OGDENSBURG — While waiting for funding agencies to approve Ogdensburg’s project labor agreement for its wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation, the possibility of starting construction in 2019 grows more and more remote. Read More ⇒
Responding to a major shortage of tractor-trailer drivers, a new seven-week certification program is being developed at SUNY Canton that gives people the chance to obtain a class A Commercial Driver’s License, Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Members of the United Steelworkers negotiating committee will leave for Pittsburgh on June 23 and return to the table to continue negotiations with Arconic the following day. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A baker’s dozen of St. Lawrence County residents were wrangled up Friday in what county District Attorney Gary M. Pasqua is calling the largest welfare fraud sweep in county history. They are accused of defrauding the Department of Social Services out of over $104,000. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Building a stronger fleet of plow and dump trucks in the village, the Department of Public Works in March purchased a new truck and about a month ago replaced a two-decade-old municipal sidewalk tractor. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A Waddington man Monday took a plea deal that would keep him out of prison after he admitted to violating orders of protection and using his and his wife’s car as weapon. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The Liverpool man who pleaded guilty to the 2017 attempted burglary of a Waddington camp was sentenced to prison Monday. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A St. Lawrence County grand jury on Thursday indicted two jail inmates and an Ogdensburg woman each on charges of possessing methamphetamine. Read More ⇒
FORT COVINGTON — Joryan Adams paced near the locker room and underneath the championship banners hanging inside Salmon River High, none of which included her girls’ lacrosse team. Read More ⇒
FORT COVINGTON, N.Y. - Joryan Adams paced near the locker room and underneath the championship banners hanging inside Salmon River High, none of which included her girls’ lacrosse team. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Daily Times and Northern New York Newspapers have launched a new website, NNY360.com. The website will replace the daily newspaper and weekly websites for newspapers in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis and Oswego counties. NNY360 is one news and advertising informatio… Read More ⇒
CANTON — Gavin Matthews, 15, and his younger brother, Owen, 10, both love playing basketball. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — In an attempt to combat invasive species invading the Tug Hill region, a group of volunteer detectors is being recruited and trained, said Megan Pistolese, education and outreach coordinator for St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A Brasher Falls man pleaded guilty in St. Lawrence County Court Thursday to a felony contempt charge that will give him a chance to have the felony removed from his record and face probation instead. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A baker’s dozen of St. Lawrence County residents were wrangled up Friday in what county District Attorney Gary M. Pasqua is calling the largest welfare fraud sweep in county history. They are accused of defrauding the Department of Social Services out of over $104,000. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — While waiting for funding agencies to approve Ogdensburg’s project labor agreement for its wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation, the possibility of starting construction in 2019 grows more and more remote. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Responding to a major shortage of tractor-trailer drivers, a new seven-week certification program is being developed at SUNY Canton that gives people the chance to obtain a class A Commercial Driver’s License, Read More ⇒
COLTON — Growing up in a small town, the Rousell triplets have shared nearly everything since birth: teachers, friends, family trips, homework assignments, and all the milestones of growing up. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Fifty years after police raided a New York City gay club and started what is considered the catalyst for the gay rights movement, town board members will be raising a flag in commemoration and recognition of the accomplishments and continued struggles of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Daily Times and Northern New York Newspapers, in investing in the digital future of news reporting in the north country, announced changes to titles and frequency of its print publications Thursday. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Voters on June 19 will be able to yay or nay a 2.99 percent increase in the tax levy, amounting to $16,664 for the Potsdam Public Library, and vote for three trustee positions on the library board. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Recreation Department’s summer camps are taking sign-ups right now. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg City Historian Julie Madlin is expanding her self-guided walking tours through the historic district of Ogdensburg to Caroline Street. Read More ⇒
PARISHVILLE — The Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District has formed a new partnership with the Northern New York Community Foundation to help purchase and upgrade musical instruments for students. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Starting at 7 a.m., Sam Skufca spent most of Wednesday sitting in a lounge chair on Judson Street. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Village residents should prepare for an increase in the cost of trash bags. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Two city residents were charged by police Tuesday night with making meth after a Congress Street house fire. Read More ⇒
U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, both D-NY, announced today that the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority will be receiving $800,000 in federal funding for rail improvements. Read More ⇒
NORWOOD — Travelers along Main Street in the village are being encouraged through a new sign to visit the recently restored, over 100-year-old fountain, which became part of the newly founded Fountain Park. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Bayside Cemetery officials are finding a few bright spots in their struggle to keep the site viable. Read More ⇒
CANTON — More than 70 people gathered Sunday to eat, play games and share their experiences with poverty-related issues. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — There are plenty of details to work out before a ferry carries bicyclists back and forth from Prescott, Ontario to Ogdensburg, but the biggest obstacle may be Homeland Security. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A Norfolk man charged in a January stabbing was jailed Monday following his arraignment in St. Lawrence County Court after testing positive for drugs and alcohol and reportedly telling probation he was going to get intoxicated after court. Read More ⇒
CANTON - God will be leading Reverend Michael Terrell, pastor of the Canton United Methodist Church, to a new chapter in he and his family’s lives. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG—About 100 Ogdensburg residents braved a spring rainstorm to attend Monday night’s City Council Meeting. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Citing two years of flooding damage along the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Ogdensburg City Council voted unanimously Monday night to call for the repeal of Plan 2014. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A veteran Massena Town Council member says he has decided not to seek re-election this year. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Miss Thousand Islands Scholarship organization, the longest running “local” in the Miss New York State Scholarship Organization, has dissolved over opposition to changes in the Miss America Organization. Read More ⇒
On Saturday, the campaign of U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, announced that Ms. Stefanik was joining a coalition of state groups opposing a proposal to allow undocumented immigrants in New York to obtain drivers licenses. Read More ⇒
GOUVERNEUR — Revisions have been made to Gouverneur Central School’s June calendar. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — All off duty Ogdensburg City Fire Department firefighters were called in to fight a pesky fire in the top floor of 412 Caroline St. Monday afternoon. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — One of the first items on tonight’s City Council agenda is a public hearing regarding a proposed amendment to the city’s noise ordinance. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Items from the Fredric Remington Art Museum will be included in an exhibition being co-curated by the Denver Art Museum, The Portland Museum of Art and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Fifth- and sixth-graders at Canton Central School are working their lions’ tails off as they gear up their abridged musical performance of “Lion King Jr.” next week for the general public. Read More ⇒
REDWOOD — Conservationists have begun efforts to craft a plan with strategies to better protect the lakes, rivers and streams in an eight-county watershed. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — No sooner did the doors at The Lodge at Dreaming Tree Ranch open Saturday afternoon when the halls, rooms and surrounding grounds became filled with guests who wanted to see the renovated home that has become a place of respite for families dealing with pediatric cancer. Read More ⇒
LOUISVILLE — The sun, for a change, shone brightly on the purple T-shirts of the cancer survivors scattered about the crowd at the first Massena/Louisville Rally For A Cure Friday evening. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The United Steelworkers have reported that members of local unions representing Arconic workers at the company’s facilities in Massena, Davenport, Iowa; and Lafayette, Ind. have granted their negotiating committee the authority to implement a strike if necessary at those three faci… Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — A Potsdam Specialty Paper employee was rescued by a coworker after his arm became lodged in a piece of machinery Friday morning, according to state police. Read More ⇒