The rest of the day at the paper was exhausting and emotionally difficult, but for John the positive aspect was it allowed him to forget about Sarah’s a*******n, the Salem Coven, Jessica Lodge, and Father Faust. He spent the afternoon writing his farewell editorial, in which he recounted the events that had shaped the city of Salem over the years he’d served as executive editor.
He also took the opportunity to inform his readers of the launching of the Salem Observer, telling them that everyone who was a subscriber to the Salem News would receive a free two-week subscription to the new paper beginning Monday. With his part of the final edition put to bed, John went out into the newsroom to meet with Amy, Jack, Lucinda,
Jackie, and Tim to make sure that they had everything lined up for M
