[5] The Herald was a morning paper, while the Journal covered evenings, with joint editions published on the weekend.

[3] Though under common ownership, the Herald and Journal did not completely merge into one paper until October 1982.

[2] Charles Edward Marsh brought the papers in 1946, and donated them to the non-profit Public Welfare Foundation he had created in 1947.

[7] On January 6, 2012, Halifax Media Group completed its purchase of the Herald-Journal and 15 other newspapers from The New York Times.

[8] In 2015, Halifax was acquired by New Media Investment Group.