Four of Maine's daily newspapers plan to discontinue their Monday print editions and instead will publish digital-only versions.Masthead Maine, which publishes the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel in Waterville and Kennebec Journal in Augusta, announced Friday that the Monday print editions would be discontinued on March 2.After that the papers will only publish digital versions of the paper, CEO Lisa DeSisto said in an article posted on the Press Herald's website.The article said the move was made to reduce costs without cutting newsroom staff.DeSisto did not say how much money the company will save by ceasing print publications on Mondays. She said no jobs are being eliminated.The company said the price for print subscriptions for the papers will not be cut but it wants to get customers signed up for their digital offerings.

Four of Maine's daily newspapers plan to discontinue their Monday print editions and instead will publish digital-only versions.

Masthead Maine, which publishes the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel in Waterville and Kennebec Journal in Augusta, announced Friday that the Monday print editions would be discontinued on March 2.


After that the papers will only publish digital versions of the paper, CEO Lisa DeSisto said in an article posted on the Press Herald's website.

The article said the move was made to reduce costs without cutting newsroom staff.

DeSisto did not say how much money the company will save by ceasing print publications on Mondays. She said no jobs are being eliminated.

The company said the price for print subscriptions for the papers will not be cut but it wants to get customers signed up for their digital offerings.