Certified organic farm outside Ogdensburg plans slaughterhouse, store
pOSWEGATCHIE — A local farm that already specializes in certified organic meat and other regional agriculture products is planning construction this spring of a 6,000-square-foot...
View ArticleTeen charged in attack on TI High School student
pCLAYTON — A Thousand Islands High School student was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly punching another student several times in the head in a school...
View ArticlePotsdam’s attorneys request postponement of Nick Hillary’s civil trial until...
pPOTSDAM — Attorneys representing the village’s Police Department in a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by Oral “Nick” Hillary have asked for a...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence County sees $3 million shortfall in 2015 sales tax revenues
pCANTON — Sales tax revenues collected in St. Lawrence County for 2015 came in more than $3 million less than budgeted, according to year-end totals provided by county officials./ppThis is...
View ArticleSparx presents plan for slaughterhouse to Potsdam village residents
pPOTSDAM — Monday night’s meeting detailing the particulars of the slaughterhouse proposed for the village was standing room only — full of both skeptics and supporters...
View ArticleSUNY Potsdam Campus Community Band seeks new members
pPOTSDAM — The SUNY Potsdam Campus Community Band is seeking adult musicians who play woodwinds, brass or percussion instruments to join the group this semester. Rehearsals begin Jan. 26 at...
View ArticleDouble Play kicks off $100,000 capital campaign
pLOWVILLE — Double Play Sports Community Center has kicked off a $100,000 capital campaign to help upgrade its fitness center./ppHowever, the non-profit organization’s ultimate...
View ArticleAnnual Tug Hill commission conference open for registration
pWATERTOWN — Registration for the 27th Annual Local Government Conference is now open./ppThe conference welcomes local officials from Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and Oswego counties to partake...
View ArticleTotal jail outboarding expenses decrease in 2015; pod renovation proves...
pWATERTOWN — Adapting recreational space in the Metro-Jefferson County Public Safety Building to house more inmates has paid off./ppTotal year-to-date costs for outboarding decreased from...
View ArticleWatertown officials to get update on ‘Complete Streets’ program
pWATERTOWN — City officials are ready to embrace a state program aimed at making sure streets are safe for everyone who uses them./ppAt the Jan. 4 meeting, City Council expressed interest in...
View ArticleSquare burglary suspect caught with help of K-9 unit
pWATERTOWN — Thanks to footprints in the snow, police nabbed a burglary suspect accused of breaking into a Public Square antique shop early Sunday morning./ppNicholas M. Schafer, 26, of 236...
View ArticlePublic Service Commission sets public hearing for Massena Electric Department...
pMASSENA — The state Public Service Commission has scheduled hearings for Jan. 26 to take comments on the Massena Electric Department’s request to raise its rates./ppThe first...
View ArticleOgdensburg goes to court over demolition of burned out homes
pOGDENSBURG — City officials are taking legal action in state Supreme Court to ensure that taxpayers aren’t left footing the bill for the cleanup costs associated with two...
View ArticleMassena Memorial Hospital retirees share concerns about increase in health...
pMASSENA — Nearly a dozen Massena Memorial Hospital retirees say they’re not happy that their health insurance premiums will be going up significantly after hospital officials...
View ArticleOrleans supervisor to Russell: Get facts straight on water project
pCOLLINS LANDING — Though state Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell has complained the “goal post keeps moving” on the cost of an Orleans water project to address salt...
View ArticleNew Jersey man arrested in Massena for possessing $10,000 worth of cocaine,...
pMASSENA — Massena Village police on Sunday charged Shawn Moyd, 22, Jersey City, N.J. with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance following a traffic stop on Park...
View ArticleNew York Air Brake could leave Watertown if $15-an-hour wage proposal is OK’d
pWATERTOWN — New York Air Brake, which regularly evaluates moving its headquarters out of the state, would be more likely to do so if Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s $15-an-hour minimum...
View ArticleCanton village, town willing to part with aging municipal building
pCANTON — Both Town Supervisor David T. Button and Village Mayor Michael E. Dalton say they would entertain the idea of selling the municipal building that houses town and village offices at...
View ArticleHillary seeks Fitzpatrick removal from prosecution, dismissal of charges
pCANTON — Alleged killer Oral “Nick” Hillary is seeking to have the Onondaga County district attorney participating in his prosecution disqualified and his murder...
View ArticleWatertown city firefighters’ union declares impasse
pWATERTOWN — After claiming the sides have never been farther apart, the city’s fire department union has declared an impasse in its negotiations with the city./ppFirefighter...
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