MORRISTOWN — State Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, announced Tuesday that she secured $50,000 for the village to create a new roadway between Bay and Main streets, that will provide vehicles a shorter alternative route following the recent closure of the Northumberland Street Bridge t… Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — Another grocer with north country stores has voluntarily recalled American cheese sourced from one of Great Lakes Cheese’s Wisconsin plants because it may contain metal fragments. Read More ⇒

CANTON — A former North Country Housing Council finance manager was arrested Tuesday by state police for allegedly using a company credit card to make personal purchases amounting to more than $8,000. Read More ⇒

CANTON — One grandmother was sentenced to jail and probation Tuesday morning in connection with the death of her grandson, while the boy’s other grandmother remembered him as “an angel on earth” for the 1,970 days he was alive. Read More ⇒

FINE — St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies on Monday charged Steven J. Coble, 20, and Mark T. Coble, 20, each of 4236 Route 3, Apt. 3, Star Lake, with a felony count of second-degree burglary and the misdemeanors of petit larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Village police on Saturday charged Kyle J. Neuroth, 29, with felony second-degree criminal mischief. Read More ⇒

HEUVELTON — State police on Monday charged an 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, both of Ogdensburg, each with a count of felony third-degree criminal mischief. Read More ⇒

CANTON — A Saturday evening traffic stop led village police to discovering a mobile meth lab. Read More ⇒

Norwood-Norfolk students and teachers take part in an annual touch football tournament Monday. The proceeds will benefit the high school travel club.  Read More ⇒

CANTON — Gregory Coughlin, 35, of 206 County Route 2, Ogdensburg, is charged with felony sex offender registry violation. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — A special joint meeting of the Potsdam village and town boards will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the board room of the town offices, 18 Elm Street. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — Tax collection in the village of Massena is complete, and Treasurer Kevin Felt said the amount collected is in line with what the village saw in 2018. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — On the day that is traditionally celebrated as Columbus Day, SUNY Potsdam observed Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Village of Potsdam is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on its planning board and zoning board of appeals. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — After nearly five years offline, the East Dam Hydro Station has gotten a makeover and is expected to be up, running and producing power by April. Read More ⇒

The following property sales were recorded in St. Lawrence County clerk’s office June 12, 2019: Read More ⇒

CANTON — Fashion, food and fun will come together during a first-time event that’s been organized to raise funds for the Canton Church & Community Program. Read More ⇒

CARDINAL, ONTARIO — Nearly seven days in a St. Lawrence Seaway rut, The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin, a 740-foot vessel loaded with iron ore and ships fuel, was freed from its grounding Saturday morning. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Nurses and hospital technicians stood outside Canton-Potsdam Hospital on Leroy Street Friday afternoon with a message for the hospital administration and CPH President and CEO David B. Acker. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — A woman who city police say was at the head of a local non-profit organization had been taking funds raised to pay for the group and using the cash for her own personal expenses. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG — One-by-one candidates for city office made their case for election before a packed Dobisky Center crowd Thursday night. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — A new recruit was appointed to the village police force Monday night by village board members as a replacement for officer John Smith, who transferred to Massena Village Police in September. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Village Board members were met with praise and insight regarding the overall findings of a Clarkson University study of the condition of the village’s sidewalks and other pedestrian-used structures. Read More ⇒

CARDINAL, ONTARIO — A salvage plan has been approved by the Unified Command overseeing the ship stuck in the St. Lawrence Seaway off Galop Island. Read More ⇒

COLTON — A 14-year-old Colton-Pierrepont Central School student is being accused of committing a felony hate crime against a fellow student. Read More ⇒

CANTON — Plans to build the first large-scale solar project in the town of Canton are moving forward, but it may take at least three years for it to be up and running. Read More ⇒

CANTON — Steven E. Davis, 29, of 625 Franklin St., Ogdensburg, was sentenced as a second felony offender to four years in prison with two years of post-release supervision for his Aug. 13 guilty plea to third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in a plea deal with the district att… Read More ⇒

The following people were recently charged with driving while intoxicated and related charges: Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Village Clerk Lori S. Queor has followed the motto of doing the best job she can for taxpayers since she started working for the village 27½ years ago, in the code enforcement office. Read More ⇒

WADDINGTON — A 150-pound chlorine tank at the wastewater treatment plant in Waddington began leaking from a valve that was not sealed properly Wednesday morning, according to First Assistant Chief Dustin Haenel of the Waddington Volunteer Fire Department. Read More ⇒

OGDENSBURG —The Friends of Ogdensburg Public Library is hosting a public forum for the candidates seeking the positions of mayor and city councilor. This evening is so that members of our community can meet with the all the candidates seeking public office. Read More ⇒

FINE — Steven J. Coble, 20, 4236 State Highway 3, Apt. 3, Star Lake was charged by St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies with second-degree burglary, a class C felony on Oct. 6 following the investigation of a burglary that occurred the same day. Read More ⇒

CARDINAL, ONTARIO — Tugs are on their way upriver in response to the grounding of the Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin off Galop Island, according to veteran ship watcher Michael Folsom. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — A trial run of using parking kiosks in downtown Potsdam has been put on hold until next year. Read More ⇒

CANTON — Property owners in St. Lawrence County will not see any change in their county property tax rate under a proposed 2020 county budget released Monday that also increases the number of full-time employees and allocates $10.8 million more for highway projects. Read More ⇒

RENSSELAER FALLS— Despite objections from some West Front Street residents, a Canton comprehensive plan was adopted Monday night that could lead to commercial development in a residential zone on West Front Street along the Oswegatchie River. Read More ⇒