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The “Richmond County Democrat” was first issued in September, 1880, by William J. and J. H. Browne. In 1883 the paper was enlarged and a power press added to the equipment. Thomas J. Folan was editor to his death in 1888, when he was succeeded by Leo C. Evans. The office in 1882 was at 44 Richmond Turnpike.
The “Democrat-Herald,” a consolidation of this paper and the “Herald,” published by Joseph A. Browne, a son of William J., has been continued to the present date at Tompkinsville, 208 Bay Street. John Clark is the editor and manager and is one of the oldest newspaper men on Staten Island.
The “Richmond County Herald” was established August 27, 1880, at Stapleton, by Gilbert C. Deane as a campaign paper with Thomas J. Folan as editor. In 1900 it was owned and edited by Cornelius A. Hart. In 1886 it was published on Fridays, and continued for more than ten years, being finally consolidated with the “Democrat” as the “Democrat-Herald.” The public museum has a copy of Volume IX, No. 12, dated November 2, 1888.