Montgomery County Sentinel

Montgomery County Sentinel
The cover page of the August 11, 1855 inaugural issue of The Montgomery County Sentinel
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)Berlyn, Inc.
Founder(s)Matthew Fields
PublisherLynn G. Kapiloff
EditorDaniel J. Kucin, Jr.
Metro editorJosé Mauricio Umaña
FoundedAugust 11, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-08-11)
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationJanuary 30, 2020
Headquarters22 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland, 20850
CountryUnited States
Sister newspapersPrince George's Sentinel
OCLC number9627507
Websitemont.thesentinel.com

The Montgomery County Sentinel was the oldest continuously published newspaper in Montgomery County, Maryland.[1] As one of the smallest local newspapers, in terms of circulation, it was based in Rockville from its first print in 1855 until its closure in 2020.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "The Sentinel Newspapers". www.thesentinel.com.
  2. ^ "About Montgomery County sentinel". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Maryland State Archives, Guide to Special Collections, Maryland Newspapers". speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us.
  4. ^ McGuckian, Eileen S. (2001). Rockville: Portrait of a City (Illustrated ed.). Hillsboro Press. ISBN 1577362357. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ Kapiloff, Lynn (January 16, 2020). "Thank you for your support, The Sentinel will close on Jan. 30". Montgomery County Sentinel. Retrieved January 30, 2020.