Founded in 1855, The Express-Times began as The Easton Daily Express, a daily newspaper based in Easton, Pennsylvania. The newspaper provided national news and extensive local news coverage of the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The Express-Times was the longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley and one of the longest continuously published newspapers in the nation.
The paper won awards in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.[1] In 2021, the newspaper was awarded a Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting.[2][3]
History
19th century
The Express-Times was founded in 1855 as The Easton Daily Express.