The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)
The October 17, 2018, front page of The Republican | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Advance Publications |
| Founder | Samuel Bowles II |
| Publisher | George Arwady |
| Editor | Larry Parnass |
| Founded | September 8, 1824 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1860 Main St, Springfield, MA 01103 |
| City | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 8,593 (as of September 24, 2025) |
| ISSN | 1941-529X (print) 2641-2829 (web) |
| OCLC number | 52000893 |
| Website | masslive |
The Republican is a newspaper based in Springfield, Massachusetts, covering news in the Greater Springfield area, as well as national news and pieces from Boston, Worcester and northern Connecticut.
It is owned by Newhouse Newspapers, a division of Advance Publications. Throughout much of the 19th century, the paper was the largest circulating daily in New England and the most widely-read across the U.S., and played a key role in the United States Republican Party's founding. Abraham Lincoln was an avid reader. The newspaper became the first American periodical to publish a poem authored by an African American writer.
By 2025, The Republican's daily circulation had plummeted to 8,593, according to an audit published in the newspaper on September 24, 2025. Content from The Republican is published online to MassLive, a separate Advance Publications company. MassLive had between 4.5 million and 8.4 million unique monthly visitors in 2025.