Alfred Sun

The Alfred Sun is a weekly newspaper serving the residents of Alfred, New York, USA and the neighboring communities in Allegany County. It is a quaint, informative publication that declares itself "A pretty darn good newspaper serving Alfred since 1883". It is printed in a tabloid format.

Publisher and editor David L. Snyder provides a mixture of local news, "goings on", births and deaths, original poetry and commentary. A constant in each issue is a page one top left photo submitted by a reader showing The Sun being "read" in some distant place. Paraguay, Greece, the Grand Canyon, Alfred (the one in Maine) and many, many other locations has been represented over the years. Locals taking a vacation or visiting distant family seem to often remember to take a copy of The Sun so they can capture an image for this page one feature. Another constant is "In The Alfred Sun Years Ago" which quotes or summarizes the contents of The Sun 50, 25 and 10 years ago each week. Another special feature is "The Dugout", sports commentary written by Doug Lorow.

The Alfred Sun is the official newspaper of the Village of Alfred, Town of Alfred and [http://www.aacs.wnyric.org Alfred-Almond Central School District] .