Gannett. | AP Photo/Richard Drew Report: Gannett to buy the Bergen Record, other NJ papers

Gannett is in talks to purchase North Jersey daily newspaper The Record and other local publications owned by North Jersey Media Group, according to a report in the New York Post.

The sale would bring to an end decades of ownership by the Borg family, which acquired The Record, formerly known as The Bergen Record, in 1930.

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The Record is the second-largest newspaper in New Jersey following The Star-Ledger. Parent company North Jersey Media Group also owns The Herald News, dozens of community newspapers in Bergen County and the online hub northjersey.com. In addition, North Jersey Media Group does contract printing for other publications, including the New Jersey and Pennsylvania editions of Gannett's flagship paper, USA Today.

The Borgs are of that disappearing breed of newspaper families that have managed to retain their independence amid a wave of sales and consolidation throughout the industry.

Virginia-based Gannett is America's largest newspaper chain, with its own stable of New Jersey titles, and is in the midst of further expanding its empire. The company has been making headlines recently for its attempts to take over Tribune Publishing, which owns The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and various other regional newspapers.

According to sources who spoke with the Post, Gannett has been in talks to acquire North Jersey Media Group for months, and a deal could be announced within the week.

A source close to North Jersey Media Group told POLITICO "there have been rumors on and off" for some time regarding a sale to Gannett. As with many newspapers battered by the decline of print advertising and circulation, The Record has experienced cutbacks in recent years, although it is said to remain profitable.

The Borgs and Gannett did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

