POTSDAM – A Potsdam man, Brendan Palmer, 24, of Maple Street, has been ticketed with failure to stop at a stop sign in connection with a crash that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl, according to St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Detective Sean P. O’Brien Read More ⇒
PLATTSBURGH — The day M.G. turned 23, he lost the chance to sue his childhood abuser. Now, nearly three decades later, the Child Victims Act has returned his voice. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — A proposed new water and sewer district in the Unionville, Sissonville Road and Route 56 corridor received a promising boost in the form of a $3,125,000 United States Department of Agriculture grant. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Like a mother doting over her child, Rosemarie Rivezzi paced through the winds of a blustery Wednesday afternoon, looking over the recently completed Ives Park play area that was her brainchild in 2016. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The former village administrator for Massena and Potsdam has been hired to assist village of Massena officials with contract negotiations. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Massena village trustees have authorized their code enforcement officer to take action on an unsafe condition after unsuccessful attempts to have the building owner address the situation. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A month ago, Massena village trustees turned down a request from Police Chief Adam J. Love to purchase an app that could be used to send notifications in emergency situations and also allow individuals to anonymously send crime tips to the police department. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Senior citizens, often targeted by scammers online, are being offered online safety and scam prevention seminars, both in person. Read More ⇒
PRESCOTT, ONTARIO — The Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin, the self-discharging, 35,000 ton bulk carrier that spent six days aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway is moored at the Port of Johnstown, just north of Prescott, Ont. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — A vehicle is a total loss after investigators believe it caught fire accidentally on Monday. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — City Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed two resolutions approving new contracts for city workers covered by the Civil Service Employees Association. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Shawn Hartford celebrated his birthday on Saturday, but there was another celebration waiting in the wings — the announcement that he had been named Fireman of the Year for the Massena Volunteer Fire Department. Read More ⇒
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 5-year-old grandson in a residential fire, while the boy’s other grandmother remembered him as “an angel on earth” for the 1,970 days he was alive. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A benefit hockey tournament returns to the Massena Arena starting Friday. The Massena Memorial Foundation’s 10th annual “Droppin’ the Gloves on Cancer” women’s and co-ed hockey tournament runs from Friday to Sunday to raise money in support of cancer initiatives in the north country. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Village police on Saturday charged Kyle J. Neuroth, 29, with felony second-degree criminal mischief. 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 ⇒
CANTON — St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday charged Carson G.M. Regan, 19, of 6861 Route 56, Potsdam, with the misdemeanors of driving while ability impaired and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce’s Event Center at 16 Church St. is no longer an event center, at least for now. 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 ⇒
MASSENA — The Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce’s Concerts in the Park series will be moving to a new night starting in summer 2020. 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 — When voters in the town of Canton head to the polls Nov. 5, they’ll be voting on a proposition on whether the town highway superintendent job should continue as an elected position or become one that’s appointed by the Town Board. 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 ⇒
POTSDAM — Village police on Thursday charged Lilianna L. Mason, 20, Hawaii, with misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said at 10:13 p.m. at 38 Main St., Ms. Mason was in possession of a forged driver’s license and a small amount of white powder whi… Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Prioritizing life was at the heart of a new town “use of force” policy drafted by two Town Board members. 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 ⇒
NORWOOD — The more than 100-year-old fountain at Fountain Park on Prospect Street was closed for the season Wednesday and will be winterized until spring, Mayor Timothy A. Levison said. Read More ⇒
NORFOLK — The Community Lunch Program for Kids, which serves children in Norwood, Norfolk and Raymondville, is seeking shoes, either gently used or new, that could help members earn $1,000 for their program. 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 ⇒
POTSDAM — More than 200 Canton-Potsdam Hospital employees are planning to picket Friday morning to protest what they said was hospital management’s refusal to bargain over unaffordable health care insurance costs for employees. 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 ⇒
WATERTOWN — North country media representatives were invited to the Northern New York Philanthropy Center, 131 Washington St., Wednesday morning to learn more about this year’s -giveNNY campaign and how they could partner with it. Read More ⇒
