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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...

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‘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...

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Brasher 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,...

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Syracuse 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...

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Fort 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...

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It’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....

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‘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...

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New 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...

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Boldt 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...

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Jefferson 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...

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Obama: 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...

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Voters 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...

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DEC 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...

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Village 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...

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Scientists 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....

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Repair 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...

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Potsdam 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...

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North 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...

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Massena 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...

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Sen. 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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