WATERTOWN — Developer Michael Lundy plans to sit down with city officials in the next couple of weeks to talk about how he wants to redevelop the old Medical Arts Building property on Clinton Street. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Officials were supposed to work together toward ending the budgeting vs. spending controversy in the Lewis County General Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, but Sheriff Michael Carpinelli left feeling that legislators are acting against him personally while committee members s… Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — The Barracks Inn in the Madison Barracks reopened this month with new flair under a new owner. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — State police are investigating at least three vehicle break-ins that occurred July 21 at the trailhead to the Black River Trail on Ridge Road. Read More ⇒
June unemployment rates in three north country counties fell when compared to the same time last year. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Although patient volumes at Massena Memorial Hospital improved in June, it wasn’t enough to keep the hospital out of the red. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Thanks to an alumnus, St. Lawrence University will soon be linked to a cool summertime treat. Read More ⇒
TURIN — A village man was charged with a misdemeanor at 11 p.m. on July 22 for allegedly “engaging in behavior that was likely to be injurious” to a child, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The City Council is looking to add four new 30-minute parking spots on the south side of Public Square. Read More ⇒
ADAMS — State police charged Xavier T. Cobb, 26, Adams, on July 22 with third-degree rape involving a victim under age 17, third-degree criminal sexual act and endangering the welfare of a child. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A grant awarded to St. Lawrence County will be used to assess and mitigate lead contamination in approximately 50 homes occupied by low to moderate income residents. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Town Council has scheduled a public hearing for its proposed solar law during its annual meeting on Grindstone Island on July 24. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Three decades of service and dedication to the history and curating of art of Frederic Remington will be coming to an end next year with the July 21 announcement that Frederic Remington Art Museum Director Laura A. Foster will be retiring. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Car retailer William F. Caprara has purchased the former Goodyear Auto Service Center on Court Street at auction on July 23. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Two village of Massena officials say they were expecting more information from a consolidation study report than what was presented to the town and village boards on July 22. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The city’s playground and splash pad in Thompson Park will be getting some national exposure. Read More ⇒
Any county fair would be incomplete without a spelling bee, so the 199th Lewis County Fair welcomed spellers from five schools to compete July 19. Read More ⇒
DEXTER — General Brown Central School District Superintendent Barbara J. Case will receive recognition for efforts in making the district more inclusive. Read More ⇒
Gerry Flint has collected tolls for 40 years on a 570-mile highway that crosses New York state. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suing the House Ways and Means Committee and New York state officials in an effort to block the disclosure of his state tax returns. Read More ⇒
LONDON — Boris Johnson, Britain’s brash former foreign secretary, on July 24 won the contest to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, with his party handing the job of resolving the country’s three-year Brexit nightmare to one of the architects of the project, and one of the country’s most pol… Read More ⇒
Organic Valley, seeking to respond to demand for nutrient-dense beverages, on Monday unveiled the first organic, ultrafiltered milk available nationwide. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — Robert Mueller’s longtime right-hand aide will appear beside him at the witness table during Wednesday’s hearing with the House Judiciary Committee to assist as needed as the former special counsel answers questions about his investigation, a committee official familiar with the… Read More ⇒
DALLAS — Dallas grew its millennial population more than any other city in the U.S., a new analysis of Census Bureau data shows. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed new rules July 23 to limit access to food stamps for households with savings and other assets, a measure that officials said would cut benefits to about 3 million people. Read More ⇒
A Richland man died in a motorcycle crash about 8 p.m. July 23. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY – New York State Department of Health informed the Oswego County Health Department last week that the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus was detected in two mosquito pools collected from the field station at Toad Harbor Swamp in the town of West Monroe. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A mother has complained to the city that her 5-year-old boy cannot use the Thompson Park playground because she says it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More ⇒
Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the second-lowest level recorded for this time of year after July temperatures spiked in areas around the North Pole. Read More ⇒
An old, unusual tooth discovered in China reinforces the theory that Homo sapiens and an extinct human species, the Denisovans, swapped genetic material — and physical traits — thousands of years ago. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — White House officials and congressional leaders are in the final stages of negotiating a deal to lift the nation’s debt limit and boost federal spending by about $320 billion over limits set in a 2011 budget law, a potentially hefty agreement they hope to enact before the end of… Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — Immigration officials will be able to more quickly arrest and deport undocumented immigrants anywhere in the United States without going before a judge under a new policy by the Trump administration July 22. Read More ⇒
MARTINSBURG — Long before there were superstores stocking everything a person could want and far more than they could need, there were “mercantiles,” each a mini-superstore unto itself, in villages and towns around the country. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Developer Michael E. Lundy on Monday night promised to pay for and build a larger overflow parking lot at the Watertown Golf Club in Thompson Park. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The Atlanticborg, a Dutch cargo ship, is at the Port of Ogdensburg this week being loaded with 10,000 metric tons of wood pellets bound for Denmark. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — As part of his collaboration with the Frederic Remington Art Museum, artist-in-residence Rich Fedorchak will curate an exhibition of select Remington works, which will open on July 25. Read More ⇒
COPENHAGEN — May was a big month for Lewis County General Hospital’s Copenhagen Health Center, hospital Chief Executive Officer Gerald R. Cayer said in his presentation to the village board at a special meeting on July 18. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County Sheriff Michael Carpinelli and the Board of Legislators will attempt to move beyond the controversy over the sheriff’s department’s spending and potential for being over budget by the end of the year, but disagreement over what happened in a July 9 meeting has added t… Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Renovating and revitalizing the village’s historic downtown is in high demand. Read More ⇒
TURIN — A Glenfield man was charged with driving while intoxicated after allegedly evading a traffic stop by a Lewis County sheriff’s deputy on July 20. Read More ⇒
NEW BREMEN — Taylor C. Andrews, 25, of Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor, and a trespassing violation. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — The Town Council aired its frustration with the town clerk taking an unexplained, indeterminate absence in an online statement about changes in office hours. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation S.5532B/A.1303 on July 22 banning declawing procedures on cats, making New York the first state to prohibit the practice. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The Massena Public Library is in the preliminary stages of evaluating the possibility of becoming a school district public library, which would split the cost of its operation to all users and not just Massena residents. Read More ⇒
CHAMPION — A Carthage motorcyclist was transported to Samaritan Medical Center for treatment of abrasions and possible internal injuries after side-swiping a pickup truck at 3:12 p.m. July 20 on County Route 26. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Grant funding will allow additional work to take place at the town of Massena Retriever Training Grounds near the Massena Intake on state Route 131. Read More ⇒
A Central Square man died July 22 in a motorcycle crash on County Route 37 and Woodworth Road in the town of West Monroe. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Village trustees have authorized Police Chief Adam J. Love to transfer funds from a contingency account to his police equipment account to cover the cost of computers that use operating systems that will no longer be supported in January. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A former Ogdensburg school building and grounds worker charged with multiple counts of making methamphetamine was “given a break” Monday in St. Lawrence County Court with a sentence to probation and jail time served. Read More ⇒
PARISHVILLE — A Norwood man was injured in a UTV crash in Parishville Saturday night. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A Delaware County man found guilty of identity theft appeared before Judge Daniel R. King in Lewis County Court on July 19 and received jail time in accordance with his plea deal. Read More ⇒