Businessmen With Boston Roots Come To Globe's Rescue

Earlier this week, Boston Globe union the Boston Newspaper Guild,
spoke out in support of the New York Times Co.’s decision to seek a buyer for the Boston paper. But we wondered: who would step up to buy the Globe — and possibly save it from extinction?

Today, the Globe reports that three businessmen, all with Boston roots, have stepped up as potential buyers. The Globe‘s sources revealed that those deciding whether to buy the newspaper are Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca; Jack Connors, chairman of Partners HealthCare; and Stephen Taylor, a former executive at the Globe and member of the family that sold the paper to the Times Co.

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