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 Pilot (newspaper) In 2006, the newspaper launched its online edition, TheBostonPilot.com, which offers expanded content and multimedia features. Beginning as The Jesuit or Catholic Sentinel, the newspaper's name was changed several times in its first seven years. Titles included The Jesuit, The United States Catholic Intelligencer, and The Literary and Catholic Sentinel. By 1836, Patrick Donahoe changed the name of the newspaper to The Boston Pilot, partly in tribute to the "Dublin Pilot". In 1858, the newspaper's Old English nameplate "The Pilot" appeared for the first time, under the editorship of Father Joseph M. Finotti, along with the motto, "Be just and