Globe story:

The New York Times Co. said today it won't sell the Worcester Telegram & Gazette after spending several months exploring a possible sale.

Times Co. chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. claims that:

What has become abundantly apparent is that the T&G is making substantial progress in transforming every part of its journalistic and business operations. As a result, you are doing an even better job in meeting the needs of your readers and your communities in Central Massachusetts.

This, of course, has not been easy year. Nevertheless, month after month, you have demonstrated a relentless determination and heightened focus, as you have implemented a complete redesign of the newspaper into a single-edition paper, the transformation of the classified section into a more reader-friendly and efficient six-column format and the creation of zoned weeklies to complement our daily newspaper. You have also created new products to offer to our commercial print customers and a new Direct Mail vehicle, T&G Direct.

Any T&G subscribers out there think the paper is serving them better now than in the recent past?