 Up to the 1980s, both papers came out in the afternoon on weekdays; by then, they were also printing Saturday morning editions.Under the "Telegram"'s ownership, Marlborough and Hudson converted to all-morning publication July 9, 1990, echoing the "Telegram"'s closure of its "Evening Gazette" sister paper in 1986.At the time, the papers' editor said the move reflected changing reader demographics and would allow for better coverage of state and business news.