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 ⇒
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 — 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 ⇒
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 ⇒
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 ⇒
MASSENA — A Gouverneur firm has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to build two new administration facilities at the Robert Moses State Park to replace buildings destroyed by fire in 2010. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Most of the furniture has arrived for the new 80-room hotel that’s on track to open sometime in July at 5955 Route 11 in the University Plaza. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Lake Ontario outflows were increased to near record-high levels Thursday morning as regulators took advantage of reduced flows on the swollen Ottawa River and respite from persistent precipitation. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans to call for the dismissal of a Watertown teacher accused of making black students act as slaves for a classroom lesson last week. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A Gouverneur man pleaded guilty to felony weapons possession Tuesday in St. Lawrence County Court and faces six months in jail and probation. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A Massena man was found guilty of felony assault by a jury after trial Wednesday in St. Lawrence County Court and he could now face life in prison. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The Canton-Potsdam Hospital doctor accused of having “dry humped” a nurse denied the charges in Town Court Wednesday afternoon. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A collaborative effort among the town, the village and SUNY Canton has taken a new step in developing economic and educational initiatives in the former Jubilee grocery store location. Read More ⇒