· Updated January 16, 2025 12:34 AM · 11 min read read
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Six years ago, a former local politician took on a new role: providing conservatives in the most left-leaning state in the country a printed outlet to get news and express their opinions.
Lonnie Brennan, the 60-year-old publisher of The Boston Broadside, a monthly conservative print newspaper, is a former Georgetown selectman. Before that he served for eight years on the school committee in Salem, where he grew up. He was a two-time candidate for state representative in the 18th Essex District,
Six years ago, a former local politician took on a new role: providing conservatives in the most left-leaning state in the country a printed outlet to get news and express their opinions.
Lonnie Brennan, the 60-year-old publisher of The Boston Broadside, a monthly conservative print newspaper, is a former Georgetown selectman. Before that he served for eight years on the school committee in Salem, where he grew up. He was a two-time candidate for state representative in the 18th Essex District,…