Boston Herald Outsourcing Printing

Layoffs for some 130 to 160 printing plant workers are expected as a result of the Boston Herald deciding to outsource printing of the daily newspaper, according to published reports. The expense required to modernize its presses, some of which are 50 years old, was cited as a reason for the move. Contracts reportedly are still pending, but the Herald is now expected to be produced by a Dow Jones Co. plant in Chicopee, MA, six days a week and the seventh edition printed by Boston Offset in Norwood.