WATERTOWN — A 37-year-old was arrested for burglary after he allegedly broke into a woman’s home, held a knife to her throat and stole a money order and cigarettes. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues with broadband on Tug Hill and other rural areas of New York and the country have been elevated. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The Oswego County Office for the Aging and Oswego Health recently initiated the “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” course, a series of classes designed to help caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Four players from the Oswego Little League program are continuing their baseball journey by playing at the college level in the fall. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Learn more about the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad in Tug Hill and the North Country by joining the Tug Hill Commission for a new historical three-part webinar series. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced that the city Code Enforcement Office and the Oswego City Police Department will collaborate to conduct the annual “code enforcement blitz” on the West side of the city of Oswego from Utica Street to Lake Street in the first, third and fifth city wards. Read More ⇒
FULTON — Oswego County Opportunities Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County tutors were named co-recipient of OCO’s Howard Wilcox Volunteer of the Year Award. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Officer Josh Davis began looking for the shooter in each room he cleared — down to the basement without a flashlight — not knowing he was about to enter a deep flashback to the night his brother was shot in the heart. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The race for Canton town clerk is now uncontested, with appointed interim Clerk Karin S. Blackburn withdrawing her intent to seek election. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City officials should know on Monday more about how the city can use $23 million in federal money from the American Rescue Plan program. Read More ⇒
HENDERSON — With all planning essentially finished and accompanying paperwork nearly complete, the town of Henderson is in search of grant money to help fund a project that’s been discussed for decades. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Contracts have been awarded for phase two of the Massena Central School District’s $49.6 million capital project, with work starting this summer. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added just 266,000 jobs in April, a disappointing month of growth that fell well below economists’ estimates despite falling caseloads and increased vaccine distribution around the country. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Massena Central School officials have worked with the Department of Health to allow them to graduate all seniors in one night instead of the anticipated two evenings. Read More ⇒
CALCIUM — While the local community often shows its support for human officers, oftentimes their four-legged counterparts can be overlooked. An annual fundraiser to raise money for protective equipment for K-9s seeks to change that. Read More ⇒
BRASHER FALLS — Voters in the St. Lawrence Central School District will be asked to approve a $26.3 million budget for 2021-22 when they head to the polls on May 18. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced Friday, May 7, that 12 additional residents tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total cumulative number of positive cases since the county began monitoring for COVID-19 in March 2020 to 7,820. There are current… Read More ⇒
The CDC’s national eviction moratorium remains in effect, after the U.S. Department of Justice appealed a federal judge’s ruling calling it illegal. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The state-run vaccination site at SUNY Potsdam’s Maxcy Hall is now offering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — No COVID-19 related deaths were reported Friday in the tri-county area as the number of new virus cases rose by 55 across the three counties. Read More ⇒
When Ziyad Al-Aly’s research team told him how often diabetes appeared to strike COVID-19 survivors, he thought the data must be wrong, so he asked his five colleagues to crunch the numbers again. Read More ⇒
House Republicans are expected to vote next week on whether to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post, according to two sources familiar with the plans, as powerful forces in the GOP are aiming to install New York Rep. Elise Stefanik in her place. Read More ⇒
ITHACA — Media reports have been buzzing about the “Brood X” cicada emergence, which will send millions of the buggers out of the ground after 17 years spent there. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Daniel X. Moore, 18, 335 Brainard St., was charged by city police Wednesday with third-degree criminal mischief after he allegedly shot a window with a BB gun. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Tanya Sala, 49, of Potsdam, was charged by Potsdam police Thursday with driving while intoxicated and aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, of at least 0.18% following a traffic stop on Lawrence Avenue. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow joined nurses and administrative staff at Oswego Health to announce May 6-12 in the city of Oswego will be celebrated as Nurses Week, recognizing and honoring nurses in and around the Oswego community. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Tug Hill Commission is starting a new recognition program to honor a Tug Hill community, council of government, or community group at the commission’s 2021 annual dinner, scheduled for Oct. 14 at the Tailwater Lodge in Altmar. Read More ⇒
Olivia Schneider pulled down her mask and inhaled the perfume from purple blossoms, their sweetness casting the engineer back to her Wisconsin kick-the-can childhood and her mother clipping lilacs for the dinner table. Read More ⇒
MEXICO — Alexa von Holtz covered more than half of the Mexico Tigers team record board at the recent conclusion of the Fall II high school varsity girls swimming season. Read More ⇒
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OSWEGO — Budgets and state aid are up. Taxes are down, flat, or up slightly. And overall, things are looking brighter than perhaps expected for Sandy Creek, Mexico, and Phoenix school districts after a year like no other of a worldwide pandemic. Each of the superintendents of these districts… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay announced that he will host a blood drive with city of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow to benefit the American Red Cross. The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Roy C. McCrobie Building at 41 Lake St., Oswego. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Otto Sitterly and Alison Sload are chasing history in what is likely to be their final season together as teammates for John Nicotra Racing at Oswego Speedway. Read More ⇒
PULASKI — The Pulaski American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 11 at Legion Post 358, 3350 Maple Ave., Pulaski. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Intervention Court, formerly known as Oswego’s Opioid Court, is a testament to the power of compassion rather than an example of the power of the law. It’s not a court that locks you up. It’s a court that sets you free, free from substance use disorder. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Board of Directors took no action Thursday on the city’s proposal to open a beach on authority land this summer, but is expected to send City Council a counter proposal in time for its Monday night meeting. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A Massena business has been honored with the New York State Senate Empire Award. Read More ⇒
Legislation is proposed at the state and federal levels for tax incentives for New Yorkers to renovate home or rental properties that have lead-based paint or piping, which causes cognitive and developmental disabilities, especially in young children. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — The village’s water fund has nearly $900,000 in unallocated money set aside, and a group of residents known as the Clayton Financial Oversight Group are worried about that. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation announced that eight U.S. ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System received the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award registering increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through their ports during th… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The town of Hounsfield might get a $1 million loan from the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency to help complete a sewer project that would help attract businesses and provide sewer service for a proposed massive solar manufacturing project near the Watertown Internati… Read More ⇒
CANTON — More than a year after government facilities closed to the public nationwide, St. Lawrence County administrative offices are tentatively scheduled to reopen June 1. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Clarkson University students are designing a bridge for the city’s Fort de la Présentation site. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A youth fishing day is coming back Saturday. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — Poetry will take center stage in this village on May 22 when Hay Memorial Library hosts the Great Lakes Poetry Gathering. Read More ⇒
OSWEGATCHIE — State police are looking for a north country man wanted on felony charges stemming from a December assault in Oswegatchie. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A Massena police officer remains suspended after he reportedly intentionally damaged a person’s vehicle in March. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The village police department is requesting the public’s assistance identifying a man believed to have stolen items from Price Chopper in February. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A city man has been charged with attempting to kill another man by shooting at him through an upstairs window Wednesday night on California Avenue. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — A group of House Republicans on Thursday demanded a briefing from National Archives chief David Ferriero on how he intends to eliminate a bureaucratic backlog born out of the coronavirus pandemic that could force some veterans to wait up to two years for certain benefits. Read More ⇒