OGDENSBURG — The city’s contract to supply security to Ogdensburg International Airport, set to run out at the end of the month, was not renewed at Tuesday night’s Council meeting. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — In a year when no voters will head to the polls to vote on school budgets, the Massena Central School District has seen a tremendous increase in the number of absentee ballots. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Voters in the Potsdam Central School District will be asked June 9 to approve a $34.9 million budget for 2020-21, an increase of $719,999 over the current budget. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — There are two seats available for the Watertown City School District Board of Education, with four candidates submitting their names for consideration and vying for a spot. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Unemployment rates for April in Jefferson County are the highest they have been since 1990. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The City Fire Department will continue to operate without a chief after a resolution to appoint an interim chief was rejected by City Council. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Erin D. Gardner, the city’s parks and recreation department superintendent who filed a complaint with the state’s Division of Human Rights against former City Manager Rick Finn, has been suspended. Read More ⇒
The north country’s economy got a big boost Wednesday with the news that retailers, the real estate industry and furniture stores can reopen for business early Friday morning after being closed for more than two months because of the coronavirus. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — One new case of coronavirus was reported here Wednesday, raising the total number of positive cases to 100, according to Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang’s Wednesday update. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Local seasonal traditions are coming back, in a new and socially distanced form. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — After a late-morning meeting with President Donald J. Trump, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo spent his Wednesday COVID-19 briefing railing against federal lawmakers for politicizing the decision to fund state and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Many industries have had to adapt their business model throughout the pandemic to ensure the safety of their staff and patrons. Healthcare is by far at the top of the list and the need to be creative, yet strategic to continue to provide safe care is critical. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases again Wednesday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
ORLANDO, Fla. — With bad weather hovering over the Space Coast on Wednesday, SpaceX and NASA had to postpone their return to space until the weekend. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department on Wednesday reported no new cases of COVID-19 in the county, keeping the total number of confirmed cases to-date to 199. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 24, but reports that one more person has recovered. Read More ⇒
When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in New York two months ago, and school districts closed across the state, education budget uncertainties were exacerbated. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — As it has done for the past three years, the Village Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry challenged the public to donate during the months of March and April. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — Based on the guidance from local public health agencies, the Alzheimer’s Association has transitioned its support groups from in-person meetings to gatherings that take place remotely. Staff- and peer-led groups will meet at their regularly scheduled times, but using telephone and… Read More ⇒
PULASKI — Due to COVID-19, Pulaski Urgent Care had to shorten its hours of operation from 12-hour to 8-hour days. Due to the increased demand within the community they are going back to regular business hours as of May 26, Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego recently earned a SUNY’s Got Your Grant award, including $2,019 to put toward prevention programming, in the 2019 contest for the highest number of points earned for a state-operated campus in promoting the SUNY’s Got Your Back program. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Oswego High School (OHS) and the Oswego Rotary Club celebrate Oswego High School’s top 100 students of the 2019-2020 school year. Read More ⇒
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Brian Wiggins of Williamstown, has earned a bachelor of science, business - human resource management degree from Western Governors University (WGU). Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — A marathon City Council meeting Tuesday night, filled with rancor between factions on the council, was highlighted by a 4-3 vote against a recommendation from the City Attorney’s office to seek outside counsel to investigate workplace violence complaints that have been reported … Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In spite of the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Runningboards Marketing is growing its business by leaps and bounds, having just added its first two franchisees. Read More ⇒
RUSSELL — Almost 40 years after his childhood trauma began in Boy Scout Troop 42 in the town of Russell, a national interview with someone who was a member of the same troop with the same leader made him realize that he wasn’t crazy, it really did happen, he’s not alone and he can take action. Read More ⇒
Tourists coming to the Adirondacks on the Northway may have been surprised as they got off on Exit 30 over the weekend. A few cars were parked there with signs, such as a bright yellow one reading, “YOU’RE WELCOME … TO GO HOME!” Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Former City Council candidate Patrick Hickey is willing to raise money to keep all three city pools open. Read More ⇒
New-home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly increased in April after swooning a month earlier, suggesting the housing market is starting to stabilize. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — All baseline testing for Samaritan Summit Village staff and residents was completed late last week, according to a release from Samaritan Medical Center. Read More ⇒
Mother Nature has seemingly skipped spring and moved right on to summer as Tuesday’s temperature peaked near previously set record highs. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The town of Massena is hoping to install three new electric vehicle charging stations around the community, but it might take a while for any potential grant funding to come through. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — After the COVID-19 pandemic caused the three-phase major overhaul of the Potsdam Public Library to be delayed, Potsdam Library Director Ann T. Chase said a construction contract has been signed and staff is gearing up for the work, which is expected to last until September. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — New York saw 73 COVID-19-related deaths Monday, the lowest number of virus fatalities in a 24-hour period since the state’s first reported case nearly three months ago. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Heather Spezzano, who has held the position of executive director of the Jefferson County SPCA since September 2017, has left the job. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Four new cases of coronavirus were reported here Tuesday, raising the total number of positive cases to 99, according to Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang’s Tuesday update. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City police responded Sunday morning to an Arsenal Street apartment and found components of a suspected methamphetamine lab. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases again Tuesday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Massena Mayor Timmy J. Currier has asked three community members to review material and provide input on how well an Emergency Operations Center has done during the COVID-19 crisis. Read More ⇒
When a new era of American space flight launches on Wednesday, a craft will be commanded by someone very familiar with, and extremely fond of, the Earthly beauty of the Thousand Islands. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Massena village trustees have said no to authorizing an agreement with Barton & Loguidice for a waterfront revitalization study. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Aaron S. Fuller, 18, of 168 Sterling St., Apt. 3, was charged by city police Tuesday with third-degree falsely reporting an incident. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department on Tuesday reported no new cases of COVID-19 in the county, keeping the total number of confirmed cases to-date at 199. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A handful of stores in the Salmon Run Mall are providing curbside pickup during the state’s Phase I of the reopening of the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County confirmed no additional COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, leaving the county’s total number of cases at 24, but reports that one more person has recovered. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Tiffany M. Booth, 28, of 141 N. Meadow St., was arrested on Monday at 10:25 a.m. after police allege she attempted to shoplift a pack of Nicoderm CQ patches and a Thermalon black wrap from the Kinney Drugs on Coffeen Street. Ms. Booth was charged with petit larceny. Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — A man accused of DWI in a hit-and-run accident between a truck and a UTV on Monday night had a blood alcohol content more than four times the legal limit, resulting in charges issued by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on Monday evening. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Brianna Purdy, CNA (left) and Sydney Miller, CNA (right) don some of the personal protective equipment (PPE) that community members have donated to Morningstar Residential Care Center. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — The College of Saint Rose in Albany, has awarded Cassie Owens of Central Square, for service to The College of Saint Rose and the community. For more than three decades, Saint Rose has recognized students and members of the campus community for their service and dedication to the co… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Even though school has not been in session since the mandated close on March 13, educators throughout the Oswego City School District still felt the urge to help their community. A group of 425 teachers and teaching assistants who are members of OCTA (Oswego Classroom Teachers’ Asso… Read More ⇒