OSWEGO – Having received a $1 million grant from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Green Innovation Grant Program, the Common Council, at its Oct. 12 meeting, approved over another million, above and beyond the required 10% local match in funds, bringing the total cost of the… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO – Lee Walker Jr., 131 W. Albany St., has announced his candidacy for Oswego County Legislator, 15th District. Read More ⇒
BOYLSTON – State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, after an in-depth audit of the Town of Boylston’s financial procedures, has found the town seriously deficient in a number of areas. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City Council members should know more later this week about the fate of the pools at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds and North Elementary School. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Before injuries occurred due to old playground equipment, the Watertown City School District said in 2019 it was taking steps to make necessary updates to three elementary school playgrounds in the district: Ohio, Starbuck, and Knickerbocker. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Oswego police say they are investigating a suspicious death after a man died this weekend on the side of Erie Street in the city. Read More ⇒
Syracuse — A Syracuse police officer collecting evidence along Seeley Road suffered minor injuries when she was hit by a drunken driver Saturday afternoon, police said. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County will be extending its SNAP-Ed Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program through the winter. Read More ⇒
The staff of the Food and Drug Administration said the benefits of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children likely outweigh its risks, ahead of a meeting this week where experts will weigh whether the shot should be cleared for use. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Volunteers from the Lowville Food Pantry will be taking over a local vineyard from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29, for the Haunting of the Tug Hill Vineyard fundraiser. There will be live music, a wine-and-dine menu, raffles, door prizes and a prize for best costume. There is no cover charge… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Joseph M. Cimineri, 33, of 27943 Rogers Rd, Evans Mills, was charged by city police on Friday with third-degree grand larceny and criminal mischief. Read More ⇒
The following grand jury indictments were handed up Thursday in St. Lawrence County Court: Read More ⇒
CANTON — The eighth annual Holiday Gift Drive, sponsored by the St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging, is now accepting contributions to purchase gift cards for older adults enrolled in the home meal program. Read More ⇒
The crew member tasked with handling weapons on the set of Alec Baldwin’s new movie, where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed, was new to the gig and doubted her capabilities. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — Get ready for a barrage of campaign ads — even more than usual. Read More ⇒
Consumers around the world are about to get socked with even higher prices on everyday items, companies from food giant Unilever Plc to lubricant maker WD-40 Co. warned last week as they grapple with supply difficulties. Read More ⇒
The world’s steelmakers need a makeover. Their industry is one of the dirtiest, and it’s blamed for about 7% of global carbon emissions. The biggest producers essentially rely on the same manufacturing processes they used a century ago, and now they face a reckoning. With the planet’s viabil… Read More ⇒
ALBANY — New cases of COVID-19 continue to decline slowly in New York. Read More ⇒
Early voting has begun. Here’s a guide on voting opportunities in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties for the week. Read More ⇒
Shares of Donald Trump’s new conservative media venture nearly doubled last week, mostly fueled by Reddit-online daytraders, but some well-known hedge funds turned out to be early investors as well. Read More ⇒
MALONE — Franklin County Public Health officials reported a total of 162 active cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - Oswego Opera Theater presents “HMS Pinafore or, The Lass that loved a Sailor” on Nov. 6 and 7 in Waterman Theater on the SUNY Oswego campus. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY – Though she may be a political novice, she’s hardly that in the legal world, and with a long-range vision of her professional goals, along with considerable planning, 43-year-old Danielle Fogel will be taking on 42-year-old former Congressman Anthony Brindisi in the November e… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO COUNTY – Congress is one thing, and court is another. But 42-year-old former Congressman Anthony Brindisi is confident his years as an attorney, his three terms in the State Assembly, and his time in the House of Representatives will provide voters with a combined experience worthy of… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - Century 21 Galloway recently announced that Ed Fayette, licensed real estate agent with Century 21 Galloway, was named the office’s top sales associate for the months of May, June, July, August and September 2021. The recognition is given to the salesperson who produces the greatest… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City voters might think there are eight candidates running for City Council in the Nov. 2 election — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith and seven others. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The village of Massena is currently looking at an estimated 31.8% increase in its Police and Fire Retirement System payment. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — City Manager Stephen P. Jellie and Comptroller Angela M. Gray will present the 2022 preliminary budget during a special City Council meeting Nov. 1. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — With fund balances up and property tax revenues predicted to increase slightly, Lewis County has no plans to increase tax rates in 2022 so far in the budgeting process. Read More ⇒
PHILADELPHIA — James M. Kilcer, a retired Marine who grew up loving the north country, saw the barrel pointed at the gas station clerk and lunged right at the man holding it, putting a stop to an attempted robbery in Arizona this week. Read More ⇒
Watertown hosted its first Great Pumpkin Derby on Saturday, a family-friendly event to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society-North Country Goes Pink. Read More ⇒
RAY BROOK — John Ernst was appointed chair of the Adirondack Park Agency by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, more than two years after the position was left vacant by former interim chair Karen Feldman. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Committee, in a report this week accompanying its new Defense spending bill, expressed concern over reports of thousands of military families suffering from hunger. Read More ⇒
WINTHROP — There were doubters in the 1970s when Edward Joseph Carr decided he was going to plant an apple orchard on his property here along County Route 49 in a region not usually associated the fruit being able to thrive. Read More ⇒
ITHACA — As the Herman M. Cohn Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Susan K. Brown knows her apples. She has even helped to invent a few varieties as the leader of Cornell’s apple breeding program. She holds four U.S. pl… Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — Under the sign for The Chatterbox, the outline of the Intorcia’s Donut & Coffee Shop can still be seen. The sign over 266 State St. will soon be changing again. Next month, Paegan Thatcher will take over the business and rename the coffee shop and make it more of a cafe. Read More ⇒
CAPE VINCENT — Current town councilman and village Public Works superintendent Marty T. Mason wants to help Cape Vincent through the myriad of development projects happening downtown, and he’s running for town supervisor to do just that. Read More ⇒
CAPE VINCENT — Town councilman Daniel A. Wiley said he knows his community inside and out, and believes he has the skills to take Cape Vincent into the future as town supervisor. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — Carthage Area Hospital’s Community Engagement Series returns from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, with the popular, “Think Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness event virtually on Google Meet. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — It was 75 years ago this fall that aluminum was first used on a bridge, and it‘s located in Massena in the vicinity of the footbridge. Read More ⇒
COPENHAGEN — An escalated “domestic dispute” between a village couple led to six charges including a felony on Thursday morning. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Ben Shoen says none of the other six City Council candidates knows more about the city’s housing than he does. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City Council candidate Amy Horton says it’s time to stop harping on past issues that have been debated for years. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Michelle Capone says her 22 years experience in the development of housing, small businesses and municipal projects sets her apart from the other four City Council candidates she’s running against in November. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Councilwoman Lisa A. Ruggiero says she’s not afraid to ask a lot of questions to find out about city issues. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City Councilman Leonard G. Spaziani admitted that Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith drove him to run for council. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Candidate Patrick Hickey thinks that serving on City Council is a full-time job. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City Council candidate Cliff Olney III sees himself as an independent thinker who won’t be a rubber stamp. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — William F. Caprara has announced the purchase of the Bruce M. Wright Memorial Conference Center at 1291 Faichney Drive in Watertown. Read More ⇒
