WATERTOWN — Just about two months away from November’s election, Kollin J. Hardy, 20, has dropped out of the race for Philadelphia town supervisor. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The legal wrangling between the firefighters’ union and the city is continuing with both sides planning to appeal a recent state Supreme Court decision. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Property owners will learn more about the new vacant property registry and inspection program that goes into effect on Dec. 1. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Two city men each face four years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to allegations that they possessed methamphetamine in separate incidents. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Erin J. Graves, 28, of 128 S. Meadow St., Watertown, was charged by city police on Sunday with seventh-degree criminal possession of drugs an unlawful possession of marijuana after a disturbance at the Inn at 81 on Arsenal Street. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The U.S. Marshals Service will open the process of auctioning off the Jreck Subs franchise early next month and plan to have the winning bidder known by early November. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — North country residents, joined by family and friends, gathered Saturday morning at Sackets Harbor Central School to help aid in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — An Antwerp woman is accused of stealing a car, crashing it and then leaving the scene of the accident in August. Read More ⇒
THERESA — A Watertown man died after a sport utility vehicle collided head-on with the motorcycle he was operating Sunday morning on Route 37. Read More ⇒
CAPE VINCENT — Traffic detours went into effect Monday along Route 12E in the area of Millens Bay. Read More ⇒
GRINDSTONE ISLAND — Late summer sun breaks through tall trees as Chris Carlisle drives down Cross Island Road in his black side-by-side. I’m riding along in the passenger seat. A sense of calm washes over me as we bump along the gravel road. I’m finally on the island again. Read More ⇒
GRINDSTONE ISLAND — In the mid-1880s, Scottish stone cutters made their way to Grindstone to work in the island’s quarries. Read More ⇒
BLACK RIVER — Nathan A. Vance, 37, of Black River, was charged by state police on Saturday with second-degree strangulation, fourth-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Tom Gilmartin has sold his Italian ice and fudge at each of the eight previous downtown block parties on Public Square since they began three years ago. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Pivot and the Alliance for Better Communities will hold the first “Community Talks” event, in conjunction with an art competition, next month at the Salmon Run Mall. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization has released its 2019 Community Health Survey of Adult Residents in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. The release of the 2019 survey shows a continuation of positive trends in how and where north country residents are … Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — It’s been a little more than a year since Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the projects that were funded under the city’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative program. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Michael Larrabee and his 13-year-old daughter Bria finally settled down to some homemade lasagna on the first night in their South Pleasant Street home last Saturday night. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Ashleigh Burto and Katie Dermody were waiting for their husbands to cross the finish line at the Memorial to Monument Run event held at Thompson Park on Saturday morning. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Tree removal and one-way traffic in downtown were met with confusion, and sometimes frustration, from some residents and visitors this week as workers prepared to reconstruct the roads in the village’s historic district. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In a statement released to the Jefferson Community College (JCC) campus community Thursday afternoon, current president Ty A. Stone said that she had been selected as a finalist for a presidency outside of New York state. Read More ⇒
ELLISBURG — An Ellisburg man faces multiple weapons charges following an incident Thursday night in which he allegedly fired several gunshots toward his neighbor’s house following a domestic incident. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative planning committee met here Sept. 12 with more than 50 members of the public packed into the Dobisky Visitors Center eager to hear what projects the commission will recommend to the full REDI commission for funding. Read More ⇒
THREE MILE BAY — Klock Road property owners can now rely on town of Lyme workers to replace a damaged culvert on the road near the transfer site. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Watertown man faces charges after police allegedly found him in the possession of a stolen police chaplain badge. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — You’ll have a lot things you can do in the city on Saturday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A downtown group will take its time looking at possibly creating a business improvement district in the city. Read More ⇒
DEXTER — A Dexter man is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in February. Read More ⇒
ADAMS — A Syracuse man faces a burglary charge after he allegedly was involved in an accident and then broke into a nearby residence where he stole the property owner’s alcohol and had sex. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Walter H. VanTassel, 75, of 25497 Route 37, town of Pamelia, was charged Wednesday by state police with two counts of third-degree patronizing a prostitute. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The eldest daughter of a Watertown man who died along with four of his other daughters in a Feb. 14 fire on Myrtle Avenue has filed suit against the property owner claiming the house was not equipped with operable smoke detectors. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The United Way of Northern New York will hold its annual Jefferson County Nourish Your Neighbor Food Drive at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County will be holding a free “Ticked Off” workshop beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Syracuse area woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling cocaine less than a month after she got out of state prison for another drug offense. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Melissa Flowers, 39, Watertown, was charged by state police on Tuesday with fourth-degree grand larceny. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Travon T. Felton, 24, of 128 S. Meadow St., Apt. 2, Watertown, was charged by city police on Monday with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, and second-degree harassment. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Kweku S. Asante, 23, of 1815 Olmsted Drive, Apt. 201-B, Watertown, was charged by city police on Tuesday with second-degree criminal contempt and trespass. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — NNY Business Magazine is making plans for its annual 20 Under 40 Awards, which recognizes talented young professionals in the tri-county region. Read More ⇒
FORT DRUM — Retired Capt. Robert W. Tennies spent two days at Ground Zero in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center 18 years ago. Read More ⇒
Workers from Luck Bros. Inc., Plattsburgh, removed trees on Wednesday along portions of James Street for the state Department of Transportation’s reconstruction of the village of Clayton’s historic district, which also encompasses parts of Riverside Drive and Web Street. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The owner of Gander Outdoors, which has a store that occupies a prominent storefront in the Salmon Run Mall, plans to either close, sell, move, or repurpose nearly 30 locations. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — The owners of the burned-down Anchor bar and grill hope to build a new, improved version of their eatery, and both the village and the mayor of Naples have offered assistance. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — Alexandria Town Clerk Jessy Hudon has returned to work, and normal hours at the town office have been restored. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Pennsylvania man faces a drug possession charge following a raid on his Mill Street apartment Tuesday morning. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — Workers have begun digging up the Church Street sidewalk to install new water lines and replace almost century-old ones. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Jefferson Leadership Institute (JLI) is inviting the public to help celebrate the program’s newest class with its annual Kick-Off Dinner on Friday, Sept. 27. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A new custom gifts and apparel store has opened in the former Things Remembered storefront in the Salmon Run Mall. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Eighteen years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, the nation was rocked by devastating terror attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., and later in Pennsylvania. Today, the nearly 3,000 people who died that day are remembered through various ceremonies and events across the country, l… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In 2003, Deputy Fire Chief Russell J. Randall led a crew of firefighters who prevented a large fire at the old North Country Battery Sales building from spreading to neighboring structures. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Watertown woman faces charges after allegedly punching an elderly woman several times Saturday and having sexual contact with a dog. Read More ⇒