Local entrepreneurs at north country symposium say hard work, great ideas,...
pCANTON — For those who have been there and survived, starting a successful north country business is a difficult, but not impossible thing to do, provided the idea is a winner and the...
View Article‘Taste of the Town’ winners announced
pWATERTOWN — Mr. Bigg’s Restaurant, 65 Public Square, was chosen as the “Best Local” vendor in attendance at Saturday’s “Taste of the...
View ArticleBrasher Falls man charged with public lewdness
pBRASHER FALLS — State police on Sunday charged Christopher J. Young, 32, of 805 Route 11C, with misdemeanor public lewdness./ppTroopers charge that at about 5 p.m. on Buck Ave. in the town,...
View ArticleSyracuse man admits fleeing border checkpoint in Alexandria Bay
pALEXANDRIA BAY — A Syracuse man pled guilty Monday in federal court to fleeing the border checkpoint at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry./ppAccording to the Northern New York District of...
View ArticleFort Drum man charged with disorderly conduct
pWATERTOWN — City police charged Manuel Garcia Jr., 27, of 4th Armored Division Drive, Fort Drum, with disorderly conduct around 3 a.m. Sunday at 312 Arsenal St./ppPolice said Mr. Garcia...
View ArticleIt’s official: Millennials have surpassed baby boomers to become America’s...
pThe term “millennial” comes with many different connotations./ppThey like socialism. They don’t eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations....
View Article‘I’m in this war too!’: U.S. Army Women’s Museum gives credit where it’s due
pFORT LEE, Va. — It reads like a John le Carré novel. A young woman dresses as a man, enlists in the Army and engages in combat. Later, she becomes a spy, repeatedly crossing enemy...
View ArticleNew website offers information about New York’s Great Lakes
pA new website is presenting itself as a clearinghouse of information about the Great Lakes region of New York./ppThe new site, a...
View ArticleBoldt Castle makes Martha Stewart fairy tale wedding venue list
pALEXANDRIA BAY — Boldt Castle was recognized as an American fairy tale castle wedding venue by Martha Stewart Weddings, with its writers noting the area’s...
View ArticleJefferson Community College Higher Education Center to hold open house on...
pWATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College will have an open house for its department that connects students to baccalaureate and graduate degrees at other colleges./ppThe Jefferson Higher...
View ArticleObama: U.S. is ‘setting up a shield’ to block North Korean missiles
pWASHINGTON — President Obama said that the United States is re-positioning its missile defense system in the wake of provocative actions from North Korea, but he acknowledged that the...
View ArticleVoters in 5 states speak out on their presidential choices
pVoters in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and Maryland are casting primary ballots for presidential candidates in contests pivotal for Republicans and Democrats alike. Democrats are...
View ArticleDEC to hold information session about Cape Vincent, Lyme wildlife area
pWATERTOWN — The state Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public information session to discuss its management of the Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area in Cape Vincent...
View ArticleVillage of Adams moves to take over Grange Avenue properties for free
pADAMS — The village has moved to take over the burned out 22 and 24 Grange Ave. properties for free./ppThe properties, owned by Jon M. Clement and Sara L. Mehaffy, both of Dexter, are the...
View ArticleScientists built a special camera to study glow-in-the-dark sharks
pCatsharks aren’t harmful to humans, but they also aren’t too much to look at — by the light of day, that is. In blue light, certain species give off a gorgeous glow....
View ArticleRepair work at Thousand Islands Bridge starts May 1
pCOLLINS LANDING — The Thousand Islands Bridge will begin repairs that will require some one-way traffic operations from May 1 to June 17./ppThe traffic control will run from 11 p.m. to 7...
View ArticlePotsdam village officials approve budget with $17.15 per $1,000 property tax...
pPOTSDAM — After one last special meeting Monday, village board members unanimously approved a final budget for 2016-17, one which Mayor Reinhold J. Tischler considered to be...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Dems pan ‘keep our state straight’ comment
pRALEIGH, N.C. — Rhetorical skirmishes continued Tuesday in North Carolina over a law limiting protections for LGBT people, as Democrats criticized a Republican’s plea to...
View ArticleMassena Memorial Hospital invests more than $1 million in IT upgrades
pMASSENA — Massena Memorial Hospital has plans to spend more than $1 million on upgrades to its information technology systems./ppThe hospital’s board of managers last week...
View ArticleSen. Gillibrand pushes bill to fight campus sexual offenses for Sexual...
pWASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is pushing for legislation that would place more requirements on colleges in dealing with campus sexual assaults./ppThe...
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