Overall Seaway tonnage down 4 percent from same point in 2015, dry bulk...
pMASSENA — The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. reported Thursday that year-to-date cargo shipments for the period March 21 to May 31 were 6.5 million metric tons, down 4.15 percent...
View ArticleRome, Auburn had bitter contract disputes with firefighters
pScott M. Burch, the president of the union that represents Rome city firefighters, has some simple advice for Watertown officials and members of the local firefighters’ bargaining unit...
View ArticlePamelia officials push closer to solution on contentious well
pWATERTOWN — Pamelia’s supervisor said the town’s engineering firm may soon present ideas to resolve problems with its well at the Highland Meadows Golf and Country...
View ArticleRemington Museum prepares to showcase two new masterpieces
pOGDENSBURG — The Frederic Remington Art Museum is already home to the world’s most extensive collection of works by the late painter and sculptor, but on Thursday two more...
View Article‘Unimaginable’ shooting deadliest in country’s history
pORLANDO — A gunman opened fire inside a crowded nightclub here early Sunday morning, killing 50 people and injuring 53 others in a rampage that was the deadliest mass shooting in the...
View ArticleReport outlines asbestos concerns for Alexandria highway workers
pALEXANDRIA BAY — A new state report said Alexandria’s Highway Department committed several “serious” violations when it had employees work in an...
View ArticleCarthage man accused of possessing heroin, marijuana in Lowville
pLOWVILLE — A Carthage man was accused of possessing heroin and marijuana during a traffic stop Friday in the village./ppLowville police charged Alex Widrick, 26, Second Road, with...
View ArticleShooter’s father says he’s saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’
pKABUL, Afghanistan — The father of the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shooting said early Tuesday his son shouldn’t have carried out the massacre because “God himself...
View ArticleTwo Lowville men charged in connection with neighbor dispute
pLOWVILLE — Two Lowville youths were charged in connection with an alleged neighbor dispute Friday on South State Street./ppVillage police charged Stephen J. Krug, 20, with second-degree...
View ArticleMichigan officials demanding that man part with adopted dog
pThe mutt, part American bulldog and part who-knows-what-else, was scooped up off the Detroit streets and kept in a small animal control enclosure. There, he waited. And waited. For nearly 100 days,...
View ArticleStefanik bill would help restructure student-loan debt
pRetirement dreams are unrealistic when facing the nightmare of paying off college debt, suggested U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro./pp“One of the top issues facing our young people...
View ArticleThe federal workforce, where everyone’s performance gets rave reviews
pWASHINGTON — In the ranks of the federal government, 99 percent are really good at their jobs — and almost two-thirds exceed expectations or do outstanding...
View ArticlePreschool suspensions are made worse by racial disparities
pWASHINGTON — Preschoolers suspended from school?/ppSounds crazy./ppBut it’s real, and racial disparities make it worse./ppAs my colleague Emma Brown reported, an Education...
View ArticleNorth Country Health Compass begins regional health assessment survey
pWATERTOWN — The North Country Health Compass Partners, in partnership with the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, have begun making calls for the Regional Community Health...
View ArticleCanton woman charged with aggravated DWI
pOGDENSBURG — State police on June 6 charged Jaime B. Burwell, 30, of 1045 Old Dekalb Road, Canton, with aggravated driving while intoxicated./ppTroopers charge that at 5:50 p.m. on Ford...
View ArticleLegendary college hockey coach, St. Lawrence graduate, Mason dies at 76
pRon Mason, the St. Lawrence University graduate who went on to win more college hockey games as a coach than anyone in history, died Sunday. He was 76./ppMason played for St. Lawrence during the early...
View ArticleObama: Orlando shooting was a case of ‘homegrown extremism,’ gunman inspired...
pORLANDO, Fla. — President Barack Obama said the gunman who opened fire in a nightclub here on Sunday appeared to be motivated by extremist propaganda online, saying that authorities have...
View ArticleBear sighting near Canton Central causes school to cancel outdoor activities
pCANTON — Although Canton Central is home to the Golden Bears, it was a black bear that had the school buzzing Monday morning. A reported bear sighting forced the school to take extra...
View ArticleFighting Obamacare, many red states find fewer tools to fight opioid...
pWASHINGTON — Even as they race to control a spiraling heroin and prescription opioid crisis, doctors, public health officials and community leaders in many states are struggling to get care...
View ArticleSouth Lewis teacher pokes holes in purported Holocaust survivor’s story
pTURIN — A South Lewis Middle School history teacher has poked some gaping holes in the story of a purported Holocaust survivor from Pennsylvania who visited Lewis County a couple months...
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