Week after week, the staff of your hometown newspaper is grateful for the support and feedback we receive, and each of us is proud to bring you the most accurate, up-to-date information about life in Hull.

Like every other small business, The Hull Times feels the effects of the inflationary economy. We’ve seen our expenses rise exponentially – from the record-high cost of newsprint to the price of fuel, to the day-to-day expenses involved in writing and reporting the news, transcribing the police log, designing advertisements, composing photographs, laying out pages, and fact-checking community events. These and many other weekly tasks happen (mostly) out of view of the public, but behind each word and image, whether you are seeing it in print or online, are many human hours spent making sure the product we deliver to you is the best it can be.

This is a long way of saying that due to rising costs, we find it necessary to increase our annual subscription rate and per-copy sales price. Beginning with next week’s edition (January 8, 2026), an individual copy purchased at the store will cost $2.00 (still an incredible bargain!), while a home-delivered subscription (which comes with online access to the e-edition) will be $75. If you want only the e-edition, the price is $65. For current subscribers, the new rate will take effect when you renew.

We don’t undertake this change lightly, and we have kept our rates as low as possible for as long as possible. However, in order to keep Hull’s local newspaper an active, independent voice, we need to be sure our business model is sustainable.

As always, thank you for supporting this 95-year-old local institution, and we look forward to sharing many more years of good Times together!

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