Which two towns had their own newspapers as commercial development began to increase?

The first two towns in America to have a newspaper where Philadelphia, with the New England Courant and Williamsburg (Old capital of Virginia), with the Virginia Gazette.

The New England Courant was founded by James Franklin. Benjamin Franklin's older brother. He used the publishing for writing essays and letters as an alternative to the typical addresses issued by governors.

The Virginia Gazette was founded by William Parks. It contained theatrical notices and focused on depicting the social life of the town. Something, that had not happened until then.

Explanation:

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).