AN ARTFUL FAREWELL

Daily News boss

bade farewell to the troops with a Champagne toast (below) Tuesday. “I loved being a reporter – I just loved it!” the editor-in-chief and publisher told an emotional newsroom that saw him off after over 40 years of service. Browne had planned to retire before the tronc organization announced it would take over New York’s Hometown Newspaper. “I do believe you’re now positioned for a resurgence,” he said. Browne then gave the order every reporter loves to hear: “Now we’re all going to the bar!”