Sanders campaign’s new strategy on superdelegates leaves some unimpressed
pREADING, Pa. — Retired teachers Rosie Skomitz and Ron Stouffer, part of the raucous crowd that packed an old theater here last week to cheer on a Bernie Sanders revolution, have no love for...
View ArticleNorth County Draft Horse Club hosts spring pull contest
pCOPENHAGEN — Some old-fashioned horsepower was on display Sunday at the Copenhagen Fire Department./ppHorse owners from throughout the north country put their animals to the test in the...
View ArticleCleanup at Herrings superfund site to continue
pHERRINGS — Driving through the village along Route 3, the progress the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made in the cleanup of the former Crown Cleaners property is evident./ppGone...
View ArticleAG-Energy seeks approval to produce electricity in Ogdensburg
pOGDENSBURG — The energy company that produces steam for buildings on the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center grounds wants to invest between $5 million and $8 million to fire up its gas...
View ArticleLewis County maple products promoted at food show in England
pLOWVILLE — Lewis County maple products traveled “across the pond” to a major food show in England./pp“I think we had very good feedback from the...
View ArticleWatertown will look at future of CitiBus after budget work done
pWATERTOWN — City officials will wait until after they adopt the proposed 2016-17 budget before considering getting out of the public transportation business and transferring it to the...
View ArticleSUNY Canton to host STEM summer camp this year for young grade school students
pCANTON — A nationally recognized science, technology, engineering and math summer camp will be at SUNY Canton this year./ppCamp Invention is a day camp program supported by the U.S. Patent...
View ArticleGouverneur Hospital hosting blood drive
pGOUVERNEUR — Gouverneur Hospital is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 19./ppThe drive site has been moved to the hospital’s community...
View ArticleDEC issues guidelines to avoid bear problems in residential areas
pThe state Department of Environmental Conservation urged residents to avoid encounters with black bears near their homes, primarily by removing potential food sources./pp“Nearly all...
View ArticleNew Lewis committee formed to improve safety for municipal employees
pLOWVILLE — A new committee has been formed to help improve employee safety at Lewis County and its municipalities./pp“Our main objective is going to be to create and promote a...
View ArticleTaste of Potsdam postponed
pPOTSDAM — The Taste of Potsdam event planned for Saturday has been postponed. According to the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce, there was a lot of interest in the event, but the timing just...
View ArticleMan charged with assault for allegedly punching victim several times
pOSWEGATCHIE — A 41-year-old town of Oswegatchie man was arrested Sunday and charged with third-degree assault for allegedly punching another person several times in the face, according to...
View ArticlePair accused of drug possession following I-81 stop
pWATERTOWN — Two men were accused of drug possession after a traffic stop late Saturday morning on Interstate 81 in the town of Watertown./ppState police charged Michael A. Davis, 51,...
View ArticleMarine infamous for urinating on Taliban corpses helps foil girlfriend’s...
pIn 2012, a Marine Corps staff sergeant was court-martialed for being among a group of snipers who urinated on the fresh corpses of Taliban soldiers. In 2016, police in Tennessee say he saved a...
View ArticleLowville woman accused of violating court order in Turin
pTURIN — Lewis County sheriff’s deputies on April 18 accused a Lowville woman of violating an order of protection after checking on a disabled vehicle on Route 26 in the town of...
View ArticleCommunity rally held for wounded former Fort Drum soldier
pBROWNVILLE — A large group of supporters lined the streets near the Brownville Fire Hall on Saturday in honor of Edward Guldin, a wounded Fort Drum veteran, who will soon move into an...
View ArticleOhio mass murder: Marijuana-growing operations found at crime scene
pShe had come to feed the dogs and chickens Friday morning but instead found the blood, then the bodies./ppThey lay strewn on the floor, her brother-in-law and cousin, limp inside the rural Ohio...
View ArticleBlack River man accused of possessing heroin, weapons
pBLACK RIVER — A Black River man was charged by the Metro Jefferson Drug Task Force with multiple felony offenses after he allegedly possessed heroin and weapons at his home./ppThe task...
View ArticleWhite House launches $100M competition to expand tuition-free community college
pThe White House is pledging $100 million to expand workforce training programs at community colleges, building on President Obama’s goal of making tuition at community colleges free./ppVice...
View ArticleNY: Insurers must pay for maternal depression screening
pALBANY — New York state will soon require health insurers to cover depression screening for pregnant women and new mothers./ppThe move follows a recommendation from a federal panel that...
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