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    TheBlackRiverNewsFlanders,NJ190282 SupplementalReadershipStudyTheCirculationVerificationCouncilinterviewed296residentsinthe07930and07853ZIPcodesindicatedinpublicationsCVCaudit

    report. Thepurposewastoidentifythenumberofresidentswhoindicatetheyreceivethepublicationonaregularbasis,identify

    thenumber

    of

    residents

    who

    read

    or

    look

    through

    the

    publication,

    and

    gather

    readership

    study

    information

    useful

    for

    advertising

    purchasedecisions. MarketstatisticsestimatesappearinginCVCreportsareobtainedfromEASISoftware. Thepopulationstudied

    consistedofadultsage18andover, living inhouseholdswithinthesurveyarea.Withinthisarea,eachhouseholdandeachadult

    withinthehouseholdhadaknown(ornonzero)probabilityofbeingselectedforthesample. Interviewswereconductedsolely

    withpredesignatedrespondentsandnosubstitutionswerepermitted. TheverificationandreadershipstudytookplaceTuesday

    July7 throughSaturday July25,2009between thehoursof5:30PMand8:30PMand10:00AMand2:00PM. Initial interview

    attemptswerespreadevenlyacrossallsurveydays (i.e.,TuesdaythroughSaturday). Aminimumof250completed interviews is

    requiredwithnomorethanoneinterviewperhousehold. InterviewProcedures: Toensurethehighestdegreeofcomparabilityand

    tofacilitatetheauditingprocess,astandard,consistent,specifiedlistofinterviewquestionswasasked. Interviewswereconducted

    byCVCwithsupervision,interviewtraining,andmonitoringcapabilities. Interviewswereconductedoveraminimumperiodoffour

    weekstominimizethe impactofweatherand/orspecialevents. Everyeffortwasmade toensurethat interviewswereassigned

    randomly by day and that an approximately equal number of interviews were completed on each interviewing day. Where

    appropriate,datawasbalancedand/orweightedbyZIPcodeusinguptodateknowndemographics: gender,age,numberofadults

    inhouseholdandethnicity in thosecaseswhereoneminoritycomprisedno less than tenpercentof the totalpopulation. Non

    responsestoanysinglequestionwereeliminatedfromthesurvey. Inallcases,atleastsixattemptsweremadetocontactallpre

    designated

    respondents.

    The

    telephone

    rang

    a

    minimum

    of

    six

    times

    each

    time

    a

    number

    was

    dialed

    before

    the

    attempt

    was

    classifiedasanoanswer. Eachnumberwasdialedatdifferenttimesand,asnecessary,ondifferentdays. Everyeffortwasmade

    tosurmount language,cultural,behavioralandotherbarrierstoasuccessful interview;andtotheextentfeasible,callbackswere

    scheduledonarandombasis. Atleastonecallbackattemptperrespondentwasmadeonaweekend. Duringtheinterviewprocess,

    no questionswere asked prior to the publication readership question, with the exception of a qualifying question designed to

    determine theZIP codeof recipient residence;anda generalwarmup callexplanationdesigned toput the respondentatease.

    Warmup questions did not include any reference to the publication itself or the nature of the study. This study followed

    recommendedguidelinesdeveloped inpart from theAdvertisingResearchFoundation (ARF) readershipguidelines. Survey totals

    maynotequal100%dueto rounding. TheCirculationVerificationCouncilestimatesthatallthe information in thissurveyhasa

    maximumerrormarginof+/2.5atthe95%confidencelevel. *224Surveyrespondentswereinterviewedduringtheverificationof

    homedeliveryandmaildistribution. 0Surveyrespondentsreportedreadingaminimumoftwoofthelastfourissuesthroughsingle

    copy,controlledbulk,orpassalongdistribution.

    Averagereaderspereditionduringtheauditperiod:**Readershipestimatescompiledfrom2009CVCcirculation&readershipstudydata.

    1. TheBlackRiverNews isdistributed regularly in your area. Does yourhouseholdregularlyreceiveTheBlackRiverNews?

    YES 294 99.3%

    NO 2 00.7%

    2. DoyouorsomeoneinyourhouseholdregularlyreadorlookthroughTheBlackRiver

    News?

    YES 224 79.6%

    NO 70 23.8%

    3.Which

    of

    the

    following

    publications,

    if

    any,

    do

    you

    read

    on

    aregular

    basis?

    27% TheDailyRecord

    42% TheStarLedger

    13% OurTown

    05% PrintMediaNews

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    Mt.OliveThisMonthFlanders,NJ013080 SupplementalReadershipStudyTheCirculationVerificationCouncilinterviewed313residentsinthe07836and07828ZIPcodesindicatedinpublicationsCVCaudit

    report. Thepurposewastoidentifythenumberofresidentswhoindicatetheyreceivethepublicationonaregularbasis,identify

    thenumber

    of

    residents

    who

    read

    or

    look

    through

    the

    publication,

    and

    gather

    readership

    study

    information

    useful

    for

    advertising

    purchasedecisions. MarketstatisticsestimatesappearinginCVCreportsareobtainedfromEASISoftware. Thepopulationstudied

    consistedofadultsage18andover, living inhouseholdswithinthesurveyarea.Withinthisarea,eachhouseholdandeachadult

    withinthehouseholdhadaknown(ornonzero)probabilityofbeingselectedforthesample. Interviewswereconductedsolely

    withpredesignatedrespondentsandnosubstitutionswerepermitted. TheverificationandreadershipstudytookplaceTuesday

    July7 throughSaturday July25,2009between thehoursof5:30PMand8:30PMand10:00AMand2:00PM. Initial interview

    attemptswerespreadevenlyacrossallsurveydays (i.e.,TuesdaythroughSaturday). Aminimumof250completed interviews is

    requiredwithnomorethanoneinterviewperhousehold. InterviewProcedures: Toensurethehighestdegreeofcomparabilityand

    tofacilitatetheauditingprocess,astandard,consistent,specifiedlistofinterviewquestionswasasked. Interviewswereconducted

    byCVCwithsupervision,interviewtraining,andmonitoringcapabilities. Interviewswereconductedoveraminimumperiodoffour

    weekstominimizethe impactofweatherand/orspecialevents. Everyeffortwasmade toensurethat interviewswereassigned

    randomly by day and that an approximately equal number of interviews were completed on each interviewing day. Where

    appropriate,datawasbalancedand/orweightedbyZIPcodeusinguptodateknowndemographics: gender,age,numberofadults

    inhouseholdandethnicity in thosecaseswhereoneminoritycomprisedno less than tenpercentof the totalpopulation. Non

    responsestoanysinglequestionwereeliminatedfromthesurvey. Inallcases,atleastsixattemptsweremadetocontactallpre

    designated

    respondents.

    The

    telephone

    rang

    a

    minimum

    of

    six

    times

    each

    time

    a

    number

    was

    dialed

    before

    the

    attempt

    was

    classifiedasanoanswer. Eachnumberwasdialedatdifferenttimesand,asnecessary,ondifferentdays. Everyeffortwasmade

    tosurmount language,cultural,behavioralandotherbarrierstoasuccessful interview;andtotheextentfeasible,callbackswere

    scheduledonarandombasis. Atleastonecallbackattemptperrespondentwasmadeonaweekend. Duringtheinterviewprocess,

    no questionswere asked prior to the publication readership question, with the exception of a qualifying question designed to

    determine theZIP codeof recipient residence;anda generalwarmup callexplanationdesigned toput the respondentatease.

    Warmup questions did not include any reference to the publication itself or the nature of the study. This study followed

    recommendedguidelinesdeveloped inpart from theAdvertisingResearchFoundation (ARF) readershipguidelines. Survey totals

    maynotequal100%dueto rounding. TheCirculationVerificationCouncilestimatesthatallthe information in thissurveyhasa

    maximumerrormarginof+/2.5atthe95%confidencelevel. *226Surveyrespondentswereinterviewedduringtheverificationof

    homedeliveryandmaildistribution. 0Surveyrespondentsreportedreadingaminimumoftwoofthelastfourissuesthroughsingle

    copy,controlledbulk,orpassalongdistribution.

    Averagereaderspereditionduringtheauditperiod:**Readershipestimatescompiledfrom2009CVCcirculation&readershipstudydata.

    1. Mt.Olive ThisMonth isdistributed regularly in your area. Does your householdregularlyreceiveMt.OlivethisMonth?

    YES 304 97.1%

    NO 9 02.9%

    2. DoyouorsomeoneinyourhouseholdregularlyreadorlookthroughMt.OliveThis

    Month?

    YES 226 74.3%

    NO 78 25.7%

    3.Which

    of

    the

    following

    publications,

    if

    any,

    do

    you

    read

    on

    aregular

    basis?

    18% TheDailyRecord

    21% TheStarLedger

    10% OurTown

    19% Mt.OliveChronicle

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    HackettstownThisMonthFlanders,NJ013081 SupplementalReadershipStudy

    TheCirculation

    Verification

    Council

    interviewed

    327

    residents

    in

    the

    07840

    ZIP

    code

    indicated

    in

    publications

    CVC

    audit

    report.

    The

    purposewastoidentifythenumberofresidentswhoindicatetheyreceivethepublicationonaregularbasis,identifythenumberof

    residents who read or look through the publication, and gather readership study information useful for advertising purchase

    decisions. MarketstatisticsestimatesappearinginCVCreportsareobtainedfromEASISoftware. Thepopulationstudiedconsisted

    ofadultsage18andover, livinginhouseholdswithinthesurveyarea.Withinthisarea,eachhouseholdandeachadultwithinthe

    householdhadaknown (ornonzero)probabilityofbeingselectedforthesample. Interviewswereconductedsolelywithpre

    designated respondents and no substitutionswere permitted. The verification and readership study took place Tuesday July 7

    throughSaturdayJuly25,2009betweenthehoursof5:30PMand8:30PMand10:00AMand2:00PM. Initialinterviewattempts

    werespreadevenlyacrossallsurveydays(i.e.,TuesdaythroughSaturday). Aminimumof250completedinterviewsisrequiredwith

    nomorethanoneinterviewperhousehold. InterviewProcedures: Toensurethehighestdegreeofcomparabilityandtofacilitate

    theauditingprocess,astandard,consistent,specifiedlistofinterviewquestionswasasked. InterviewswereconductedbyCVCwith

    supervision, interviewtraining,andmonitoringcapabilities. Interviewswereconductedoveraminimumperiodof fourweeks to

    minimizetheimpactofweatherand/orspecialevents. Everyeffortwasmadetoensurethatinterviewswereassignedrandomlyby

    dayandthatanapproximatelyequalnumberofinterviewswerecompletedoneachinterviewingday. Whereappropriate,datawas

    balancedand/orweightedbyZIP codeusinguptodateknowndemographics: gender, age,numberofadults inhouseholdand

    ethnicityinthosecaseswhereoneminoritycomprisednolessthantenpercentofthetotalpopulation. Nonresponsestoanysingle

    questionwere

    eliminated

    from

    the

    survey.

    In

    all

    cases,

    at

    least

    six

    attempts

    were

    made

    to

    contact

    all

    pre

    designated

    respondents.

    Thetelephone rangaminimumofsix timeseach timeanumberwasdialedbeforetheattemptwasclassifiedasanoanswer.

    Eachnumberwasdialedatdifferent times and, asnecessary,ondifferentdays. Every effortwasmade to surmount language,

    cultural,behavioralandotherbarrierstoasuccessfulinterview;andtotheextentfeasible,callbackswerescheduledonarandom

    basis. At leastonecallbackattemptper respondentwasmadeonaweekend. During the interviewprocess,noquestionswere

    askedpriortothepublicationreadershipquestion,withtheexceptionofaqualifyingquestiondesignedtodeterminetheZIPcodeof

    recipientresidence;andageneralwarmupcallexplanationdesignedtoputtherespondentatease. Warmupquestionsdidnot

    includeanyreferencetothepublicationitselforthenatureofthestudy. Thisstudyfollowedrecommendedguidelinesdevelopedin

    partfromtheAdvertisingResearchFoundation(ARF)readershipguidelines. Surveytotalsmaynotequal100%duetorounding. The

    CirculationVerificationCouncilestimatesthatallthe information inthissurveyhasamaximumerrormarginof+/2.5atthe95%

    confidence level. 255* Survey respondentswere interviewed during the verificationof homedelivery andmail distribution. 0

    Surveyrespondentsreportedreadingaminimumoftwoofthe lastfour issuesthroughsinglecopy,controlledbulk,orpassalong

    distribution.

    Averagereaderspereditionduringtheauditperiod:**Readershipestimatescompiledfrom2009CVCcirculation&readershipstudydata.

    1. HackettstownThisMonthisdistributedregularlyinyourarea. Doesyourhousehold

    regularlyreceiveHackettstownthisMonth?

    YES 322 98.5%

    NO 5 01.5%

    2. DoyouorsomeoneinyourhouseholdregularlyreadorlookthroughHackettstown

    ThisMonth?

    YES 255 79.2%

    NO 67 20.8%

    3. Whichofthefollowingpublications,ifany,doyoureadonaregularbasis?

    11% TheDailyRecord

    24% TheStarLedger

    06% OurTown

    71% WarrenReporter

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    OleMusconetcongNewsFlanders,NJ013082 SupplementalReadershipStudy

    TheCirculation

    Verification

    Council

    interviewed

    340

    residents

    in

    the

    07857,

    07874

    and

    07849

    ZIP

    codes

    indicated

    in

    publications

    CVCauditreport. Thepurposewastoidentifythenumberofresidentswhoindicatetheyreceivethepublicationonaregularbasis,

    identify thenumberof residentswho read or look through the publication, and gather readership study informationuseful for

    advertising purchase decisions. Market statistics estimates appearing in CVC reports are obtained from EASI Software. The

    populationstudiedconsistedofadultsage18andover,livinginhouseholdswithinthesurveyarea.Withinthisarea,eachhousehold

    andeachadultwithinthehouseholdhadaknown (ornonzero)probabilityofbeingselected forthesample. Interviewswere

    conductedsolelywithpredesignatedrespondentsandnosubstitutionswerepermitted. Theverificationandreadershipstudytook

    placeTuesdayJuly7throughSaturdayJuly25,2009betweenthehoursof5:30PMand8:30PMand10:00AMand2:00PM. Initial

    interview attempts were spread evenly across all survey days (i.e., Tuesday through Saturday). A minimum of 250 completed

    interviews is requiredwithnomore thanone interviewperhousehold. InterviewProcedures: Toensure thehighestdegreeof

    comparability and to facilitate the auditing process, a standard, consistent, specified list of interview questions was asked.

    Interviewswere conductedbyCVCwith supervision, interview training,andmonitoring capabilities. Interviewswere conducted

    overaminimumperiodoffourweekstominimizethe impactofweatherand/orspecialevents. Everyeffortwasmadetoensure

    that interviewswereassigned randomlybydayand thatanapproximatelyequalnumberof interviewswere completedoneach

    interviewing day. Where appropriate, datawas balanced and/orweighted by ZIP code using uptodate known demographics:

    gender,age,numberofadultsinhouseholdandethnicityinthosecaseswhereoneminoritycomprisednolessthantenpercentof

    thetotal

    population.

    Non

    responses

    to

    any

    single

    question

    were

    eliminated

    from

    the

    survey.

    In

    all

    cases,

    at

    least

    six

    attempts

    were

    madetocontactallpredesignatedrespondents. Thetelephonerangaminimumofsixtimeseachtimeanumberwasdialedbefore

    theattemptwasclassifiedasanoanswer. Eachnumberwasdialedatdifferenttimesand,asnecessary,ondifferentdays. Every

    effortwasmadetosurmountlanguage,cultural,behavioralandotherbarrierstoasuccessfulinterview;andtotheextentfeasible,

    callbackswerescheduledonarandombasis. At leastonecallbackattemptperrespondentwasmadeonaweekend. Duringthe

    interviewprocess,noquestionswereaskedpriortothepublicationreadershipquestion,withtheexceptionofaqualifyingquestion

    designedtodeterminetheZIPcodeofrecipientresidence;andageneralwarmupcallexplanationdesignedtoputtherespondent

    atease. Warmupquestionsdidnotincludeanyreferencetothepublicationitselforthenatureofthestudy. Thisstudyfollowed

    recommendedguidelinesdeveloped inpart from theAdvertisingResearchFoundation (ARF) readershipguidelines. Survey totals

    maynotequal100%dueto rounding. TheCirculationVerificationCouncilestimatesthatallthe information in thissurveyhasa

    maximumerrormarginof+/2.5atthe95%confidencelevel. *226Surveyrespondentswereinterviewedduringtheverificationof

    homedeliveryandmaildistribution. 0Surveyrespondentsreportedreadingaminimumoftwoofthelastfourissuesthroughsingle

    copy,controlledbulk,orpassalongdistribution.

    Averagereaderspereditionduringtheauditperiod:**Readershipestimatescompiledfrom2009CVCcirculation&readershipstudydata.

    1. The (Ole) Musconetcong News is distributed regularly in your area. Does your

    householdregularlyreceiveThe(Ole)MusconetcongNews?

    YES 324 95.3%

    NO 16 04.7%

    2. Do you or someone in your household regularly read or look through The (Ole)

    MusconetcongNews?

    YES 226 69.8%

    NO 98 30.2%

    3. Whichofthefollowingpublications,ifany,doyoureadonaregularbasis?

    32% TheDailyRecord

    41% TheStarLedger

    15% OurTown

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    6.Whatcategorybestdescribesyourcombinedannualhouseholdincomeforlastyear?Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    01% 06% Under$25,000

    08% 09% $25,001 $49,999

    18% 10% $50,000 $74,999

    24%

    12%

    $75,000$99,999

    28% 25% $100,000$149,999

    21% 38% Over$150,000

    7. Pleaseselectthecategorythatbestdescribesyourage.Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    00% 02% 18 20

    04% 04% 21 24

    12% 11% 25 34

    28% 24% 35 44

    30% 28% 45 54

    17% 18% 55 64

    06% 06% 65 74

    03% 06% 75yearsorolder8.Whichofthefollowingproductsorservicesdoyouplantopurchaseduringthenexttwelvemonths?15% NewAutomobile (%=Positiverespondents)

    11% UsedAutomobile

    15% Antiques/Auctions

    49% Furniture/HomeFurnishings

    21% MajorHomeAppliance

    18% HomeComputers

    46% HomeImprovements/Supplies

    35% Television/Electronics

    21% Carpet/Flooring

    64% AutomobileAccessories(tires,brakes&service)

    72% Lawn&Garden

    55% Florist/GiftShops

    54% HomeHeating/AirConditioning(service,newequipment)

    50%

    Vacations/Travel

    04% RealEstate

    88% MensApparel

    95% WomensApparel

    51% ChildrensApparel

    02% Boats/PersonalWatercraft

    32% Art&CraftsSupplies

    21% Childcare

    45% Education/Classes

    19% Attorney

    20% Veterinarian

    17% Chiropractor

    20% FinancialPlanner(Retirement,Investing)

    72% TaxAdvisor/Services

    42% HealthClub/ExerciseClass

    43%

    Cleaning

    Services

    (Carpet

    Cleaning,

    Air

    Duct

    Cleaning,

    Home

    Cleaning)

    10% WeightLoss

    61% LawnCareService(Maintenance&Landscaping)

    50% LegalGamblingEntertainment(Lottery,Casinos,Racetracks,Bingo)

    69% Pharmacist/PrescriptionService

    28% CellularPhoneNew/UpdateService

    81% Dining&Entertainment

    29% Jewelry

    15% WeddingSupplies

    51% Athletic&SportsEquipment

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    IronAreaNewsFlanders,NJ013083 SupplementalReadershipStudyTheCirculationVerificationCouncilinterviewedresidentsinthe07847,07850,07876,and07852ZIPcodesindicatedinpublications

    CVCauditreport. Thepurposewastoidentifythenumberofresidentswhoindicatetheyreceivethepublicationonaregularbasis,

    identify thenumberof residentswho read or look through the publication, and gather readership study informationuseful for

    advertising purchase decisions. Market statistics estimates appearing in CVC reports are obtained from EASI Software. The

    populationstudiedconsistedofadultsage18andover,livinginhouseholdswithinthesurveyarea.Withinthisarea,eachhousehold

    andeach

    adult

    within

    the

    household

    had

    aknown

    (or

    non

    zero)

    probability

    of

    being

    selected

    for

    the

    sample.

    Interviews

    were

    conductedsolelywithpredesignatedrespondentsandnosubstitutionswerepermitted. Theverificationandreadershipstudytook

    placeTuesdayJanuary11throughSaturdayMarch5,2011betweenthehoursof5:30PMand8:30PMand10:00AMand2:00PM.

    Initialinterviewattemptswerespreadevenlyacrossallsurveydays(i.e.,TuesdaythroughSaturday). Aminimumof250completed

    interviews is requiredwithnomore thanone interviewperhousehold. InterviewProcedures: Toensure thehighestdegreeof

    comparability and to facilitate the auditing process, a standard, consistent, specified list of interview questions was asked.

    Interviews were conductedbyCVCwith supervision, interview training,andmonitoring capabilities. Interviewswere conducted

    overaminimumperiodoffourweekstominimizethe impactofweatherand/orspecialevents. Everyeffortwasmadetoensure

    that interviewswereassigned randomlybydayand thatanapproximatelyequalnumberof interviews were completedoneach

    interviewing day. Where appropriate, datawas balanced and/orweighted by ZIP code using uptodate known demographics:

    gender,age,numberofadultsinhouseholdandethnicityinthosecaseswhereoneminoritycomprisednolessthantenpercentof

    thetotalpopulation. Nonresponsestoanysinglequestionwereeliminatedfromthesurvey. Inallcases,atleastsixattemptswere

    madetocontactallpredesignatedrespondents. Thetelephonerangaminimumofsixtimeseachtimeanumberwasdialedbefore

    theattemptwasclassifiedasanoanswer. Eachnumberwasdialedatdifferenttimesand,asnecessary,ondifferentdays. Every

    effortwasmadetosurmountlanguage,cultural,behavioralandotherbarrierstoasuccessfulinterview; andtotheextentfeasible,

    callbacks

    were

    scheduled

    on

    a

    random

    basis.

    At

    least

    one

    callback

    attempt

    per

    respondent

    was

    made

    on

    a

    weekend.

    During

    the

    interviewprocess,noquestionswereaskedpriortothepublicationreadershipquestion,withtheexceptionofaqualifyingquestion

    designedtodeterminetheZIPcodeofrecipientresidence;andageneralwarmupcallexplanationdesignedtoputtherespondent

    atease. Warmupquestionsdidnotincludeanyreferencetothepublicationitselforthenatureofthestudy. Thisstudyfollowed

    recommendedguidelinesdeveloped inpart from theAdvertisingResearchFoundation (ARF) readershipguidelines. Survey totals

    maynotequal100%dueto rounding. TheCirculationVerificationCouncilestimatesthatallthe information in thissurveyhasa

    maximumerrormarginof+/2.5atthe95%confidencelevel. *276Surveyrespondentswereinterviewedduringtheverificationof

    homedeliveryandmaildistribution. 0Surveyrespondentsreportedreadingaminimumoftwoofthelastfourissuesthroughsingle

    copy,controlledbulk,orpassalongdistribution.

    Averagereaderspereditionduringtheauditperiod:1.55**Readershipestimatescompiledfrom2009CVCcirculation&readershipstudydata.

    1. The IronAreaNews is distributed regularly in your area. Do you or someone in your household

    regularlyreadorlookthroughtheIronAreaNews?

    YES

    276

    73.8%

    NO 98 26.2%

    2.Whichofthefollowingpublications,ifany,doyoureadonaregularbasis?(276ReaderRespondents)

    43% TheDailyRecord

    46% TheStarLedger

    35% OurTown

    19% RoxburyRegister

    30% RoxburyThisWeek

    3. DoyoufrequentlypurchaseproductsorservicesfromadsseenintheIronAreaNews?

    YES 185 67.0%

    NO 91 33.0%

    4. HowlongdoyoukeeptheIronAreaNewsbeforediscardingit?

    44% 12Days

    14% 34Days

    03% 56Days

    39% 1WeekorMore

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    5. Pleaseselectthecategorythatbestdescribesyourage.Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    01% 03% 18 20

    02% 06% 21 24

    13% 16% 25 3423% 23% 35 44

    25% 23% 45 54

    22% 16% 55 64

    10% 07% 65 74

    04% 06% 75yearsorolder

    6.Whatcategorybestdescribesyourcombinedannualhouseholdincomeforlastyear?Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    02% 09% Under$25,000

    11% 14% $25,001 $49,999

    17% 18% $50,000 $74,999

    26% 18% $75,000 $99,999

    28% 24% $100,000 $149,999

    16% 17% Over$150,000

    7.Whatisthehighestlevelofeducationyouhaveobtained?Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    01% 09% SomeHighSchoolorLess

    24% 28% GraduatedHighSchool

    34% 28% SomeCollege

    29% 25% GraduatedCollege

    12% 10% CompletedPostGraduate

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    8.Whichofthefollowingproductsorservicesdoyouplantopurchaseduringthenexttwelvemonths?11% NewAutomobile (%=Positiverespondents)

    15% UsedAutomobile

    21% Antiques/Auctions

    42% Furniture/HomeFurnishings

    15% MajorHomeAppliance11% HomeComputers

    41% HomeImprovements/Supplies

    44% Television/Electronics

    15% Carpet/Flooring

    69% AutomobileAccessories(tires,brakes&service)

    71% Lawn&Garden

    54% Florist/GiftShops

    42% HomeHeating/AirConditioning(service,newequipment)

    53% Vacations/Travel

    05% RealEstate

    81% MensApparel

    90% WomensApparel

    54% ChildrensApparel

    01% Boats/PersonalWatercraft

    12% Art&CraftsSupplies

    19% Childcare

    41% Education/Classes

    15% Attorney

    23% Veterinarian

    19% Chiropractor

    21% FinancialPlanner(Retirement,Investing)

    79% TaxAdvisor/Services

    32% HealthClub/ExerciseClass

    41% CleaningServices(CarpetCleaning,AirDuctCleaning,HomeCleaning)

    05% WeightLoss

    52% LawnCareService(Maintenance&Landscaping)

    41%

    Legal

    Gambling

    Entertainment

    (Lottery,

    Casinos,

    Racetracks,

    Bingo)

    85% Pharmacist/PrescriptionService

    24% CellularPhoneNew/UpdateService

    89% Dining&Entertainment

    26% Jewelry

    10% WeddingSupplies

    43% Athletic&SportsEquipment

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    ThreeRiversNewsFlanders,NJ013084 SupplementalReadershipStudyTheCirculationVerificationCouncil interviewed residents in the07845 and07869ZIP codes indicated inpublicationsCVCaudit

    report. Thepurposewastoidentifythenumberofresidentswhoindicatetheyreceivethepublicationonaregularbasis,identify

    thenumberofresidentswhoreadorlookthroughthepublication,andgatherreadershipstudy informationusefulforadvertising

    purchasedecisions.

    Market

    statistics

    estimates

    appearing

    in

    CVC

    reports

    are

    obtained

    from

    EASI

    Software.

    The

    population

    studied

    consistedofadultsage18andover, living inhouseholdswithinthesurveyarea.Withinthisarea,eachhouseholdandeachadult

    withinthehouseholdhadaknown(ornonzero)probabilityofbeingselectedforthesample. Interviewswereconductedsolely

    withpredesignatedrespondentsandnosubstitutionswerepermitted. TheverificationandreadershipstudytookplaceTuesday

    January11 through SaturdayMarch 12,2011between thehours of5:30PM and 8:30 PM and10:00AM and2:00PM. Initial

    interview attemptswere spread evenly across all survey days (i.e., Tuesday through Saturday). Aminimum of 250 completed

    interviews is requiredwithnomore thanone interviewperhousehold. InterviewProcedures: Toensure thehighestdegreeof

    comparability and to facilitate the auditing process, a standard, consistent, specified list of interview questions was asked.

    Interviews were conductedbyCVCwith supervision, interview training,andmonitoring capabilities. Interviewswere conducted

    overaminimumperiodoffourweekstominimizethe impactofweatherand/orspecialevents. Everyeffortwasmadetoensure

    that interviewswereassigned randomlybydayand thatanapproximatelyequalnumberof interviews were completedoneach

    interviewing day. Where appropriate, datawas balanced and/orweighted by ZIP code using uptodate known demographics:

    gender,age,numberofadultsinhouseholdandethnicityinthosecaseswhereoneminoritycomprisednolessthantenpercentof

    thetotalpopulation. Nonresponsestoanysinglequestionwereeliminatedfromthesurvey. Inallcases,atleastsixattemptswere

    madetocontactallpredesignatedrespondents. Thetelephonerangaminimumofsixtimeseachtimeanumberwasdialedbefore

    theattemptwasclassifiedasanoanswer. Eachnumberwasdialedatdifferenttimesand,asnecessary,ondifferentdays. Every

    effortwas

    made

    to

    surmount

    language,

    cultural,

    behavioral

    and

    other

    barriers

    to

    asuccessful

    interview;

    and

    to

    the

    extent

    feasible,

    callbackswerescheduledonarandombasis. At leastonecallbackattemptperrespondentwasmadeonaweekend. Duringthe

    interviewprocess,noquestionswereaskedpriortothepublicationreadershipquestion,withtheexceptionofaqualifyingquestion

    designedtodeterminetheZIPcodeofrecipientresidence;andageneralwarmupcallexplanationdesignedtoputtherespondent

    atease. Warmupquestionsdidnotincludeanyreferencetothepublicationitselforthenatureofthestudy. Thisstudyfollowed

    recommendedguidelinesdeveloped inpart from theAdvertisingResearchFoundation (ARF) readershipguidelines. Survey totals

    maynotequal100%dueto rounding. TheCirculationVerificationCouncilestimatesthatallthe information in thissurveyhasa

    maximumerrormarginof+/2.5atthe95%confidencelevel. *259Surveyrespondentswereinterviewedduringtheverificationof

    homedeliveryandmaildistribution. 0Surveyrespondentsreportedreadingaminimumoftwoofthelastfourissuesthroughsingle

    copy,controlledbulk,orpassalongdistribution.

    Averagereaderspereditionduringtheauditperiod:1.625**Readershipestimatescompiledfrom2009CVCcirculation&readershipstudydata.

    1.

    The

    Three

    Rivers

    News

    is

    distributed

    regularly

    in

    your

    area.

    Do

    you

    or

    someone

    in

    your

    household

    regularlyreadorlookthroughtheThreeRiversNews?

    YES 259 71.5%

    NO 103 28.5%

    2.Whichofthefollowingpublications,ifany,doyoureadonaregularbasis?(259ReaderRespondents)

    21% TheDailyRecord

    35% TheStarLedger

    22% OurTown

    31% RandolphReporter

    30% RandolphThisWeek

    3. DoyoufrequentlypurchaseproductsorservicesfromadsseenintheThreeRiversJournal?

    YES

    169

    65.3%

    NO 90 34.7%

    4. HowlongdoyoukeeptheThreeRiversNewsbeforediscardingit?

    56% 12Days

    20% 34Days

    01% 56Days

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    5. Pleaseselectthecategorythatbestdescribesyourage.Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    00% 03% 18 20

    03% 05% 21 24

    14% 17% 25 34

    28% 25% 35 4428% 26% 45 54

    20% 15% 55 64

    07% 06% 65 74

    01% 04% 75yearsorolder

    6.Whatcategorybestdescribesyourcombinedannualhouseholdincomeforlastyear?Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    01% 05% Under$25,000

    05% 12% $25,001 $49,999

    22% 13% $50,000 $74,999

    16% 13% $75,000 $99,999

    24% 20% $100,000 $149,999

    32% 37% Over$150,000

    7.Whatisthehighestlevelofeducationyouhaveobtained?Reader Market

    Demographics Demographics

    00% 04% SomeHighSchoolorLess

    14% 15% GraduatedHighSchool

    23% 20% SomeCollege

    39% 35% GraduatedCollege

    24% 26% CompletedPostGraduate

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    8.Whichofthefollowingproductsorservicesdoyouplantopurchaseduringthenexttwelvemonths?16% NewAutomobile (%=Positiverespondents)

    11% UsedAutomobile

    23% Antiques/Auctions

    58% Furniture/HomeFurnishings

    16% MajorHomeAppliance

    09%

    HomeComputers

    51% HomeImprovements/Supplies

    56% Television/Electronics

    13% Carpet/Flooring

    72% AutomobileAccessories(tires,brakes&service)

    64% Lawn&Garden

    63% Florist/GiftShops

    49% HomeHeating/AirConditioning(service,newequipment)

    71% Vacations/Travel

    05% RealEstate

    84% MensApparel

    90% WomensApparel

    42% ChildrensApparel

    02% Boats/PersonalWatercraft

    19% Art&CraftsSupplies22% Childcare

    40% Education/Classes

    15% Attorney

    25% Veterinarian

    19% Chiropractor

    21% FinancialPlanner(Retirement,Investing)

    82% TaxAdvisor/Services

    50% HealthClub/ExerciseClass

    43% CleaningServices(CarpetCleaning,AirDuctCleaning,HomeCleaning)

    03% WeightLoss

    57% LawnCareService(Maintenance&Landscaping)

    39% LegalGamblingEntertainment(Lottery,Casinos,Racetracks,Bingo)

    84% Pharmacist/PrescriptionService

    33% CellularPhoneNew/UpdateService

    89% Dining&Entertainment

    30% Jewelry

    08% WeddingSupplies

    39% Athletic&SportsEquipment

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