Burned-out homes in Adams make Grange Street neighbors unhappy
pADAMS — Grange Avenue resident Lori Coburn wants answers./ppIt has been almost three years since Mrs. Coburn and her neighbors voiced concern to village officials on two burned-out and...
View ArticleMassena village officials looking to finalize plans for Aluminum Trail project
pMASSENA — Village officials could be on the hook to pay back nearly $230,000 in grant funding they received if they don’t move forward with an Aluminum Trail project...
View ArticleThin ice cancels St. Lawrence Northern Pike Challenge
pWADDINGTON — The St. Lawrence River Walleye Association Northern Pike Challenge in Massena, Louisville and Waddington has been canceled for the first time in a decade because the thin ice...
View ArticleMalinowski is Tug Hill Commission’s first female executive director
pWATERTOWN — Katie H. Malinowski, who joined the New York State Tug Hill Commission in 1998, has become its first female executive director. /ppThe commission’s board decided on...
View ArticleShuler’s wins Chili Cook-off
pWATERTOWN — Those who entered the Dulles State Office Building downtown on Saturday were met with the aroma of spices, cooked ground beef and tomato — chili was in the air....
View ArticleAll County Music Festival debuts a cappella ensemble
pOGDENSBURG — More than 400 students from 17 school districts around St. Lawrence County gathered Saturday at Ogdensburg Free Academy to rehearse and perform in the St. Lawrence County Music...
View ArticleStefanik, national experts speak at 27th annual Save the River conference
pCLAYTON — Hundreds gathered at the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel on Saturday to attend Save the River’s 27th annual Winter Environmental Conference./ppThe event began with a welcome...
View ArticleAdams Center man instrumental in Social Security reform
pADAMS CENTER — Without Adams Center resident John C. Smith Sr., many senior citizens across the country probably could not afford to work past the age of 65./ppMr. Smith, who has owned...
View ArticleOrleans, Clayton and Alexandria urge DOH to test wells for groundwater...
pCOLLINS LANDING — Town supervisors from Orleans, Alexandria and Clayton have urged the state Department of Health to test wells across the three-town area for groundwater contamination...
View ArticleRubio comes under withering criticism in Republican debate
pMANCHESTER, N.H. — Marco Rubio faced withering criticism of his readiness to be president and his policy depth in the last Republican debate before Tuesday’s New Hampshire...
View ArticleNY looking for people willing to raise and release pheasants
pALBANY — New York environmental officials are taking applications from people who want to raise and release pheasants./ppEvery year, the state gives out day-old chicks to participants able...
View ArticleDriven by power outages and savings, towns look to microgrid
pALBANY — An upstate New York town that repeatedly found itself without power for days during a string of storms is planning a dramatic step by pulling its municipal buildings entirely off...
View ArticleMassena man charged with criminal mischief
pMASSENA — Massena Village Police arrested Brett M. Whoston, 19, 15 Cornell Ave., with two counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief./ppPolice said they responded to Parker Avenue at 12:12...
View ArticleHeroin scourge changes role of police in hard-hit areas
pCINCINNATI — Forehead furrowed, a woman drags on a Camel cigarette, admitting she has only vague memories of nearly dying five days earlier./ppSome flashes of images of being inside an...
View ArticleA hard-working generation pushes the age envelope (VIDEO)
pDEKALB — By 6:30 a.m., Loretta A. Thayer is already busy working at the Silver Leaf Diner, making pies and donuts from scratch and getting ready for her morning breakfast crowd to arrive....
View ArticleCarolina Panthers’‘once-in-a-lifetime chance’ arrives
pSANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Carolina Panthers weren’t supposed to be here. Nor were the Denver Broncos./ppThe Panthers lost their best receiver in the summer to a season-ending...
View ArticleHazardous weather outlook predicted for Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego counties
pThe National Weather Service located in Buffalo has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties beginning late Monday and lasting through Thursday./ppA very slow-moving...
View ArticleRescuers in Taiwan pull out survivors from quake rubble
pTAINAN, Taiwan — As anxious families waited nearby, rescuers on Sunday painstakingly pulled more survivors from the remains of a high-rise apartment building that collapsed a day earlier in...
View ArticleNorth Korea praises rocket; others view as covert missile test
pSEOUL, South Korea — For North Korea’s propaganda machine, the long-range rocket launch Sunday carved a glorious trail of “fascinating vapor” through the...
View ArticleDeployed Fort Drum soldiers cheer Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers in Super...
pAs football fans cheer on the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, deployed Fort Drum soldiers were able to catch a break from their duties to enjoy the action./ppFort Drum said on...
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