Lowville Climax plant equipment up for auction June 15; Lewis County IDA will...
pLOWVILLE — The company that owns the equipment at the Climax Packaging plant has set a date to auction off the items./ppOn April 1, Climax announced it was immediately ceasing operations to...
View ArticleRoth Industries planning 27,500-square-foot expansion
pWATERTOWN — Roth Industries Inc. is embarking on a 27,500-square-foot expansion at its plant in the City Center Industrial Park on North Bellew Avenue./ppThe company hopes to start...
View ArticleJefferson County DSS parking lot reconstruction to commence next week
pWATERTOWN — The Jefferson County Department of Social Services main parking lot off Massey Street is undergoing construction during the first week of May./ppThe project is slated to take...
View ArticleAlexandria Bay developer picks up two Arsenal Street properties
pWATERTOWN — Alexandria Bay developer Patrick M. Donegan has purchased the former Blockbuster store for $650,000 that he plans to tear down and build a Goodyear Auto Service Center on the...
View ArticleLewis online record fees draw some opposition
pLOWVILLE — Lewis County’s move to a subscription-based system for online access to county documents has drawn the ire of several local real estate...
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pn CLAYTON — The village will flush hydrants from May 9 to 20. Residents may experience some water discoloration during flushing, and should avoid doing laundry until tap water runs clear. /p
View ArticleGrocery store tours to encourage healthy eating scheduled for May, June
pCornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County is holding “Cooking Matters” grocery store tours for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-eligible adults throughout May...
View ArticleJ.W. Leary Junior High School stages exercise to show impact of poverty on...
pMASSENA — Life wasn’t easy for the Aber family./ppAlbert Aber, a computer programmer, was unemployed after working for the same company for 20 years. He was laid off four months...
View ArticlePCS hosts Google Learning Summit to help teachers expand classroom technology...
pPOTSDAM — For the first time, pre-kindergarten and K-12 teachers in the north country got a chance to preview and work with software and other technologies to help facilitate student...
View ArticleTree planted on Goodrich Street to mark Arbor Day designation
pCANTON — Members of the village’s Department of Public Works planted a pin oak on Goodrich Street on Friday, while Mayor Michael E. Dalton read a proclamation designating April...
View ArticlePCS hosts Google Learning Summit to help teachers expand their toolsets and...
pPOTSDAM — For the first time ever, pre-kindergarten and K-12 teachers in the north country got a chance to preview and work with software and other technologies to help facilitate student...
View ArticleRelay for Life fundraising efforts kicking into high gear
pMASSENA — With just over a month remaining until the Massena/Louisville Relay for Life takes to the track in Louisville, fundraising efforts are kicking into high gear starting...
View ArticleArea counties to receive ample infrastructure funding through PAVE NY, CHIPS
pNorth country counties will see a substantial increase in extra money to put toward infrastructure improvement projects this year./ppAssemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, released Friday a...
View Article30-year-old man shot to death in Syracuse parking lot
pSYRACUSE — Police are investigating a shooting death in a convenience store parking lot in Syracuse./ppOfficers responded to a 911 call at 11:45 p.m. Friday. They found the 30-year-old...
View ArticleArgentina floods swamp soy crop; some must commute by boat
pVILLA PARANACITO, Argentina — Water levels in the flooded town of Villa Paranacito have risen so much that the best way for residents to commute is by boat. /ppThe town in eastern Argentina...
View ArticleFriend of Charleston church massacre suspect pleads guilty
pCHARLESTON, SC — A friend of the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners during a Bible study at a Charleston church last year pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal...
View ArticleOverturned truck carrying stones kills 14 in China
pBEIJING — Chinese authorities say 14 people were killed when a truck carrying stones overturned and dumped its cargo onto a roadside activity center./ppThe central government’s...
View ArticleOwego company buys Pearl Street scrap metal facility
pWATERTOWN — The largest metal recycling company on the East Coast has acquired an indoor scrapyard in the old Black Clawson plant at 511 Pearl St./ppThe deal was signed Friday for Upstate...
View ArticleNYPD rescues man whose kayak was sinking off Coney Island
pNEW YORK — NYPD officers have rescued a kayaker whose vessel was sinking off Coney Island./ppPolice responded to a 911 call about a sinking kayak shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday./ppOfficers...
View ArticleBloomberg tells graduates to be wary of partisan politics
pANN ARBOR, MI — Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told graduates at the University of Michigan to be wary of partisan politics and intolerance./ppBloomberg...
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