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The South Shore Press

U.S. local/community, center

Owned byForward Truth Company; new ownership rooted in Brookhaven, Long Island, took over in 2023. Original founders were Richard and Carolyn King (1984). The corporate parent, Forward Truth, is a small private media entity with limited public disclosure of its principals.
FundingPrimarily local advertising; operates as a free community newspaper serving Suffolk County, New York. The print office in Moriches (190 Montauk Hwy) appears to have closed by early 2026; the publication continues digitally via southshorepress.com.
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

The South Shore Press was founded in March 1984 by Richard and Carolyn King as a print weekly covering Mastic, Mastic Beach, and Shirley on Long Island's South Shore. Catalogued by the Library of Congress under the title 'South Shore Press (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) 1984–Current,' it grew over three decades into a broader Suffolk County outlet. In 2023, new ownership based in Brookhaven acquired the paper, describing itself as deeply invested in the local community and committing significant resources to the publication's future. The new owners operate under the banner 'A Forward Truth Company,' a private media entity with limited public information about its principals. The print office at 190 Montauk Highway in Moriches was listed as closed on business directories as of early 2026, though the outlet continues to publish digitally. The publication has expanded its scope from purely hyperlocal coverage to include national and international news alongside its traditional hometown reporting. It describes its editorial mission as supporting a free and independent press and providing the facts voters need to make informed decisions, without adopting a clearly partisan editorial line in published statements.

Sources

  1. About Us | The South Shore Press
  2. South Shore Press (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) 1984–Current | Library of Congress
  3. South Shore Press | A Forward Truth Company (mynews360)
  4. SOUTH SHORE PRESS – CLOSED | Yelp
  5. South Shore Press – Chamber of Commerce of the Moriches
  6. South Shore Media and Publishing Corp. | LinkedIn
  7. The South Shore Press (@SSPNewsroom) / X

Profile compiled 2026-08-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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