OSWEGO - The Oswego City School District (OCSD) has prided itself on being a collaborative community to help complete its district-wide mission of being student-centered and its vision of having students be fully prepared and life ready when they graduate from Oswego High School (OHS). Read More ⇒
FULTON - Fulton City School District graduate Carson Metcalf returned to the junior high school he once attended to help current seventh-graders better understand a science assignment. Read More ⇒
FULTON - Sixth-grade students at Lanigan Elementary have become the sweetest producers of maple syrup after they learned all about its production for a state-wide contest for schools. Read More ⇒
FORT DRUM — Two healthcare employees with the Fort Drum Medical Activity have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The site plans for the improvements at the Watertown Golf Club were approved on Monday night, despite objections by Councilwoman Lisa A. Ruggiero, who is dissatisfied that some items promised by its owner have not been met. Read More ⇒
SARANAC LAKE — The effect of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus on the finances of North Country Community College has so far been small, but its impact on an already-tight 2020-21 budget remains uncertain, college leaders told the Board of Trustees on Friday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Business-oriented organizations have one main message for businesses, large and small, throughout the county: we are here for you, ready to “Reboot Lewis County.” Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Legislation approved in the 2021 state budget on Thursday included the controversial quicker, streamlined process to approve renewable energy projects, replacing Article 10. While some changes were made, decision-making is still taken from local jurisdictions. Read More ⇒
SAN DIEGO — As the frantic queries for financial help came flooding in following the coronavirus shutdown orders, Holly McGlinn speedily assembled a spreadsheet to help her track the now 125 claims — and counting — for coverage of business losses sought by her insurance agency clients. Read More ⇒
FULTON - Most of the G. Ray Bodley High School (GRB) Class of 2020 gathered together for a family-style breakfast in the school cafeteria to celebrate having just 100 days to graduation. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The Oswego High School Owl’s Head Chapter of the National Honor Society has accepted 44 students into the group. Read More ⇒
HANNIBAL - Nearly four dozen budding inventors recently put their creations to the test during the annual Inventive Minds competition hosted by the Hannibal Central School District (HCSD). Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - As the demand for talented, healthcare workers rises across the country, The Manor at Seneca Hill developed an internal program to help with recruitment and retention. Current employees of the skilled nursing facility can take advantage of a six-week program right at The Manor, to a… Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University is seeking recovered COVID-19 test positive patients to donate plasma in an emergency clinical trial to help treat other severely ill patients battling the disease. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Six thousand bottles of liquid hand sanitizer will soon be on their way to Kinney Drugs stores, thanks to Clayton Distillery. Read More ⇒
After I was told I’d been exposed to the novel coronavirus, I tried to follow the best medical advice. I started working from home. I socially isolated. And I “self-monitored” for signs I’d been infected. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Economic development agencies in three counties will work together to help businesses in the north country during the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation is awarding $85,000 in emergency response funding to health and hunger relief organizations in upstate New York to assist in COVID-19 response efforts, including Lowville Food Pantry Inc. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — It took about 48 hours for the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce to reach a $5,000 goal in a fundraising effort to support local health care providers, and the number continues to climb. Read More ⇒
FULTON — The Fulton City School District Athletic Department has announced dozens of G. Ray Bodley High School students who were recently named scholar athletes for the 2019-2020 winter sports season. Read More ⇒
DURHAM, N.H. — Matthew Furletti of Brewerton, has been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire for earning highest honors for the fall 2019 semester. Furletti is majoring in ocean engineering. Read More ⇒
HANNIBAL — Students in the Hannibal Central School District celebrated Read Across America Week recently with a full slate of literacy events. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — CitiBus has expanded service on outer Arsenal Street to Walmart and the Target store in Watertown Towne Place plaza. Read More ⇒
The following property sales were recorded in St. Lawrence County clerk’s office Oct. 30, 2019: Read More ⇒
The coronavirus crisis has radically altered the way customers use the mobile network, according to a report released by AT&T on Tuesday. A shift to working at home has driven the changes, along with students taking classes online. Stuck inside, people are also using the network for ente… Read More ⇒
My name is Madalyn Richards and I am here to tell you all about my life in quarantine. I have been stuck inside my house with my mom and three younger sisters. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College has implemented a laptop loan program for students needing assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic-related switch from traditional classes to online learning modalities. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — More than 60 Facebookers tuned in for Superhero Saturday in Massena. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The COVID-19 pandemic may have put a halt to learning in traditional classroom setups, but Jefferson Community College students and professors have returned to their classes this week — just virtually rather than physically. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The word “caveat” took center stage at Canton Central School District’s Board of Education meeting Thursday night, held virtually through Zoom Technologies. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — Now in its sixth generation on the farm, the Robbins family has been farming in Sackets Harbor since the early 1900s. The family owns Old McDonald’s Farm, Robbins Family Grain and North Harbor Dairy, all located at 14471 County Route 145. Read More ⇒
Nursing homes that have been taking extreme measures to keep out COVID-19 are now going to have to accept new residents diagnosed with the virus. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE — The Central Square Central School District will conduct its annual budget vote and Board of Education election from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 and the district will have two polling locations, which are the Central Square American Legion and the Constantia VFW. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — When the Massena Village Board met earlier this week via Zoom to adopt Mayor Timmy J. Currier’s 2020-21 budget, the setup was a bit different. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A free April webinar about how to combat substance abuse is being offered to individuals in the field of prevention education. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Country Family Health Center has temporarily closed its LeRay Family Dental & WIC Offices at 26908 Independence Way, Evans Mills, effective Friday, April 3. Read More ⇒
The first word in defense of COVID-19 is “screening” at hospitals throughout the region. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — For the second time in two days, the state has reversed its position about the real estate industry during the coronavirus financial crisis. Read More ⇒
MALONE — Franklin County is working to obtain refrigerated trucks that can be used to supplement morgue capacity at the Alice Hyde and Adirondack medical centers should the need arise as the number of deaths from the COVID-19 novel coronavirus continues to climb statewide. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Arconic operations in Massena will be temporarily idled starting Tuesday because of the continued increase of COVID-19 cases in the area. However, Alcoa facilities continue to operate. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed four more COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total to 20 so far for the county. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Town and village officials had originally closed the Massena Town Hall to the public from 8 a.m. March 18 to March 31. But that’s now been extended as the coronavirus continues to spread, according to Town Supervisor Steven D. O’Shaughnessy. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — North Country Orthopaedic Group announced this week that it will offer a walk-in clinic for urgent orthopedic injuries, no appointment or referral needed. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — With the global COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to what we consider “normal” life, groups have gone digital, meeting virtually to better their communities while still observing social distances. Read More ⇒
This is Seth Hammond, reporting from Palm Coast, Fla., during the coronavirus epidemic. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — After days of deliberations, lawmakers passed the state’s executive budget Thursday, including rollbacks to New York’s controversial bail reform law, about a day after the April 1 deadline. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — The state will run out of stockpiled ventilators in six days if several hundred new COVID-19 patients continue to enter intensive care units each day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — State unemployment claims this past week more than quadrupled the number filed the previous week and represented a 2,674 percent increase over the same week last year. Read More ⇒
