Study: New York ranks highly in economic performance
pA new study put New York in the top ten among American states in terms of its economic performance./ppThe Wallethub study put New York in eighth place, between the District of Columbia and Texas,...
View ArticleLyme man allegedly sold stolen ladder and hammock to local antique shop
pWATERTOWN — Shawn A. Glass, 26, 29650 Ashland Rd., Lyme, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property at 8:23 p.m. on Saturday./ppThe Jefferson County sheriff’s...
View ArticleA friend thinks O.J. Simpson may confess to murders
pAfter more than 20 years, countless stories, a popular TV miniseries, countless bizarro theories and, now, a lengthy documentary, the truth about who murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman...
View ArticleWatertown man allegedly choked, hit, pushed mother of his unborn child
pWATERTOWN — Kenneth H. Eastman III, 18, 19226 U.S. Route 11, was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing at 3 a.m. on May 25./ppThe Jefferson County sheriff’s department...
View ArticleLeRay man released to military police after criminal mischief charge
pLERAY — Jessy M. Petrone, 24, 25498 James St., was charged with criminal mischief in the fourth degree at 11:53 p.m. on June 2./ppThe Jefferson County sheriff’s department...
View ArticleDOJ won’t defend measure that facilitates VA firings
pWASHINGTON — When Attorney General Loretta Lynch decided not to defend a statute that makes it easier to fire Department of Veterans Affairs senior executives, attention quickly focused on...
View ArticleLowville man charged with DWI in village
pLOWVILLE — Michael M. Moore, 23, of 5610 Division St., was charged by Lowville police with driving while intoxicated at 10:06 p.m. Saturday in the village./ppMr. Moore had a blood alcohol...
View ArticleJury hears opening statements in Hartle rape, sex abuse trial
pCANTON — Opening statements in the rape and sex abuse trial of Mark A. Hartle began Monday morning in St. Lawrence County Court following the conclusion of jury selection./ppHartle, 49, of...
View ArticleNew Jersey man acquitted of transporting alien at Fort Covington
pFORT COVINGTON — A New Jersey man was acquitted Friday in U.S. District Court, Albany, of allegations that he was transporting an undocumented alien here in November./ppCumhur Aydin, 45,...
View ArticleTwo qualify for Canton village police chief job
pCANTON — Two sergeants on the Canton Village Police Department have passed a Civil Service exam that makes them qualified to serve as the agency’s next police chief./ppVillage...
View ArticleScientists discover one of the first fish to crawl onto land, an ancient...
pMeet Qingmendous./ppHe’s half a foot long, 409 million years old and fierce as they come. Huge, squiggly teeth protrude from his lower lip, and powerful, muscle-bound fins allow him to...
View ArticleFDRLO audit raises flags about organization’s long-term stability
pWATERTOWN — A newly released audit indicates the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization has about 13 months of operating assets./pp“It’s grant-driven,”...
View ArticleInspector general’s report slams Clinton Correctional in prison break
pDANNEMORA —Three months before two murderers escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility here last year, a search of one of their cells failed to detect an 18span...
View ArticleJury hears opening statements in Hartle rape, sex abuse trial
pCANTON — Tension was thick in St. Lawrence County Court Monday afternoon as the teenage girl allegedly raped and sexually abused by Mark A. Hartle took the stand./ppThe 16-year-old entered...
View ArticleRabid raccoon found at Southwick Beach
pWOODVILLE — A rabid raccoon was found at Southwick Beach State Park on Sunday, according to officials with the state Department of Health and Jefferson County Public Health Service./ppThis...
View ArticleLowville Planning Board approves expanded Kraft Heinz plan
pLOWVILLE — The Kraft Heinz expansion project has been officially expanded./ppThe village Planning Board on Monday gave final approval to an amended site plan that now includes 103,353...
View ArticleQuebec fishermen snag Asian carp in St. Lawrence River
pCLAYTON — Two Canadian commercial fishermen hauled an Asian carp out of the St. Lawrence River in late May, causing concern that a long-feared invasive species has been introduced to the...
View ArticleVillage of Potsdam to seek recommendations from state Financial Restructuring...
pPOTSDAM – The Potsdam Village Board will make an application to the Financial Restructuring Board for Local Governments for recommendations on solving the village’s ongoing...
View Article10th Mountain time capsule to be buried
pWATERTOWN — The North Country Honors the Mountain Monument committee will conduct a time capsule burial ceremony at 10 a.m. today at Tower Square in Thompson Park. /ppFive ammo boxes will...
View ArticleWatertown Learning Disabilities office moves to Arsenal Street
pWATERTOWN — The Learning Disability Association of the Mohawk Valley moved its office to Arsenal Street./ppThere will be a grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new office at 146L...
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