MASSENA — There were some big jumpers at the Massena Arena for the annual Boss Frog Jumping Contest on July 18. Read More ⇒
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill Wednesday that extends a number of labor rights to farmworkers for the first time in New York state. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Sometimes to make new things, you have to destroy old things. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A retired law enforcement officer with 22 years of experience under his belt has been appointed the new Massena Central School District school resource officer. Read More ⇒
BOSTON — Dangerously hot temperatures are expected to spread across the Central and Eastern United States through the weekend, with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees in the hardest-hit places, the National Weather Service has warned. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Watertown man who’s losing his High Street home to back taxes might be able to keep it. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The fourth annual Brew York Festival, featuring a variety of music and beer, is 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Maggies on the River, 500 Newell St., Watertown. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A Massena taxi company representative has asked village trustees to allow him to raise his rates during the night and put another cab on the road so he can cover his expenses. But trustees say they’d like to see something in writing first before making any decision. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK - Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, the notorious drug lord known as “El Chapo,” whose dramatic prison escapes fed his legend as an untouchable kingpin running the world’s largest narcotics trafficking group, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. Read More ⇒
DENMARK — A Carthage man was charged with five counts of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child by state police on July 4. Read More ⇒
LOWVILE — A convicted rapist, who had been granted a sentencing delay to receive visits from his new wife in county jail, was sentenced to state prison by Judge Daniel R. King in Lewis County Court on Friday. Read More ⇒
CHAUMONT — The Lyme Community Foundation will honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a talk and a movie screened under the stars Friday. The acclaimed 2019 documentary film, “Apollo 11” will be shown on the lawn of the Alexander Copley House, 12032 state Route 12E. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A video of an arrest outside Whistlers Tavern recorded early Sunday morning has been widely viewed online and led to criticism of the city police department as viewers have called for answers to how officers reacted during the arrest. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — From early Tuesday morning, empty chairs, blankets and other place holders lined streets in the village in anticipation of the county’s biggest parade, after “the voice of the fair” and the iconic Cheese Auction officially set the 199th Lewis County Fair into motion. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City police are investigating an attack of a woman that happened in Thompson Park on Friday night, just before the park closed. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A joint meeting between village and town officials that had been scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Two mayoral candidates who tied for second place in last month’s primary got some news on Tuesday that could allow them to be on the ballot in the general election in November. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The owner of a downtown pawn shop who was accused of firing a handgun in his business last September pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Who has the fastest frog around the Massena area? Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Activity at Van Rensselaer Point was picking up Tuesday as Founder’s Day weekend approaches. Read More ⇒
