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Winchester News members are especially happy to feature Charlie Alexander, a seven-year-old Lincoln School first-grader. He started a newspaper for the Symmes Corner neighborhood.
When asked what prompted his project, he said, “I like to read the papers, thought hey, why don’t I start my own?”
Charlie’s good at getting town employees to talk about their jobs. “I’ve interviewed the fire chief, a police sergeant, and the town manager.”
His newspaper in printed monthly and he and his younger sister Caroline deliver them to the seventy-five subscribers.
Charlie says his favorite school subject is writing and when asked what he might do as an adult, he said, “Maybe a waiter, or a soccer referee or journalist.”
His mom Elyse Alexander is the copy editor, and his dad Michael types up the articles. Charlie got Catch a Falling Star owner to sponsor him. “And the neighbors donate money," Charlie explained.
The Bagels N Brew owners also contribute. It costs $250 a month to print it.
“And last month I started to publish online,” he says. The site is password protected for privacy, but you can email Charlie’s dad for the password. MichaelDalexander@gmail.com
