LAWRENCEVILLE — Despite the clear skies and blazing sun, the wind played its role Saturday in making the third annual Lawrenceville Volunteer Fire Department’s “Freezin’ for a Reason” Bikini Snowmobile rally just that — “freezin’.” Read More ⇒
CHAMPION — A Harrisville man on interim probation was charged for alleged theft by state police. Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — Public recreation on more than 12,800 acres of privately owned managed forest in the towns of Croghan and Watson has a new plan that was 20 years in the making, proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation. Read More ⇒
BOONVILLE — In the final act marking the end of an era, everything remaining inside the Hulbert House will be auctioned on Saturday except one crucial set of items. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County Planning Director Frank J. Pace informed legislators Tuesday morning that he will be leaving his job to take a position just up the road at Lewis County General Hospital. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Catholics in Northern New York received a message from the Diocese of Ogdensburg on Sunday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Although it was not officially on the Lewis County General Services Committee’s agenda, more than 30 activists for the Second Amendment Sanctuary County movement filled the seats of the Lewis County Legislators’ board room on Tuesday afternoon. Read More ⇒
CASTORLAND — An equipment repair shop on a local farm was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Works by local artists, young and old, will be given some exposure on the walls of the Lewis County JCC Education Center. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Local activist group, Indivisible Lowville, has been “looking forward to 2020 for four years now.” Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Without fanfare or public discourse, “emergency” changes were made to the Article 10 post-certification rules for energy projects when the state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment met on Thursday. Read More ⇒
A couple hundred thousand fewer people visited state parks in the north country last year than in 2018, state officials said. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Tug Hill Recreation Guide is newly updated and available cost-free. The guides has more than 25 trail maps for hiking, biking, running, skiing and snowshoeing. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Almost a year after Lewis County formed a special committee to discuss options for renovating or replacing county buildings, that committee met for the first time Feb. 6 with a new approach to the task. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A Croghan man guilty of making meth was sentenced to state prison by Judge Daniel R. King in Lewis County Court on Friday: Read More ⇒
As of Friday afternoon, only driver license renewals can be processed at Department of Motor Vehicles offices until further notice. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Issues raised by Number Three Wind Farm were addressed individually in an order approved by the Board on Electric Generation, Siting and the Environment in a Thursday morning meeting. Read More ⇒
Hunters is Northern New York last year took the fewest number of bears since 2011. Read More ⇒
LYONS FALLS — The village Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the village offices at 4059 Cherry St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 2020-21 budget and to open refuse bids. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — More than 90 professionals showed up to help build Lewis County’s economic development strategy through facilitated speed-brainstorming sessions. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Dog sleds and snowshoes are some of the alternative forms of winter transportation and recreation on Tug Hill over the weekend. Read More ⇒
Community Bank N.A. in West Carthage and Lowville are joining other branches across New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont to host a canned food drive throughout February. The 125 participating branches aim to collect 5,000 items for local food pantries and food banks. Read More ⇒
HARRISVILLE — A $2.9 million land deal put 5,117 acres of easement-free land into the hands of a new owner at the end of last year and the recreation trail system has taken a hit. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Visitors to the Lewis County Historical Society are invited to BYOB — bring your own bag — to the February and March Brown Bag Lunch speaker events. Read More ⇒
Many Spectrum customers Saturday in northern New York were experiencing service issues with their internet and TV. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office charged a Copenhagen man on Wednesday for alleged theft on Dec. 20. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — More than 150 schoolchildren are a little bit warmer this winter with the help of Operation Snowstorm. Read More ⇒
GOUVERNEUR — Protecting the rights of the voiceless farm workers in the north country was of chief concern to members of the Lewis, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties Central Trades and Labor Council Wednesday night when they had the opportunity to speak with State Commissioner of Labor Rob… Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Energy efficient “smart” lighting is making its way to 14 municipalities in Lewis and Jefferson counties. Alexa and Siri won’t be involved, but there is an app for that. Read More ⇒
The National Weather Service in Burlington, Vt., has issued a winter storm warning for St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties. The warning will stay in effect until 10 p.m. Friday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The line of people in the Lewis County Courthouse lobby waiting to go through security snaked back and forth three times the length of the space. The board room, second floor hallways, the stairway, the first floor area leading to the stairway were all full of the over 300 people … Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — The Town of Croghan board will hold a public hearing during the Town Board meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 to discuss a new local law to change Grievance Day. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A 2015 sub-regulation change involving the definition of roads could have a massive financial impact on three north country hospitals. Read More ⇒
CROGHAN — State police charged Brandon M. Conway, 28, of Watertown, with misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief at 10:28 a.m. Saturday. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The decision-making board in the Article 10 process will meet next week to discuss Number Three Wind Farm’s petition for a rehearing. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A respectful showdown of words is brewing over a local work-around for New York’s strict gun laws. Read More ⇒
North country farmers can access federal emergency loans and other aid after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a natural disaster designation for 43 upstate counties in the state. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The 2019 #giveNNY campaign raised a record $24,375 to support nonprofits in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties thanks to gifts from more than 115 individuals, families and businesses, and a matching grant from the Northern New York Community Foundation. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Of course Lewis County General Hospital’s role is about providing quality health care, but as the largest employer in the county, it’s also about more. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — For the 2020 CNY Scholastic Art Awards, the largest annual art competition in America, thousands of creative students across Central New York and the north country submitted their best pieces of artwork for judging. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The milk and cheese in homemade Alfredo sauce, pork in a Mexican bean bowl, the pumpkin in the pumpkin soup, the french fries, the hot dogs, Concord grape juice, apple slices: all part of the lunch options served Wednesday to students at Lowville Academy and Central School and all… Read More ⇒
WEST TURIN — A Utica man was flown to Upstate Medical University in Syracuse on Wednesday evening after being involved in a snowmobile accident. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A local teen rock band recently won a battle of the bands in Syracuse. Read More ⇒
December unemployment rates in three north country counties rose from the same time in 2018. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A trend in pro-Second Amendment activism nationwide that exists to varying degrees in 19 states has made its way to Lewis County, where a group of people organized through social media are moving fast to have their interests served. Read More ⇒
TURIN — A Constableville man was charged with DWI by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office after midnight on Saturday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — About two-thirds of the schools across Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties bested statewide graduate rates this past year, with one district graduating all of its students. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The Lewis County Real Property Department will be conducting four workshops to help senior citizens determine their eligibility for an exemption that significantly reduces property taxes. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Despite a recent report by a national news outlet that Frontier Communications Inc. is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, the company and the Empire State Development Corp. are confident New NY Broadband program deadlines will be met in Lewis County. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — With a Monday trial looming, a Croghan man pleaded guilty to a felony sex offense in Lewis County Court on Friday afternoon. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Judge Daniel R. King sentenced a Watertown man to prison Thursday in Lewis County Court for selling drugs, while another man pleaded guilty to making meth. Both have prior violent felony convictions. Read More ⇒