Newsstand & Media

Over 65 years have passed since a young man named Arch Baumgartner left college and a job as an ice truck driver to take over the reins of the local weekly newspaper, The Milford Mail. He had 600 subscribers and facilities for hand-setting type before buying an abandoned building one year later to house his wares.

From that humble beginning, we have evolved into a diverse combination of newspaper and magazine publications and commercial printing.

The Rochester Sentinel is a home-owned daily newspaper whose reason for existence is the same today as it was at its 1858 founding: To be interested in and concerned about the people and the affairs of Rochester and Fulton County.

The Sentinel's daily task is to cover the news as fairly, impartially and objectively as possible. But it also strives to provide support, encouragement and leadership in all matters that will improve the progress and quality of life in city and county.