The Boston Globe will not print or deliver a physical newspaper for Tuesday, February 24, 2026, marking the first time in its 153-year history that executives have canceled a daily print edition. The decision stems from a massive, record-setting blizzard that battered New England on Monday, February 23, dumping up to 32 inches of snow in parts of Massachusetts, including around the newspaper's printing plant in Taunton, accompanied by high winds and whiteout conditions that made travel and operations unsafe.
Print subscribers will receive the Tuesday edition (covering the historic storm) bundled with Wednesday's paper, but single copies will not be available in stores.
For more than 153 years, since its founding in 1872, the Globe's press workers have steadfastly produced a daily paper, persevering through fierce winter storms, blizzards like the legendary 1978 nor'easter (when some staff reportedly slept at the facility for days), technical breakdowns, labor disputes that halted presses in earlier decades, world wars, economic recessions, and even the global COVID-19 pandemic.
This time, however, management concluded that neither safely getting staff to the Taunton facility nor completing the "last mile" of distribution was feasible amid the dangerous conditions.The unprecedented move highlights the storm's severity, which triggered widespread power outages, travel bans in parts of Massachusetts, school closures across the region, and treacherous roads. While the presses have fallen silent before due to strikes or other disruptions, this weather-driven cancellation by executive choice stands alone in the Globe's long record of resilience against the elements.