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pn THERESA — The monthly meeting of the village Board of Trustees has been moved to 7 p.m. on March 14 at the village office, 124 Commercial St./p
View ArticleWatertown man charged with trespassing for allegedly sitting on a woman’s...
pWATERTOWN — Mark S. Zando, 55, 114 Franklin St. Apt. 401, was charged with trespassing Friday for allegedly sitting on a woman’s front porch./ppWatertown City Police allege that...
View ArticleHealth care, social work fields lead 21st Congressional District in...
pWATERTOWN — More than a quarter of all workers in New York’s 21st Congressional District hold jobs in the health care, social assistance or education fields, according to U.S....
View ArticleNorth Country Regional Economic Development Council holds first meeting of...
pPOTSDAM — In its first meeting of the year, the North Country Regional Economic Development Council began preparations for the sixth round of the Regional Economic Development Council...
View ArticleCorrections officer, mother charged with distributing marijuana in Franklin...
pMALONE — A corrections officer at Franklin Correctional Facility and his mother have been indicted on federal allegations that they conspired to distribute marijuana in Franklin...
View ArticleLowville ambulance squad puts fire-damaged garage back in service
pLOWVILLE — A garage at Lewis County Search & Rescue that was damaged in an early December fire is now back in service./pp“It’s improved,” said Josh...
View ArticleJefferson Community College gets $116,000 from SUNY to increase college...
pWATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College will create a new program to increase access for poor students with the help of a SUNY grant./ppJCC was awarded $116,000 by SUNY to create its own...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence University students in Washington D.C. met alumni working in the...
pCANTON — St. Lawrence University sent 33 students in January to the nation’s capital to network with alumni./ppThis is the second year SLU has sent students to Washington D.C....
View ArticleCiti manager to speak to women about leadership at St. Lawrence University
pCANTON — St. Lawrence University has invited the managing director for Citi Investment Management to speak to students about women in leadership./ppStephanie Birrell Luedke, managing...
View ArticleDeputy GOP commissioner hired for St. Lawrence County
pCANTON — A Potsdam man has been appointed to the job of deputy Republican election commissioner for St. Lawrence County./ppThomas O. Hardigan started orientation Tuesday after being...
View ArticleAbout 450 people attempt to break world record for snowman building in Massena
pMASSENA — The snow wouldn’t cooperate Friday when Massena hosted an attempt to break the world record for snowman building. But that didn’t deter the approximately 450...
View ArticleFire department holds snowmobile drag races in Copenhagen
pThe Copenhagen Fire Department held snowmobile drag races on Saturday to benefit the Copenhagen Cubs firematic truck races, which will be held in the spring. Another snowmobile drag race benefit event...
View ArticleBritish soldiers “raid” Ogdensburg home, take three hostages in battle...
pOGDENSBURG — It’s not every day that British soldiers raid an American home, take three people hostage and loot the place./ppThat’s what happened Saturday afternoon...
View ArticleWatertown man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for selling cocaine
pWATERTOWN — A city man also facing federal weapon charges was sentenced Friday in Jefferson County Court to 4½ years in state prison for having and selling cocaine within the...
View ArticleNorwood-Norfolk superintendent shares concerns about bus, vehicle incidents
pNORFOLK — Norwood-Norfolk Central School Superintendent James M. Cruikshank is asking drivers to be more vigilant after two collisions with district buses in a one-week span./ppHe reported...
View ArticleCarthage trustees approve community event requests
pCARTHAGE — The village Board of Trustees has given the go-ahead to a number of community activities and other requests./ppPending proof of insurance, the board approved the use of the...
View ArticleApple’s help to government in 2008 Watertown molestation case may have set...
pAs Apple fights a request from the federal government to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by a San Bernardino gunman, the company’s help in a 2008 child molestation case in Watertown may...
View Article‘Modern-day slavery’: Human trafficking is on the rise in Jefferson County
pWATERTOWN — Still feeling the warm rush of heroin in her bloodstream, Selena walked into a hotel room with the man who had ordered her online a few days ago./ppIt had not been a week yet...
View ArticleOgdensburg man sentenced to prison for drug sales, possession
pCANTON — An Ogdensburg man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday in St. Lawrence County Court for selling and possessing cocaine in Ogdensburg last year./ppJoseph A....
View ArticleDeKalb Junction woman charged with Leandra’s Law aggravated DWI
pCANTON — State police on Monday charged Vanessa A. Diaz, 39, of 316 Old State Road, DeKalb Junction, with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law and...
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