Diamond Point woman charged with Potsdam aggravated DWI
POTSDAM — Village police on May 17 charged Olivia A. Seamans, 22, Diamond Point, with aggravated driving while intoxicated. She was also cited with having an insufficient turn signal.Police charge at...
View ArticleNorfolk man charged with contempt
NORFOLK — St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies on May 16 charged Preston P. Mossow, 54, of 17½ W. Main St., with misdemeanor second-degree criminal contempt. He was also cited with second-degree...
View ArticleBad weather and Trump’s trade war spawn U.S. farmer quandary
Clay Govier reckons he’ll be kept out of his fields through the Memorial Day weekend as a torrent of rain drenches farms across the Midwest and Great Plains.While that may give Govier an unwanted break...
View ArticleGouverneur man charged with theft and scheming against Kinneys
GOUVERNEUR — Village police on May 11 charged Shaun C. Herbst, 27, with the misdemeanors of conspiracy, scheme to defraud, and three counts of petit larceny.Police charge on several days in February,...
View ArticleCape Vincent man charged with prison contraband promotion
CAPE VINCENT — State police charged James H. Sharpe, 43, of Cape Vincent, with first-degree promotion of prison contraband and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the...
View ArticleFarmers’ market returns in downtown Watertown
The Watertown farmers’ market opened Wednesday for the first day of its 43rd season.
View ArticleSurvey finds almost half of Fort Drum families complain about housing condition
FORT DRUM — A survey on privatized military housing nationwide found that nearly half of the Fort Drum military families complained about maintenance repairs where they live on post.The nonprofit...
View ArticleWatertown officials debate $1.3 million fire truck
WATERTOWN — A heated debate on Wednesday night whether to purchase a new fire department ladder truck generated the only sparks for this spring’s city budget deliberations.Fire Chief Dale C. Herman and...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence County’s fund balance grows to $22.6 million; several...
CANTON — St. Lawrence County’s financial picture continued to improve in 2018, thanks to several factors such as declining health insurance expenses, reduced spending by some departments and higher...
View ArticleBrick path is latest addition to Veterans Park in Brasher Falls (VIDEO)
BRASHER — The veterans memorial on the banks of the St. Regis River in Brasher Falls is slowly becoming a must-see for anyone interested in honoring the men and women from St. Lawrence County who have...
View ArticleLocal couple set to retire from Watertown Food4Families program
WATERTOWN — Dressed in nearly-identical orange Hawaiian shirts and black pants, Gervin C. and Linda L. Friedrich began their weekly duties on Wednesday afternoon with the Watertown City School...
View ArticleCanton woman gets trapped after her car backs over her
CANTON — A Woods Road woman was hospitalized last week after her vehicle backed over her.Village police responded on May 16 to the 32 Woods Road home of Breyne Moskowitz, 72, after receiving a 911 call...
View ArticleCranberry Lake pair charged with burglary at community center
CRANBERRY LAKE — Two Cranberry Lake residents were charged by state police on May 3 with felony third-degree burglary.Stanley D. Stewart, 26, and Danielle J. LaFrance, 24, both of of 7191 State Route...
View ArticleDemocratic rule change allows registration closer to presidential primary
A proposal to make it easier for voters in New York to vote in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary passed the state Democratic Committee unanimously on Wednesday.Under the old rules, voters had to...
View ArticleLegal battle opens possibility for rehiring radio hosts
WATERTOWN — Local radio hosts contending that the owner of Classic Hits Z93 and Froggy 97 wrongfully terminated their employment may get their jobs back when the matter is taken to court.The National...
View ArticleDeveloper of Watertown’s Autumn Ridge indicted on bank fraud, money...
WATERTOWN — The principal developer of the Autumn Ridge townhouse complex in the town of Watertown was indicted Wednesday on federal charges alleging bank and wire fraud, money laundering and...
View ArticleVolunteers needed in Ogdensburg to place flags in advance of Memorial Day
OGDENSBURG — Flags already mark the graves of veterans in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Now Alan Mooney is looking for a little help to finish the job at the Ogdensburg Cemetery and Notre Dame Cemetery. Mr....
View ArticleWinthrop woman gets probation for cashing forged checks
CANTON — A Winthrop woman who was involved in the forging of more than $3,000 in checks belonging to a Gouverneur real estate agency was sentenced to probation Monday with a warning that she needed to...
View ArticleSUNY Potsdam graduates
May 18Master’s DegreeAdamsNikki L. SmithAdams CenterBria N. PodvinBlack RiverVincent A. CesarioBrasher FallsJoanna M. FregoPaige O. HewlettMarissa SmithBrownvilleAlexis M. CurrierBrushtonTricia J....
View ArticleJefferson Community College graduates
May 17Associate DegreeAdams Chelsea Lee Darling, business administrationAlayna Mary Rose DeFranco, business administrationLaryssa Ann Fowler, humanities and social sciencesEmily J. Kellogg,...
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