4-H horse camp held in Franklin County
pDozens of young horse enthusiasts came together during the Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Horse camp at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Malone, where they earned training tips from horse show...
View ArticleThree charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses
pThe following are charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses:/ppn Savanah R. Linsky, 17, Norwood, was charged Saturday by Potsdam village police with driving while intoxicated. Police...
View ArticleDown two officers and a sergeant, Potsdam police chief urges village board to...
pPOTSDAM — Arguing that a prolonged staffing shortage in his department is putting officers and the public at risk, Village Police Chief Kevin A. Bates urged board members last week to wrap...
View ArticleGreater Watertown-North Country Farm & Craft Market to include four new vendors
pWATERTOWN — Four new vendors will be joining the 39th annual Greater Watertown-North Country Farm & Craft Market when it opens Wednesday./ppThe incoming vendors include a new winery...
View ArticleConsultant will look at comprehensive housing study
pWATERTOWN — City officials soon will know more about what’s going on with the city’s unpredictable housing market after a consultant completes a comprehensive housing...
View ArticleNorwood Kiwanis Club plans Community Day for Kids
pNORWOOD — Members of the Norwood Kiwanis Club are giving back to a community that has supported them over the years. /ppThey’re holding the Norwood Kiwanis Community Day for...
View ArticleFranklin County planning utilities upgrades, project could reduce energy...
pMALONE — Franklin County is about to embark on a $2 million upgrade of utilities at county-owned buildings that is expected to pay for itself within 15 years and generate more than $1...
View ArticleFormer N.Y. Islanders official ‘Bill’ Torrey tells SLU grads to persevere,...
pCANTON — It’s a benefit, maybe even a strength, to graduate without a perfect plan and to suffer many losses — as long as one rallies and capitalizes on...
View ArticleCorrection
pn Due to a reporter’s error, a story in Monday’s Times incorrectly stated the national organization with which the SoZo Teen Center in Watertown will be affiliated. It is the...
View ArticleLewis economic development officials shift Climax focus to building reuse
pLOWVILLE — With no real sale prospects for the Climax Packaging plant here, Lewis County economic development officials are shifting their focus to potential reuses of the huge...
View ArticleMoratorium declared over new cemetery rules at St. Mary’s
pPOTSDAM — After more than hour of tearful testimony, accusatorial shouting, spontaneous applause and chaotic outbursts, a moratorium was declared over controversial new rules at St....
View ArticleSt. Lawrence County considering borrowing $10 million over next decade for...
pCANTON — St. Lawrence County legislators are considering borrowing $1 million a year for the next 10 years to help fix the county’s numerous deficient roads, bridges and...
View ArticleEight city fire department captains to be demoted as part of restructuring
pWATERTOWN — Eight fire department captains will be demoted to firefighters under a restructuring agreed to on Monday night by City Council members in the proposed $42 million...
View ArticleState officials attract hundreds of listeners to heroin discussion at JCC
pWATERTOWN — About 200 concerned locals gathered Monday night in Jefferson Community College’s Sturtz Theater to hear state and local officials offer strategies for overcoming the...
View ArticleCOR submits plans to redevelop former Watertown hospital site
pWATERTOWN — COR Development Co. will submit plans today to the city’s Planning Department for the first phase of its redevelopment of the former Mercy Hospital site./ppThe...
View ArticleRussell calling for ethics reforms; rescinds previous support for Silver
pAcknowledging her past defense of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver prior to his conviction on corruption charges and subsequent sentencing to 12 years, Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa,...
View ArticleSpelling bee featuring Alexandria student begins
pAlexandria Central School District student Hailey R. Hemmingsen will compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., which begins today./ppHailey, 13, qualified by winning the 28th...
View ArticleDowntown revitalization rally set for Thursday
pWATERTOWN — Mayor Joseph M. Butler Jr. will outline the city’s plans for a $10 million grant application from the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative program at...
View ArticleTourism advocate says NYT story had major impact
pA tourism advocate for the Thousand Islands region said a feature story on the area by the New York Times that led the paper’s travel section Sunday was valuable exposure./ppGary S....
View ArticleGillibrand releases new study, argues military not effectively tackling...
pU.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand argued the military wasn’t doing enough to tackle problems with sexual assault, as she released new research on sexual crimes at four major...
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