Carly Newton

Plattsburgh

News Reporter at Press-Republican

News reporter at the Press-Republican in Plattsburgh📰/📧[email protected]

Articles

Airport director praises efforts to get PBG designated POE

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh International Airport Director Chris Kreig hopes the recent efforts by state leaders to get the airport designated a port of entry are successful.
Breeze Airways pauses service out of Plattsburgh

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH — Breeze Airways is pausing its service at Plattsburgh International Airport for the time being. The airline had been at PBG since November of 2023. Breeze offered flights to Orlando, Fla. two times a week and seasonal flights to Tampa, Fla. The Tampa flights were the first of its service to be paused, with the Orlando flights following suit at the end of April. Airport Director Chris Kreig said Breeze’s decision was unfortunate because the service was well received by the community.
Town of Plattsburgh adopts CHAMP Law to aid future housing development

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH — CHAMP is leading the way for housing development in the town of Plattsburgh. CHAMP, which, in this instance, stands for “Creating Housing Acceleration Measures for Plattsburgh” and not the Lake Champlain folklore monster, is Plattsburgh’s newest solution to the North Country housing crisis. Adopted this year, the CHAMP Law reformed the town’s zoning code, making it easier for existing developments to expand and for new developments to begin.
REAL ID goes into effect today

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH — Starting today May 7, a REAL ID-compliant license or another accepted form of identification, such as a passport, will be required for all domestic flights in the United States. “The bottom line with REAL ID is if people are going to be flying, they’re going to need to get it,” Plattsburgh International Airport Director Chris Kreig said Tuesday. The REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 but the deadline for implementation kept getting pushed back.
U.S. Chamber wants tariff relief for small businesses

1 week ago | meadvilletribune.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Trump administration to provide tariff relief for struggling small businesses.
Chamber wants tariff relief for small businesses

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Carly Newton

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. CARLY NEWTON, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Sat, May 3, 2025, 5:33 PM 2 min read PLATTSBURGH — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Trump Administration to provide tariff relief for struggling small businesses.
Can-Am business will find a way

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Carly Newton

CARLY NEWTON, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Fri, May 2, 2025, 7:39 AM 4 min read PLATTSBURGH — Garry Douglas called the recent visit from Jean Charest, a former Quebec Premier, and a Quebec business delegation to Plattsburgh literally and symbolically important.
Welch, Tonko rally draws attention to possible budget bill Medicaid cuts

1 week ago | cardinalpointsonline.com | Carly Newton

By Carly Newton, Press RepublicanVermont U.S. Sen. Peter Welch and NY-20 Representative Paul Tonko said their visit to Plattsburgh Monday, in a district neither of them represent, was driven by potential cuts to Medicaid in the upcoming budget bill. “I think the effort to alert people as to what’s going on (is why we’re here),” Tonko, a Democrat, told the media in his visit to New York’s 21st congressional district. “I’m just concerned that if we’re going to win this, public info is very important.
Pod for nursing mothers opens in Champlain Centre

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH — A new, private space for breastfeeding mothers has opened in the Champlain Centre Mall. The “Mamava Lactation Pod” can now be found inside the mall’s #7 entrance near Kohl’s. “We are so excited to be able to add this Mamava pod here for moms to use and parents to use, just as a convenient place,” Lisa Getty, general manager of the Champlain Centre Mall, said at a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday.
Efforts to designate PBG port of entry underway

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Carly Newton

PLATTSBURGH — Efforts to get Plattsburgh International Airport designated a “port of entry” are in full swing once again. On April 17, NY-21 Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reintroduced the bipartisan Border Airport Fairness Act to designate Plattsburgh International Airport as a port of entry, which would save the airport around $800,000 per year.