MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County held steady at three for the third straight day Saturday, while the number of people in quarantine or isolation inched down.
MALONE –– The Malone Rec Park Commission, not the town or the village, is slated to become t…
NEW YORK — The state upgraded its online coronavirus school tracker Thursday to include a second set of district testing data from COVID-19 diagnostic labs so parents and caregivers of school-age children can monitor more accurate results.
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MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County remained at three on Friday, a day after the first increase in five days was reported.
NEW YORK — An independent state task force of scientists and health experts will review the safety of any federally approved COVID-19 vaccine before doses are administered to New Yorkers, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday.
As Franklin County officials had predicted, the county remains on the state’s list of communities “susceptible to fiscal stress,” but is close to having that designation removed.
MALONE –– With one week to go before Franklin County is required by law to file a tentative budget for the coming year, county officials are scrambling to close a $715,000 gap between anticipated revenues and expenses.
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MALONE –– After four days of no change in Franklin County’s COVID-19 numbers, the total of active cases of the virus rose by one to three on Thursday.
MALONE –– Two Tupper Lake teens are facing felony charges after they allegedly crashed a stolen pickup truck on Bloomer Road in the town of Malone Wednesday morning.
AKWESASNE –– An Akwesasne man is facing multiple charges, including several felonies, after leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash Tuesday morning.
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CANTON — Canopy thinning, bark splits and signature snake-like tracks are key signs of an emerald ash borer infestation.
MALONE –– In the wake of the “Salmon River Summit” that brought together federal, state and local officials to discuss the continued flooding along Lower Park Street in the town, Town Board members voted Wednesday to seek a federal grant to begin addressing the problem.
North Country U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik said on Tuesday she supports President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice’s plan to cut federal funding from New York City; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington –– three cities the DOJ designated as “anarchist jurisdictions” earlier th…
MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County remained at two for the fourth straight day Wednesday, while the number of people in quarantine or isolation dropped for a second day in a row.
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ALBANY — Adirondack environmental groups are asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the Randy Preston Road Salt Reduction Act, which passed the state Legislature two months ago and awaits the governor’s signature before it can become law.
Franklin County’s employment situation is showing signs of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the August unemployment rate falling by nearly a third from July.
MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County remained unchanged for a third straight day Tuesday, while the number of people in quarantine or isolation fell after remaining the same for the prior two days.
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New Yorkers unnecessarily paid more than $706 million in Medicaid payments over three years after oversight in the state Health Department led to improper charges for pharmacy services, according to audits released by the state comptroller Monday.
ALBANY — New York state officials stand ready to sue President Donald Trump and the federal government, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday while snapping back at administration officials after the U.S. Department of Justice made a motion to label New York City an anarchist jurisdiction.
OWLS HEAD –– Despite repeated calls from town residents for the Bellmont Town Board to move forward with the proposed purchase of the former St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the board on Monday once again postponed making a decision on buying the building.
MALONE –– Franklin County’s COVID-19 numbers remained unchanged on Monday, with two active cases of the virus and 68 people in quarantine or isolation.
MALONE –– A Massena woman is facing a felony charged after she allegedly attacked a physically disabled person during a domestic dispute in the town of Malone.
A story in Thursday’s Telegram reported that spending in the town of Bellmont’s general fund will increase by about $3,500, largely because of the need to pay principal and interest on loans taken out to pay for the reconstruction of the town’s two highway garages. Those payments will not di…
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DANNEMORA — Speaking across the street from the Clinton Correctional Facility entrance Friday, Assemblyman D. Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, and the union representing correctional officers voiced support for measures they say would help ensure the safety of those who cross that threshold e…
AKWESASNE –– The removal of the Hogansburg Dam from the St. Regis River has had little effect on formation of ice jams on the river, a study of the river by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Environment Division and its Water Resources Program has concluded.
MALONE –– Just a day after rising to three, the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County fell back to two, continuing the up-and-down pattern of the latter part of the past week.
MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 fell for a second straight day on Saturday, then rebounded to Friday’s figure on Sunday.
One day after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, political representatives from across the state — including in the North Country — took time from a busy campaign season to mark her passing. But as a tense Election Day looms, Republican leaders are already talking of Pre…
MALONE –– Franklin County’s tourism promotion contract with the Local Development Corp., which was suspended in April as county officials prepared for anticipated multimillion dollar revenue losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been reinstated.
MASSENA — The parties appear to be growing closer to a settlement in the decades-long land claim dispute between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Franklin County and St. Lawrence County.
MALONE –– Despite the complexities created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Franklin County’s financial picture has improved to the point that it could soon be removed from the state Comptroller’s Office list of fiscally stressed municipalities, county Treasurer Fran Perry told members of the count…
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WATERTOWN — The Northern New York weather forecast for the next several days: sunny and cool with an excellent chance of high-altitude smoky haze.
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MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County bounced back to three on Thursday, a day after the total had dropped to two.
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MALONE –– The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Franklin County dropped to two on Wednesday after three days of remaining constant at three.
BRAINARDSVILLE –– Property owners in the town of Bellmont would see their general taxes go up about 8 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value under the town’s proposed 2021 budget.
Officials are clashing over projected broad 20% cuts to New York’s education budget after the state teachers union filed a lawsuit against the state Wednesday. The suit challenges the executive authority behind budget officials’ anticipated spending reduction amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
