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"The Gazette" made its debut Thursday, seven days after the troubled Journal Register Co. ended operations at the old East Hartford Gazette and eliminated three jobs, including longtime editor Bill Doak.
Doak immediately stepped in to save the free paper -- with a slight change in the name for legal reasons -- as publisher, editor and, for the time being, chief writer, deliveryman and ad salesman.
Doak, an East Hartford native, is using his savings to rent the company's office space on Main Street and to continue printing at The Gazette's former sister paper, the Torrington Register Citizen.
"I basically went from being an employee of the company to a customer," he said.
Journal Register did not return a call seeking comment about the venture.
Doak began working in The Courant's mailroom while still in college, and served as editor of the Gazette for 21 years. He hopes to revive his paper by roping in more local advertisements.
"I'm hoping that local businesses will support us," Doak said as he delivered a stack of papers at Capa di Roma restaurant on Burnside Avenue Thursday afternoon. "I mean, the weekly paper is the soul of a town."
As Doak paid for a burger, owner Emilia Capaccio wished him luck in his new venture.
"It's your turn, Bill," she said. "You deserve it."
Doak said he's hoping to make enough of a profit "to pay the bills" at home. But he said he'd be happy just breaking even.
Felix DuVerger, a Glastonbury real estate agent, agreed last week to continue advertising in the Gazette.
"I'm still a big believer in print," DuVerger said. Local officials said they were elated to see that Doak had delivered on his promise to keep the paper running.
Town council member Donald Pitkin, who has been reading the publication for 60 years, was eager to receive his copy at home. The longtime local politician had contributed a story to this week's edition about a recent program at Gov. William Pitkin Elementary School.
"The Gazette gives us information about our town. It brings people closer to events in town, to things that have happened here, and to things that will happen," he said. "The town needs The Gazette."
The front page of this week's edition features the text of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, rather than the sort of local coverage Doak has promised. But the new publisher said he placed the speech on the cover for a reason.
"It's a new era for America," he said, "and it's also a new era for The Gazette."
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