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 ⇒
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday to raise the minimum sales age for tobacco and electronic cigarette products from 18 to 21. 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 ⇒
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 — 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 ⇒
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 ⇒
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 ⇒
MASSENA — A joint meeting between village and town officials that had been scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Activity at Van Rensselaer Point was picking up Tuesday as Founder’s Day weekend approaches. Read More ⇒
DEXTER — General Brown Central School District students will have two head teachers in the classroom this fall, with the implementation of a new educational model: integrated co-teaching. Read More ⇒
WHITE PLAINS — The state Economic Development Power Allocation Board has recommended that a Lowville facility continue to receive an allocation of 2,476 kilowatts of ReCharge NY Power. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The Catholic elementary schools in Gouverneur and Canton will be sharing a school principal, after a search to replace the retiring Michele Meyers failed to find another qualified candidate. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — William J. Flynn III easily remembers the day that the city’s outdoor pool was dedicated to his grandfather in 1981. Read More ⇒
BRUSHTON — Village Mayor Kevin Pentalow, who is facing multiple charges stemming from an alleged assault in the village in October, was jailed for two days last week for allegedly violating the terms of his release from custody. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Developer Michael E. Lundy hopes to begin building new homes for two businesses in his upcoming agribusiness park in a few weeks now that he has received another required approval from local officials. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Nothing really changed on Monday with the City Council’s vote on a resolution calling for three mayoral candidates placed on the ballot in the November election. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Experimental filmmaker and artist Rich Fedorchak is the newest artist in residence at the The Frederic Remington Art Museum, and the New Hampshire man is hitting the ground running, hosting two events this week. Read More ⇒
Margo Schirmer (Teacup), 71, formerly of Cemetery Road, Black …
Douglas Parker, Watertown, passed away Tuesday, July 16th at S…
A private graveside service for Marjorie Rusho Nichols will be…
Irene Nellis, 84 of Lacona passed away July 15, 2019 at her home.
Judith Neuhauser Lowell, 97, passed away peacefully in her sle…
