WATERTOWN — At last year’s Snowtown Film Festival, a pair of filmmakers won the “outstanding animated short” category with a far-our concept involving a lonely hair dresser who becomes the only known living creature on his planet due to the invasion of alien-snowmen. Read More ⇒
CANTON — With intense freezing and thawing periods and fluctuating salt prices, the Canton Highway Department is feeling winter’s energy this year. Read More ⇒
HARRISVILLE — Recently re-elected town leaders, each of whom have held office for a number of years and are considering retirement in the not-so-distant future, have appointed 30-something deputies, including replacing a long-standing deputy supervisor, in their first meeting of the year. Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — A state assemblyman wrote a bill that proposes more than doubling the tax on beer to help fund public higher education. However, the leader of the state’s brewers’ association sees it as an attack on their way of life. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In an effort to live up to the vision of being the premier provider of services for people with diverse needs through the continuum of life, the Arc Jefferson- St. Lawrence is looking to fill vacant job opportunities for disabled persons on Fort Drum. Read More ⇒
FORT DRUM — Twenty years after he left the Army, F. Anthony Keating got the call to serve once again. Read More ⇒
SARANAC LAKE — As volunteers in the Ice Palace Workers 101 shoveled snow off frozen Pontiac Bay on Friday afternoon, Director Dean Baker drove a four-wheeler plow in circles. Every circle got smaller with each loop. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Public engagement is a key component of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative planning process and on Wednesday, the public will have its first opportunity to engage with state, local and development officials to share ideas to improve quality of life, generate jobs and leverage p… Read More ⇒
THERESA — Maria Otero’s son, Gabe, was one of two teenagers who died in a car crash on County Route 18 last week. Read More ⇒
THERESA — Jessica Morgan is wrapped in a blanket on the couch in her living room, having a rare moment alone since her daughter died in a crash last week. Read More ⇒
Snow began to hit the north country Saturday, creating challenging conditions for drivers. Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties are under a winter storm warning until 1 am Monday, with heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 9 to 18 inches are predicted, with wind g… Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Graduation rates are rising and achievement gaps are closing across New York, according to newly released data from the state Education Department. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — First responders rescued a man Saturday morning who crawled to the top of his sinking boat after it flipped and broke through the ice of the St. Lawrence River. Read More ⇒
