Pizza Hut approved by Canton Village Planning Board
pCANTON — The Village Planning Board Tuesday night unanimously approved a site plan for a new Pizza Hut in the University Plaza on Route 11. The new site is located about 200 yards from the...
View ArticleDem race shaken, stirred as Sanders, Clinton meet in debate
pWASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tug-of-war over who’s the best standard-bearer for progressive values as they road test lines of argument for the first...
View ArticleHillary attorney requests postponement of newly reinstated civil trial date
pPOTSDAM — A day after a federal judge reinstated a March 7 trial date for Oral N. “Nick” Hillary’s civil rights violation lawsuit against the village,...
View ArticleOgdensburg woman charged with possessing controlled substance
pOGDENSBURG — State police on charged Salean M. Simmons, 24, of 608 Jersey Ave., Ogdensburg, with misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance./ppTroopers charge...
View ArticleMassena woman charged with assault
pMASSENA — State police on Wednesday charged Bridget M. McGregor, 47, of 2257 Route 420, with felony assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, and the misdemeanors of...
View ArticleRensselaer Falls man charged with obstruction
pHEUVELTON — State police on Wednesday charged Tyler P. Yerden, 23, of 107 King St., Rensselaer Falls, with second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and second-degree...
View ArticleHillary attorney requests postponement of newly reinstated civil trial date
pPOTSDAM — A day after a federal judge reinstated a March 7 trial date for Oral N. “Nick” Hillary’s civil rights violation lawsuit against the village,...
View ArticleGarcia named administrative chief of St. Lawrence Health System
pPOTSDAM — The St. Lawrence Health System has appointed Sergio A. Garcia its administrative chief of staff, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the administrative...
View ArticleBlack River man sentenced to up to 6 years in prison for Drug Court violation
pWATERTOWN — A Black River man was sentenced Thursday in Jefferson County Court to up to six years in state prison after admitting that he violated terms of Drug Court./ppAaron S. Whitmore,...
View ArticleCuomo warns of new tax season scams
pALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is warning of a new tax season scam in which individuals pose as state or federal Treasury Department representatives./ppAccording to a statement from the...
View ArticleWinterfest returns to Carthage Saturday
pCARTHAGE — Winter in the north country means Winterfest for the Carthage Area Chamber of Commerce./pp“It’s a great family winter event with lots of...
View ArticleAgriculture research to be featured at Feb. 12 meeting in Watertown
pWATERTOWN — The latest research on mastitis in dairy cows is among several topics to be featured at the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program’s annual meeting from...
View ArticleLocal paragraph
pn WATERTOWN — Yesterday’s high temperature of 55 recorded at the city water treatment plant matched the previous record high, set in 1973./p
View ArticleMassena woman seeking funding to play women’s professional football
pMASSENA — A Massena woman wants one final opportunity to play women’s professional football, but she needs to raise $1,000 to realize that dream./ppWindy DeRushia, who previously...
View ArticlePotsdam native plans large commercial kitchen for new house to teach...
pPOTSDAM — This April, construction will begin on what three food enthusiasts hope will be a gateway to a healthier, more affordable diet for north country residents./ppAccording to...
View ArticleExperience to lead the way at St. Lawrence County Police Academy
pCANTON — From murders to sex crimes, drug raids and computer crimes, retired Massena Police investigator Joseph W. Brown is taking his 23 years of experience and bringing it to the David...
View ArticleAugustinian Academy to celebrate Catholic Schools Week
pCARTHAGE — Catholic Schools Week kicks off with the annual Mardi Gras fund raiser for Augustinian Academy./ppFollowing the national celebration of Catholic education theme —...
View ArticleSchumer says US EDA routinely bypasses hundreds of grant applications due to...
pSen. Charles E. Schumer has revealed that hundreds of job-creating applications to the U.S. Economic Development Administration go unfunded each year, and he’s pushing to make the pot of...
View ArticleMassena Central School District addresses incident involving hockey player
pMASSENA — Massena Central School Superintendent Patrick A. Brady said a recent incident involving a member of the boys’ varsity hockey team gave the school an opportunity to...
View ArticleAlcoa in Massena to lay off 37 workers at end of February
pMASSENA — What was originally 487 jobs that would have been lost at Alcoa’s Massena operation has been trimmed to 85, including 37 involuntary layoffs./ppThe original 487...
View Article