Ridgewood Times

[4] In 1920, Schubel expanded the newspaper to include the WHN radio station, covering sports, weather, and other events.

He joined the staff of the paper at 16 as a volunteer while a student at the Queensboro Business Institute, which shared a building with the Ridgewood Times.

He was later hired as a writer and radio announcer by George Schubel prior to taking over the paper.

[6] In 1981, staff reporter Maureen Walthers became the Times' first female editor, as well as executive vice president and co-owner.

The Times Newsweekly had a larger distribution through northwestern and southwestern Queens communities, extending to Astoria and south Howard Beach.