The
Asbury Park Press was founded under the name
Shore Press in 1879 by Dr. Hugh S. Kinmonth; a publication that was only published once a week. In October 1884 the paper was sold at auction to S. T. Hendrickson and W. W. Conover; men who already owned a considerable amount of stock in the newspaper. Hendrickson and Conover in turn sold the paper to the brothers
Roderic C. Penfield and Norman W. Penfield in December 1884. The brothers owned the publishing and editing firm Penfield Bros. and took over the publishing and editing of the newspaper at this point with Norman serving as managing editor. The Penfield brothers significantly expanded the physical size of the
Shore Press, improved the quality of the journalism, and made innovative improvements to the design and layout of the paper. In June 1887 the brothers founded the
Daily Press as a companion publication to the
Shore Press. When initially established, the
Daily Press was published every weekday morning during the summer months. Following the bankruptcy of the Penfields, the
Shore Press,
Daily Press, and the Penfield's publishing plant in Asbury Park were purchased by Dr. Hugh S. Kinmonth at an assignee's sale in October 1895. Kinmonth sold the paper to his nephew, Lyle J. Kinmoth, Under his leadership the
Daily Press expanded into a year-round daily publication, It was published under that name until 1974 when its name became the
Asbury Park Press, beginning with the Monday, September 30, 1974, publication. ==Awards==