The ''Press-Republican'' is a

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published five days a week, Tuesday through Friday with a Saturday weekend edition in Plattsburgh, New York, United States. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The ''Press-Republican'' covers Clinton,

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counties in Northeastern New York state. Community Newspaper Holdings bought the ''Press-Republican'' in late 2006 from

Ottaway Community Newspapers Local Media Group, Inc., formerly Dow Jones Local Media Group and Ottaway Newspapers Inc., owned newspapers, Web sites and niche publications in California, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania. It was headquarte ...

, a division of Dow Jones & Company.

History

''The Press-Republican'' traces its history to the ''Republican'' with its first issue printed on April 12, 1811. In October 1813, under Azariah C. Flagg it changed its name to the ''Plattsburgh Republican''. It was a weekly publication until 1916, then the paper changed its name to the ''Plattsburgh Daily Republican'' and printed a daily edition; holidays and Sundays were the exception. Two decades earlier, on August 16, 1894, the ''Plattsburgh Daily Press'' published it first issue For the next forty-eight years, the ''Plattsburgh Daily Press'' and the ''Plattsburgh Daily Republican'' were the major print news sources for residents of the North Country. On October 5, 1942, the ''Plattsburgh Daily Republican'' published its last newspaper issue, as the ''Daily Press'' and the ''Daily Republican'' merged to form the ''Plattsburgh Press-Republican''. On October 5, 1942, the ''Plattsburgh Daily Press'' reported about the merger that, "The Plattsburgh Daily Republican has been the Democratic paper of the county and the Plattsburgh Daily Press has been the Republican organ. The interests of both parties will be served in the new publication." The ''Press-Republican'' began printing on October 6, 1942, featuring a mixed headline with the

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and Nazis moving northwest of Stalingrad. Joe LoTemplio was appointed editor on June 29, 2019. John Celestino began serving as interim publisher on August 3, 2019.

References

External links

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Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. website

Clinton County, Rootsweb. {{CNHI}

Press-Republican The ''Press-Republican'' is a daily newspaper published five days a week, Tuesday through Friday with a Saturday weekend edition in Plattsburgh, New York, United States. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of the Retire ...

Newspapers established in 1942 1942 establishments in New York (state) Daily newspapers published in New York (state)