 MediaNews continued to operate both "The News" and the "Herald-News" out of their respective plants in Paterson and Passaic while beginning to plan a merger.In July 1987, the weekend editions of "The News" and "North Jersey Sunday" (the name for the Sunday "Herald-News") were merged.Then, in September, MediaNews finalized the merger of the daily editions and the paper became known as "The North Jersey Herald & News".