Vigil to be held Tuesday at SLU for Orlando shooting victims
pCANTON — At 5.p.m. Tuesday, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton, in coordination with St. Lawrence University, will hold a vigil for the victims of the shootings in Orlando. The...
View ArticleStudent loan debt is hurting the housing market, survey finds
pNearly three-quarters of people who are repaying student loans say their debt is hindering them from buying a home, according to a survey released Monday./ppAlthough a college degree significantly...
View ArticleWhite House, private sector act to reduce organ transplant waiting list
pThe White House and a group of universities, companies and nonprofits announced new steps Monday to reduce the wait time for an organ transplant, including a $160 million Pentagon program to develop...
View ArticleLowville woman, married to partner Saturday, reflects on Orlando shooting
pRebecca J. Urban, a Lowville native, could only react with shock as she learned of the deadly shooting Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando./ppLess than a day earlier, she married her partner Rose at...
View ArticleOregon court allows a person to choose neither sex
pA judge in Oregon has granted a petition allowing a person to legally choose neither sex and be classified as nonbinary: an important development for transgender Americans while civil rights and...
View ArticleNorwood woman charged with petit larceny
pPOTSDAM — State police on Thursday charged Jessica N. Hargett, 19, of 6 Crescent Drive, Norwood, with petit larceny./ppTroopers charge that at about 7 p.m. at Walmart located at 7494 Route...
View ArticleMadrid man charged with petit larceny
pPOTSDAM — State police on Thursday charged Heriberto A. Santiago, 36, of 307 Jones Road, Madrid, with petit larceny./ppTroopers charge that at about 9:23 a.m. at Walmart located at 7494...
View ArticleWatertown man charged with petit larceny
pPOTSDAM — State police on Thursday charged Nathan J. Smith, 24, of 153 Breen Ave., Watertown, with petit larceny./ppTroopers charge that at about 12:55 p.m. at Walmart located at 7494 Route...
View ArticleFire departments called to Orleans barn fire
pORLEANS — Several fire departments were responding to a barn fire at Route 3 and County Route 180./ppThe call came in at about 5 p.m. for a structure fire on property owned by Walter Perry....
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 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 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 ArticleSt. Lawrence County legislators continue debate over clear plastic trash bags
pCANTON — The debate continued Monday night among St. Lawrence County legislators about whether to require all St. Lawrence County residents to use clear plastic bags for their...
View ArticleCorrection
pn Due to a reporter’s error in a story in Sunday’s Times, the amount of money that New York state spent on advertising the Start-Up NY program was incorrectly reported. The state...
View ArticleCanton-Potsdam Hospital to host medication checkup June 24
pPOTSDAM — Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s Pharmacy Department will offer a medication checkup event from 9:30 a.m. to noon on June 24 in conference rooms A and B on the...
View ArticleCorrection
pn Due to inaccurate information provided to the Times, an article in the June 1 publication incorrectly stated an accolade of Dr. Teresa Lang of River Hospital. She is board eligible in family...
View ArticleRichville continues dissolution study
pCANTON — Development Authority of the North Country Director of Engineering Carrie Tuttle and Geographic Information Systems Supervisor Star R. Carter said that they are in month three of...
View ArticleRussell bill to help military victims of sexual assault passes Assembly
pA bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, to assist veterans who were victims of sexual assault or harassment during their service passed the Assembly last week./ppMrs....
View ArticleWest Leyden man sentenced to prison rehab program on drug charge
pLOWVILLE — A West Leyden man who made methamphetamine and grew marijuana is to undergo a rehabilitation program as an alternative to state prison time./ppIan J. Burke, 26, of 770 Witzigman...
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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