgh suburbs. The "Times" is a direct descendant of many of Beaver County's newspapers, starting with the "Minerva", first published in 1807, and generally believed to have been the county's first newspaper. The "Beaver Times" was founded by Michael Weyland and was published from 1851 to 1895, when the name was changed to the "Beaver Argus". It was changed again to "The Daily Times", which was published from 1909 to 1946 and operated by John L. Stewart and