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NEW YORK — Staff and visitors brought COVID-19 into New York nursing homes, health officials said Monday, citing a report following an investigation into controversy surrounding coronavirus fatalities in adult-care facilities statewide.
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NEW YORK — School districts must come up with a plan to safely resume in-person classroom instruction in case New York officials decide to reopen schools and universities amid the COVID-19 pandemic this fall, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday.
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County reported the confirmation of nine new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the county’s total number of confirmed cases to 106 in the four days since the last release was issued by the county.
NEW YORK — The Great New York State Fair is canceled for 2020 because of the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — School districts must come up with a plan to safely resume in-person classroom instruction in case New York officials decide to reopen schools and universities amid the COVID-19 pandemic this fall, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday. Read More ⇒
Many representatives from border states have begun to push U.S. and Canadian officials to develop a reopening plan for the northern border. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Walter H. L. Davis, Jr., 35, of 205 E. Lynde St., Apt. B, was charged with second degree menacing and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon with intent to use on Sunday at 7:12 p.m. by Watertown city police. According to police reports, Mr. Davis swung a hatchet at his gi… Read More ⇒
With the north country now in Phase IV of New York’s reopening plan, higher education institutions in the region are cleared to begin the process of restarting campus operations and move forward with fall semester plans. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A person refused to respect the Lewis County Health System’s mask requirement on Wednesday when they went in for services, so they were not allowed to enter. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Farmers Arts and Craft Market is off to a good start, if the satisfaction of vendors on Thursday is any indication. Read More ⇒
As the U.S. reopens, Americans aren’t much interested in going out and spending. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — H. Lee White Maritime Museum of Oswego and New York Sea Grant have announced a virtual exhibit experience freely accessible at https://hlwmm.org/path_history.php and showcasing New York state’s lighthouses, shipwrecks, naval military battles, and 100 years of freshwater boating. Read More ⇒
Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, sponsored three pieces of legislation and voted on a number of bills in the House of Representatives this past week. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow announced the start of the long awaited demolition process of the Mid-Town Plaza on the east side of downtown Oswego. Read More ⇒
It looks as if New Yorkers might have to wait a little longer to book a table inside their favorite restaurant. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Andrew S. Knowles, 31, of 119 N. Orchard St., Apt. 2, was charged with second degree criminal trespass, second degree menacing with a weapon, third degree criminal possession of a weapon and fourth degree criminal mischief with the intent to damage property by city police at 12:0… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Inside their cafe space in the Franklin Building on Public Square, Tarot Cafe co-owners Seth Hill, 31, and Sexton Reece, 24, spent the evening of June 19 hanging new shelves against a bright green wall. The wall had just been painted, symbolizing the couple’s new business venture. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — After it was broken into and ravaged, their garage went from an organized system for children in need to a wasteland. Weeks later, after they kicked their work into gear and got help from organizations in the community, volunteers Harriett Simpson and Judy Webber are likely going… Read More ⇒
Delta may extend its coronavirus-era policy of leaving middle seats vacant on its flights even as other carriers go back to booking full planes. Read More ⇒
Homing pigeons are often hundreds of miles from home when they get lost, but last weekend one of the birds landed on the porch of a house in Adams and had tags on it from a club from Carthage. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In 2018, a week before Christmas, Tina Beecher went to wake her 28-year-old son, wondering why he hadn’t yet joined the family for breakfast. But Brandon T. Beecher wasn’t sleeping in that day; he had overdosed on heroin and died in his bed. Asleep next to him at the time, his da… Read More ⇒
FORT DRUM — The Department of Defense announced Saturday the death of a 10th Mountain Divison soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, according to a release sent Saturday night from 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs. Read More ⇒
GOUVERNEUR — The main page on the New York State Office of Children and Family Services website for Child Protective Services asks a simple question. Read More ⇒
While many municipalities across the north country canceled their Fourth of July fireworks displays due to social distancing requirements, the show did go on Saturday night in Norwood. Read More ⇒
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to waive a state-imposed fee on fiber optic internet cables as the fee surprises corporations and halts broadband expansion projects in Northern New York. Read More ⇒
Matthew R. Neel, 38, of Randolf, Mass., was charged with first offense DWI and aggravated DWI with no priors, both misdemeanors, by state police Thursday afternoon at about 4:15 p.m. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — When the children and grandchildren of Norman D. and Violet M. Helbock get together in summers, a visit to Lakeside Cemetery is in order to spruce up the cemetery a bit and to visit the graves of the pair. Read More ⇒
A “military cemetery” is usually a national parcel managed by the federal government. The National Cemetery Administration has the primary responsibility for verifying eligibility for burial in VA national cemeteries. The village oversees the military cemetery in Sackets Harbor. Read More ⇒
TURIN — Where could one find a walking cow, a human-sized red falcon, a princess, candy flying through the air and Uncle Sam on the Fourth of July? Only at Main Street Turin from west to east during the third annual Independence Day Parade. Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — No action is going to be taken against a speedway at this time, coming after it didn’t comply with COVID-19 guidelines during an event last week. Read More ⇒
