Attorneys reviewing agreement for St. Lawrence Health System to provide...
MASSENA — An agreement for St. Lawrence Health System to provide management oversight at Massena Memorial Hospital is in the hands of attorneys and will be finalized following that review, according to...
View ArticleStakeholders explore ideas for Cape Vincent DRI pursuit
CAPE VINCENT — Entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders with ideas for enhancing downtown, particularly their own facilities, grabbed forms to pitch them for a collective $10 million grant application on...
View ArticleAnnual flag display at Carthage High
Volunteers set up the annual flag display at Carthage High School Tuesday afternoon. The display will be in place until Memorial Day. According to Carthage Teachers’ Association president Patricia...
View ArticleWatertown, Wolves fighting over new lease agreement
WATERTOWN — City Council members felt like they were hip checked into the boards when they saw a Facebook posting on Monday morning about negotiations for a new lease with the Watertown Wolves.Team...
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n CANTON — Canton Free Library will offer painting classes with local artist Wilson Bickford from 5:30 to 9 p.m. May 29. To register, call 315-287-4514.n SANDY CREEK — The Town Board will hold a...
View ArticleClayton advocate Michael Geiss dies
CLAYTON — Memories of Michael J. Geiss’s dedication to conservation, community development and recreation held by friends and colleagues will live beyond his death. Mr. Geiss, 71, was pronounced dead...
View ArticleVillage of Massena want to hear concerns about spring cleanup changes personally
MASSENA — Village of Massena officials say, if anyone has concerns about the recent changes to spring cleanup, they want to hear about them personally.Mayor Timmy J. Currier and Deputy Mayor Matthew J....
View ArticlePatty Ritchie announces funding for school music, extracurricular activities
State Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, announced Monday that she secured $18,500 in funding for music and extracurricular school programs in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Oswego counties.“By...
View ArticleWednesday rally, last hurrah before Potsdam applies for $10m DRI grant
POTSDAM — Helping to boost support and enthusiasm for the village’s May 31 application for the $10 million state grant for the state Downtown Revitalization Initiative, a public rally is planned...
View ArticleWatertown budget sessions wrapping up
WATERTOWN — The City Council should be finished with budget deliberations today for the proposed $44,198,031 spending plan that carries a 1.66 percent tax rate increase.“We really want to wrap up the...
View ArticleHogansburg man charged with aggravated DWI
MASSENA — A Hogansburg man was charged with misdemeanor aggravated driving while intoxicated by state police at 6:30 p.m. on May 4.Jeffery L. Johnson, 51, of 419 Rooseveltown Rd., was found unconscious...
View ArticleHammond man charged with theft from farm employer
OGDENSBURG — A Hammond man was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny by state police on May 3.Franklin J. Preston, of 117 County Rt. 5, allegedly stole $495 on April 4 from the farm he was employed...
View ArticleFour Massena residents charged following alleged Lawrence town assault, trespass
NORTH LAWRENCE — Four Massena residents were charged by state police on May 5 following a trespassing incident.Justin E. Bruce, 30, of 2054 Rt. 131, was charged with felony first-degree criminal...
View ArticleIHC receives Middle States accreditation for grades K-12; unifies new...
WATERTOWN — Immaculate Heart Central School received accreditation on May 3 from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools for kindergarten through 12th grade.The association, established...
View ArticleOgdensburg pair charged with making meth in Gouverneur, unlawful disposal of...
GOUVERNEUR — Two Ogdensburg residents were each charged with felony third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine by village police on May 14.James R. Petrie, 35, and Natasha M. Petrie, 29, were...
View ArticleOgdensburg woman charged after allegedly leaving three children unattended
GOUVERNEUR — An Ogdensburg woman was charged with three counts of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child by village police at 3:55 p.m. on May 18.Tabbatha R. Fifield, 27, allegedly left three...
View ArticleNorfolk man charged with DWI
BRASHER FALLS — A Norfolk man was charged by state police with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated at 10:29 p.m. May 1.Christopher A. Richards, 40, of 2060 County Route 38, was stopped for alleged...
View ArticleHammond man charged with felony weapon possession
HAMMOND — A Hammond man was charged by state police May 2 with felony third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.Matthew P. Martin, 22, of 54 Oak Point Road, was charged after state troopers found,...
View ArticleBrooklyn pair charged with stealing over $1,000 worth of energy drinks at...
MASSENA — Two Brooklyn residents being held in the Albany County Jail were picked up on a warrant by state police on charges connected to theft from BJ’s Wholsale in Massena.Orpheus Nelson, 49, and Kim...
View ArticleGouverneur man charged with sex abuse, attempted assault, other counts after...
GOUVERNEUR — A Gouverneur man is facing various charges from village police following a domestic incident at 2:16 p.m. on May 18.Dustin A. Hitsman, 31, was charged with second-degree burglary,...
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