The Suffolk Times

What The Suffolk Times does

The Suffolk Times is a hyperlocal newspaper serving the North Fork and broader East End Long Island community, founded in 1857 in Greenport, New York, and headquartered at 7555 Main Road, Mattituck, NY. It operates as the flagship publication of Times Review Media Group (TRMG), a privately held regional media conglomerate that also owns the Riverhead News-Review, Shelter Island Reporter, and the Northforker and Southforker digital lifestyle brands. Coverage spans local government, community events, sports, obituaries, real estate transfers, classifieds, and opinion content for North Fork residents.

The company's core technology is a content management system powering suffolktimes.timesreview.com, paired with an E-Paper digital replica platform (suffolktimes-ny.newsmemory.com) that delivers the print edition on any device. The product portfolio includes the weekly print newspaper, digital subscription access, the E-Paper, a classifieds platform (classifieds.timesreview.com), and a dedicated advertiser media kit (mediakit.timesreview.com). Sibling lifestyle publications Northforker and Southforker extend the offering into dining, events, and culture verticals across the North Fork and South Fork respectively.

The Suffolk Times generates revenue primarily through two subscription tiers — Digital Access at $64/year and Print + Digital at $98/year with weekly home delivery — supplemented by display and classified advertising sold to local businesses. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via self-serve online sign-up and customer service support (Keysha Terry, (631) 354-8014). Distribution is exclusively domestic, targeting North Fork and East End Long Island residents. The company is recognized as the Press Club of Long Island's Best Community Newspaper (June 2025) and has earned multiple New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest honors (2026).

Name

The Suffolk Times

Legal name

Times Review Media Group

Website

https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Suffolk Times is a hyperlocal newspaper founded in 1857 serving North Fork and East End Long Island residents. It operates under Times Review Media Group, delivering weekly print home delivery, digital subscriptions, and an e-paper alongside four sister publications and two lifestyle brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community journalism
• Print subscription
• Digital news
• Classified advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Mattituck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from digital-only access to suffolktimes.com and the e-paper on any device. Two tiers: Digital Access at $64/year and Print+Digital at $98/year.
2. Print Subscriptions: Weekly newspaper home delivery bundled with digital access, sold at $98/year.
3. Advertising: Display and classified advertising sold to local businesses, with a dedicated Media Kit (mediakit.timesreview.com) for advertisers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Suffolk Times publishes a weekly community newspaper covering Suffolk County and the North Fork of Long Island, with content delivered through a print edition and an identical digital e-paper replica available the same day as print publication. It also operates a regional online classifieds marketplace and is part of Times Review Media Group's portfolio of community newspapers and lifestyle titles.

Product overview

The Suffolk Times is a newspaper media company offering a multi-platform journalism portfolio. The core product is The Suffolk Times newspaper, available via print subscription (weekly delivery) and digital channels (unlimited website access and e-paper). The company operates as Times Review Media Group, which also publishes sister brands including Northforker (lifestyle magazine/website for the North Fork) and Southforker (lifestyle publication for the South Fork), along with other regional papers. Additional offerings include classified advertising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Suffolk Times (Weekly Newspaper) Weekly community newspaper covering local news, government, schools, real estate, agriculture, fishing, and lifestyle topics for Suffolk County and the North Fork of Long Island. Sold via subscriptions, single-copy newsstand sales, and mail-order back issues, and available both in print on Wednesdays and as a same-day digital e-paper replica.
• Northforker (Sister Lifestyle Title) Lifestyle publication focused on the North Fork of Long Island, published as part of Times Review Media Group's portfolio alongside The Suffolk Times. Targeted at readers interested in North Fork lifestyle, dining, and culture.
• Southforker (Sister Lifestyle Title) Lifestyle publication focused on the South Fork of Long Island, published as part of Times Review Media Group's portfolio alongside The Suffolk Times. Targeted at readers interested in South Fork lifestyle, dining, and culture.
• Online Classifieds Platform Online classifieds portal where users place listings for real estate, autos, jobs, general merchandise, public notices, and pets, extending the newspaper's classifieds section to a digital channel. Used by individuals and local businesses to reach Suffolk County and East End readers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named best community newspaper by Press Club of Long Island (PCLI) in June 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Riverhead News ReviewcoreOthersSibling publication under Times Review Media Group, serving the Riverhead area of Long Island. Both are part of the same parent company, Times Review Media Group.
• Shelter Island ReportercoreOthersSibling publication under Times Review Media Group, covering Shelter Island. Part of the same newspaper group as The Suffolk Times.
• NorthforkercoreOthersLifestyle magazine and website operated by Times Review Media Group, covering North Fork dining, events, and culture. Promoted on The Suffolk Times website as a partner publication.
• SouthforkerminorOthersDigital lifestyle publication operated by Times Review Media Group, expanding coverage to the South Fork. Mentioned as a partner publication broadening reach beyond North Fork.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RiverheadLOCAL: Independent local news outlet covering Riverhead and the surrounding North Fork area, directly overlapping the geography of The Suffolk Times and competing for the same local advertisers and readership.
• Southampton Press: Weekly community newspaper covering Southampton and surrounding South Fork communities; operates in the same Long Island East End market with comparable local news and advertising proposition.
• Dan's Papers: Long-running East End Long Island publication covering the Hamptons and surrounding communities with local news, arts, and lifestyle content; directly competes for the same advertisers and readers as The Suffolk Times.
• East Hampton Star: Historic weekly newspaper serving the South Fork of Long Island with local government, community, and real estate coverage; a directly comparable community weekly serving the adjacent East End market.
• 27East: Hyperlocal digital news network covering the same East End of Long Island markets (Southampton, East Hampton, etc.) with competing local news, lifestyle, and real estate coverage directly substitutable for The Suffolk Times.

Broad incumbents

• Patch.com: National hyperlocal news network with dedicated Long Island pages covering local news, events, and classifieds; competes indirectly with community newspapers like The Suffolk Times for digital audience share and small-business advertising.
• Newsday: Major regional daily newspaper covering Long Island including the East End; offers overlapping local coverage of the North Fork while serving a much broader geography and audience as the regional incumbent.
• Advance Local: Operator of a network of hyperlocal and regional news sites including Staten Island and NY-focused properties; comparable as a multi-title community news group using digital subscriptions and local advertising.
• Gannett Local (USA Today Network): Largest U.S. newspaper group operating local community papers across the country; relevant peer as a broad incumbent in community newspaper publishing with similar subscription and advertising business models.

Regional players

• Times Union (Albany): Regional daily newspaper serving the New York Capital Region; comparable regional newspaper peer in the same state with similar subscription and advertising business model, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/thesuffolktimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/thesuffolktimes
• Instagraminstagram.com/suffolktimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/times-review-newsgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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