CANTON — Echoing support of resolutions adopted by the state Association of Counties, St. Lawrence County legislators, last week, passed a resolution opposing a bill before the state Senate and Assembly restricting the use of solitary confinement in local jails. Read More ⇒

CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Planning Office is hosting its annual fall landuse training session at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21, in the second-floor conference room of the County Public Safety Building, 49½ Court St. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — Budget season is wrapping up for the Massena Town Council. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Police Supervisory Unit, the Ogdensburg Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, and the United Public Service Employees Union released a statement Friday regarding reaction to contracts signed by the police unions and City Council. Read More ⇒

NORWOOD — A Canton woman has filed a $2 million civil suit against a now-former village police officer, the police department and the village on claims of sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — With Lake Ontario water levels still about two feet above normal, officials who manage outflows from the lake will maintain greater leniency to increase outflows when opportunities arise, which may help lower the water levels. Read More ⇒

CANTON — It’s more than a website. It’s a monthslong labor of love. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — If City Council follows through with a $60,000 planned reduction in its contribution to the city library’s budget, it will cause a cascade of job and service cuts, Library Director Penny Kerfien said. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — A natural gas leak at the Potsdam Save-A-Lot on Thursday morning resulted in employees having to turn customers away at the door. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — Several fire departments were called to Curran Renewable Energy in the Massena Industrial Park for a report of a fire shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Read More ⇒

CANTON — An Ogdensburg woman has been indicted on two counts each of felony second-degree vehicular assault and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in connection to an April car crash. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — A new state law went into effect Wednesday raising the minimum age for the purchase tobacco and electronic cigarette products from 18 to 21. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — A coordinated response from three fire departments Sunday prevented a total-loss garage fire from spreading to the rest of the house. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Heavy traffic, high speeds and an Austin Ridge Road woman who said she was nearly killed on multiple occasions by drivers or trains are the impetus behind a petition seeking to have a reduced speed limit set on the road. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — One day after the mayor and councilors-elect issued a statement asking the current City Council to cease contract negotiations with the city’s bargaining units, the current councilors voted in favor of an agreement with its two police unions. Read More ⇒

EVANS MILLS — State police have identified Thomas W. Vincent, 26, Evans Mills, and Chad J. Bell, 39, Winthrop, as the two men injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday on Route 11 in the town of LeRay. Read More ⇒

What was predicted to be a foot or more of snow in the first hyped storm of the season turned out to be underwhelming, still prompting north country residents to fire up snowblowers early Tuesday morning to dig out. Read More ⇒

NORFOLK — The American Legion John Adams Jr. Post 925 held its largest audience Monday in a ceremony that celebrated the memory of the men in town who served in World Wars I and II as well as the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings that include Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence and Oswego counties, encompassing the cities of Oswego and Watertown and the village of Lowville. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — Massena veterans didn’t let the chill of temperatures in the teens deter them from marching from American Legion Post 79 to the Massena Fire Station for ceremonies marking Veterans Day on Monday. Read More ⇒

CANTON — With the completion of his first month as St. Lawrence County emergency services director, Matthew R. Denner was sworn into office Friday afternoon by County Clerk Elect Sandy W. “Sandy” Santamoor. Read More ⇒

CANTON — As the St. Lawrence County Opioid Task Force nears its one-year anniversary in December, St. Lawrence County Public Health Director Dana Olzenak McGuire said recruitment has been strong and the efforts have been fruitful. Read More ⇒

CANTON — Emotions ran strong Friday afternoon as friends, family and former colleagues gathered for the unveiling of a portrait of former County Clerk Mary Lou Rupp in the very office she was running until she lost her battle with cancer seven months ago. Read More ⇒

CANTON — An automobile accident Wednesday morning that resulted in the death of 27-year-old Canton native Jeff Hyde has left the SUNY Canton community devastated. Read More ⇒

CANTON — St. Lawrence County Board of Election officials have completed a reading of write-in ballots from the Ogdensburg mayoral and City Council election and have announced unofficial numbers. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Town Board members Wednesday night adopted their $4.1 million budget, which was previously referred to as “not particularly exciting” outside of remaining below the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — Two new faces will be joining the Massena Town Council following their Tuesday wins. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — With the proviso that nothing has been decided until write-in votes have been tallied by the St. Lawrence County Board of Elections, it looks like the 2019 election is the most unusual in quite some time. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — The public will have an opportunity to comment on Massena Town Supervisor Steven D. O’Shaughnessy’s preliminary budget during a public hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday. Read More ⇒