St. Lawrence County lawmakers look to lower health care expenses
pCANTON — Reducing or restructuring health care benefits for active and retired St. Lawrence County employees may be considered by county lawmakers as they struggle to reduce ballooning...
View ArticleJurors hear taped confessions of former Dutchess County legislator in sex...
pCANTON — The recorded telephone call of a sobbing former Dutchess County legislator played during the second day at trial Wednesday for allegations of sexually abusing two Boy Scouts in...
View ArticleOgdensburg manager says government today must be innovative, creative
pOGDENSBURG — The consensus among leaders who attended a New York Conference of Mayors meeting in Saratoga Springs this week is that local government needs to be vigilant in seeking new and...
View Article‘5K Run for Veterans’ to be held May 15
pWATERTOWN — Lace up those bootstraps: the annual 5k Run for Veterans is back for its third year in the city./ppThe fundraising run, hosted by the Watertown branch of the Central New York...
View Article‘Get the show on the road:’ Residents urge Chateaugay, Bellmont officials to...
pCHATEAUGAY — A public hearing on the proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the Jericho Rise wind farm project drew about 30 people to the Chateaugay Town Hall on Monday...
View ArticleUnsealed indictments allege two Watertown residents sold drugs
pWATERTOWN — Two people were arraigned Wednesday in Jefferson County Court on indictments unsealed in court alleging they separately sold drugs in January./ppKayla M. Cook, 20, Watertown,...
View ArticlePotsdam officials propose law governing residential and commercial solar...
pPOTSDAM — With a public hearing set for next week, the Village Board will consider a new law governing the installation of solar systems, both residential and commercial./ppAccording to a...
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pn Jefferson Community College offices and the library will close at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, so that faculty and staff may attend the Recognition Celebration beginning at 3:45 p.m./ppn CARTHAGE...
View ArticleFamily Counseling Services to host ‘Kentucky Derby Day’ fundraiser Saturday
pWATERTOWN — Family Counseling Services of Northern New York will host its seventh annual Kentucky Derby Day fundraiser Saturday at the Italian-American Civic Association, 192 Bellew...
View ArticleRenovations of fire tower at New York State Zoo at Thompson Park complete
pWATERTOWN — Renovations of the fire tower at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park have been completed, the zoo said./ppPrior to the recent opening, the zoo’s tower has been...
View Article‘A Day with a Fishing Guide’ to benefit River Hospital on May 29
pALEXANDRIA BAY — “A Day with a Fishing Guide,” hosted by the Alexandria Bay Fishing Guides Association, will be held May 29 to benefit River Hospital./ppLocal guides,...
View ArticleWilna accepts bid to replace doors for town highway building
pCARTHAGE — The Town of Wilna Council accepted a bid for $28,443 from Overhead Doors Co. of Watertown to replace three doors on the town highway building./ppHighway superintendent Patrick...
View ArticleOne of three candidates for Watertown Board of Education ran before under...
pWATERTOWN — Three people are running for two open seats on the Watertown City School District Board of Education on May 17 including one who ran for City mayor last year under a different...
View ArticleReEnergy places Lyonsdale plant on standby, layoffs avoided for now
pLYONSDALE — Citing record-low wholesale electricity prices, ReEnergy Holdings has placed its wood-chip cogeneration plant here in standby mode./ppHowever, company officials said they could...
View ArticleArmy to pay $1.5 million to clean PCE contamination at Fort Drum
pThe Army is expected to pay nearly $1.5 million to clean contamination at Fort Drum dating back more than 30 years./ppThe remediation for the 3800 PCE Site at Oneida Avenue will include the injection...
View ArticleOfficials view demolition progress at former Lyons Falls mill site
pLYONS FALLS — Progress on the Lyons Falls Pulp & Paper mill redevelopment project is more evident in what is not seen than what is seen./pp“Before, it was all...
View ArticleCouncil decides to add police officer in proposed budget
pWATERTOWN — To his surprise, Police Chief Charles P. “Chip” Donoghue will be getting an additional police officer after City Council members agreed Wednesday night to...
View ArticleCase Middle School students help make anti-bullying commercial for NNY...
pWATERTOWN — Seventh-grade students at Case Middle School wrote a script for and acted in an anti-bullying commercial that will air on local television./ppToni A. Felice’s group...
View ArticleLowville moving ahead with scaled-back sewer upgrade plans
pLOWVILLE — The village has scaled back its sewer upgrade project, with plans to simply bolster its lagoon system this year before considering more long-term...
View ArticlePolice: Woman choked boyfriend unconscious, set his shirt on fire, drove drunk
pWATERTOWN — City police charged a woman with multiple offenses after she allegedly knocked out her boyfriend, set his shirt on fire and drove while intoxicated./ppPolice said Barbara L....
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