8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 28, 2003


                               COURIER CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                  Massachusetts
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                         Commission File Number: 0-7597

                 IRS Employer Identification Number: 04-2502514

         15 Wellman Avenue, North Chelmsford, MA                   01863
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         (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (978) 251-6000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                    No Change
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)




Item 5.  Other Events
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On March 28, 2003, Courier Corporation ("Courier" or the "registrant") issued a
press release announcing agreement to sell the unused portion of its
multi-building manufacturing complex in Westford, Massachusetts. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto and incorporated herein in its entirety.

Item 7.  Exhibits
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Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Text of press release dated March 28, 2003


                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                 COURIER CORPORATION


                                 By:  /s/ Robert P. Story, Jr.
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                                          Robert P. Story, Jr.
                                          Senior Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer
Date:    March 28, 2003

EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Courier Corporation Announces Agreement to Sell Unused Portion of Its
Multi-Building Manufacturing Complex in Westford, Massachusetts

    NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2003--Courier
Corporation (Nasdaq: CRRC) today announced an agreement to sell
approximately 200,000 square feet of unoccupied and underutilized
portions of its multi-building manufacturing complex located in the
Forge Village area of Westford, Massachusetts to Abbot Mill, LLC for
$1.7 million. The buyer intends to convert this facility into high-end
residential dwellings. Courier will continue its current levels of
book manufacturing at the site. The agreement contains a number of
significant contingencies, including the town of Westford's approval
of a property subdivision plan. Assuming these contingencies can be
resolved, closing is anticipated in late 2003.
    James F. Conway III, Chairman, President and CEO of Courier
stated, "We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Abbot
Mill, LLC as it provides the opportunity to return many of the
historic multi-story structures on the property to a prominent place
within the Westford community. If successful, this sale will result in
reductions in our building operating costs without impacting our book
manufacturing operations in Westford. The agreement requires that we
incur certain costs to complete the transaction, such as the
separation of all utilities within the complex. Although these costs
could be significant, if the transaction is completed we anticipate
realizing a small gain on the sale."
    The unused multi-story red brick mill buildings are part of a
600,000 square foot complex of about twenty buildings, situated on 42
acres. They are the oldest buildings in the complex and are now no
longer conducive to manufacturing. They were once the corporate
headquarters for the Murray Printing Company, which was purchased by
Courier Corporation in 1966, and were originally built as part of the
Abbot Worsted Mills more than a century ago.

    About Courier Corporation

    Courier Corporation publishes, prints and sells books.
Headquartered in North Chelmsford, MA, Courier has two lines of
business: full-service book manufacturing and specialty publishing.
For more information, visit www.courier.com.

    Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to
important factors and uncertainties, which could cause Courier's
actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the
forward-looking statements. These factors could include those
referenced in the Annual Report on Form 10-K or as may be described
from time to time in Courier's subsequent SEC filings.

    CONTACT: Courier Corporation
             Lee E. Cochrane, 978/251-6000