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 Paul B. Townsend 1920-2005 Editor Emeritus, Long Island Business News On November 2, 2000, 400 of Paul Townsend’s friends and admirers gathered at the Crest Hollow Country Club to pay special tribute to the former editor and publisher of Long Island Business News. The newspaper was established in 1953 as the Long Island Commercial Review and was a daily business newspaper for five years in the 1960s before returning to weekly status. Paul and his wife and partner, Terri, sold the newspaper to Dolan Media Company of Minneapolis in May 1998. Listed Below are links to the special edition newspaper prepared for the evening, as well as two obituaries, a person tribute to my mentor Paul B. Townsend, and the Newsday Long Islander of the Century Article dedicated to Paul. Still Speaking His Mind After All These Years A Tribute to Paul Townsend by the Long Island MidSuffolk Business Action Paul and Long Island: Inseperable Identities, Forged by Fate! Obituary: Paul Townsend, 86, Advocated LI Development (May 1, 2005) Newsday Obituary: Hundreds Gather in Tribute to Paul Townsend (May 21, 2005) Newsday A Tribute to my Mentor, Paul Townsend - by Hank Boerner (former journalist, Long Island Commercial Review.) Paul B. Townsend Newsday Long Islander of the Century |
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