Haunted by ghost papers

Can Massachusetts hyperlocal startups reconnect communities to the news — and each other?

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Plymouth is a sprawling coastal town with a population barely exceeding 60,000 but a land mass about twice the size of Boston’s. The quaint business strip is lined with visitor-friendly boutiques, shops and eateries, including a homey, worn-wood-floored coffeehouse where Pothier chats with fellow residents. Walk down a couple blocks to reach the Harbor, the home of Plymouth Rock and a full-size replica of the Mayflower.

The place oozes history, and the weekly Old Colony Memorial, founded in 1822, was the epitome of a legacy newspaper. 

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