Bill Shea
Crain's Detroit
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...FREE/904139972

The local newspaper industry casualty list grew by five on Monday when Observer & Eccentric Newspapers said five of its weekly publications will halt print and online publication on May 31.

According to published reports, gone in the cost-cutting move will be the Birmingham [[founded in 1878), West Bloomfield [[1970), Troy [[1968) and Rochester [[1972) editions of the Eccentric, along with 44 editorial, advertising, circulation and production jobs.

In a related move, the company is launching a multi-community Sunday newspaper called the South Oakland Eccentric that will cover Royal Oak, Berkley, Clawson, Huntington Woods, Southfield and Pleasant Ridge. That will replace the Southfield Eccentric and weekly Mirror newspapers.