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POTSDAM — Clarkson University has called off its spring commencement.
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OSWEGO — Due to recent coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns the following events have been canceled or hours of operation have been changed:
OSWEGO — As Oswego County residents are ditching the winter doldrums and ready to head outside, the coronavirus is biting at their heels, pushing most folks back into their homes.
WATERTOWN — A raccoon found in the 600 block of Gotham Street has tested positive for rabies. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County has added one more confirmed case of COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to three. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie announced Wednesday that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will permit staff to wear protective masks while on duty inside correctional facilities. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Sheriff Brooks J. Bigwarfe, in a news release Tuesday, warned residents of St. Lawrence County to be aware of scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — While healthcare workers are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many others who are also “essential” just behind that line and in the virus’ way. They make it possible for people to get what they need and get rid of what they don’t, and many of them are determin… Read More ⇒
FORT DRUM — The 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum command team went online Wednesday for a virtual town hall to talk with soldiers and family members about how life on post has changed because of the coronavirus. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Massena village trustees adopted Mayor Timmy J. Currier’s 2020-21 budget during a meeting on Tuesday. Read More ⇒
CAPE VINCENT — A town councilman acting on behalf of its board and the village board, issued a request to the many who are returning from vacation or arriving early to their summer homes, requesting they practice a 14-day quarantine. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Massena Central School officials are waiting to hear if their $49.6 million capital project will get the green light to move ahead, but hope to know by the end of the week. Read More ⇒
County jails in the north country are taking precautions to minimize the spread of the coronavirus — for both inmates and the correction officers who work in them. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Neighborhood Centers are continuing to operate in St. Lawrence County but by appointment only, Director Felicia Dumas said. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — With the current COVID-19 pandemic creating a shortage of personal protective equipment in healthcare facilities, local manufacturing companies, educational institutions and architects are coming together to produce face shields for staff at Samaritan Medical Center. Read More ⇒
CSL Welland is escorted to Iroquois Locks Gauging Station by tugboat Ocean K. Rusby on Wednesday, the first day of shipping season on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The CSL Assiniboine, not pictured, bound for Conneaut, Ohio, was the first ship of the 2020 season to pass through a lock on the U.S.… Read More ⇒
CANTON — One week after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in St. Lawrence County, Public Health Director Dana O. McGuire is offering the same advice. Read More ⇒
BRASHER FALLS — St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies on March 27, arrested Benjamin F. Marsh, 38, of 12 Route 50, on a charge of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property in connection to a stolen tractor. Read More ⇒
MORRISTOWN — State police on Thursday arrested Alexander E. Gagnon, 27, of Morristown, on charges of second-degree assault and first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Mayor Timmy J. Currier has slashed funding for the Business Development Corporation and Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce in his 2020-21 budget that was adopted by trustees on Tuesday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park announced Wednesday the passing of its eldest gray wolf, Kaja. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — State police charged a Watertown man with burglary Saturday after he allegedly broke into a home and stole prescription medication. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — The state devised a team for New York’s public and private hospitals to work together as one health care system, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, for the state to have a fighting chance to get ahead of the coronavirus COVID-19. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The 2020 shipping season along the Lake Ontario to Montreal section of the St. Lawrence Seaway opens Wednesday, slightly later than it has in past years. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The strain of social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic was too much for a Market Street business to bear as it closed its doors Monday. Read More ⇒
Taped off and secured until further notice, construction sites across the north country have come to a halt, quieting the usual buzz of work teams executing an array of plans. Read More ⇒
The federal coronavirus stimulus bill includes a much talked-about section in which small businesses can apply for loans that can forgive two months of payroll expenses. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — More than two months after Vladimir Olivo was fatally shot outside a Queens nightclub, a Bronx fugitive was apprehended on a murder charge in the north country. Read More ⇒
Despite the havoc caused by the coronavirus, 2020 Census officials vow to continue to make sure that everyone gets counted. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Nearly three years ago, retired Fort Drum soldier Roman Espinoza and his wife saw a story about “Blessing Boxes” on the NBC News with Lester Holt. Seeing that the boxes were similar to the “Little Free Libraries” that had become popular nationwide, but with nonperishable food ite… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith has asked city police to patrol the fairgrounds after hearing that people violated the state’s social distancing orders by playing pickup basketball games and hanging out at the skate park. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The city will be receiving about $3.1 million from the $2 trillion federal coronavirus rescue bill that will be used for CitiBus and transportation programs. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County reported no new confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday, but said three people have recovered after having the virus. Read More ⇒
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo revealed Tuesday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the pandemic infection to the doorstep of one of New York’s most powerful political families. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Senior citizens in the St. Lawrence County community are being asked to be “hypervigilant” regarding a growth in reported scams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The Massena Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has put out a call for public donations of personal protective equipment. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — City police, on March 23, arrested three people on firearms charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and possession of stolen firearms in the city. Read More ⇒
Coronavirus is spreading through north country prisons, and though their governing state and federal organizations made several policy changes last week to slow the spread, corrections officers, union representatives, inmate advocates and politicians say these changes are coming too late, an… Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The state budget will be done by April 1. It has to be. But the state budget has been hit by the coronavirus and the symptoms are just starting to show. Read More ⇒
