| Industry | Newspapers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Defunct | January 11, 1996 |
| Fate | Bought, then dissolved |
| Successor | Community Newspaper Company |
| Headquarters | 254 Second Avenue, Needham, Massachusetts 02494 United States |
Key people | Tab's three founders: Russel Pergament, CEO Dick Yousoufian, president Stephen Cummings, publisher From NewsWest merger: James F. Carlin, Tab chairman James Kerasiotes, Tab director |
| Products | Weekly newspapers in Boston and several western suburbs |
| Parent | Independent, 1979–1992 Fidelity Investments, 1992–1996 |
Tab Communications Inc. (also called Tabloid Newspaper Publishers), based first in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, then in nearby Needham, was a weekly newspaper publisher in Greater Boston before being bought by Fidelity Investments in 1992 and dissolved into Community Newspaper Company in 1996.
The company, founded in 1979, steadily expanded from one newspaper to 14 and made one major acquisition, buying its competitor NewsWest in 1989. Most of the Tabs are published by GateHouse Media, who bought CNC in 2006, and are still named after their tabloid format, although they are now broadsheets.