MALONE - The following actions took place in Franklin County Court on Monday, with Judge Robert G. Main Jr. presiding:
By AARON CERBONE
MALONE –– The long-delayed construction of a park alongside the Salmon River in the village …
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MALONE –– A North Bangor man accused of hiding the body of his cousin’s wife after she overdosed on opioids was sentenced Monday to five years’ probation after pleading guilty to two felony charges.
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MALONE –– Bids for the reconstruction of the administration building in Malone’ Recreation Park came in significantly higher than local leaders expected –– but village trustees said they are hopeful they can make adjustments to bring the project to fruition.
CHATEAUGAY –– Changes to the wind law in Chateaugay were put on hold again by the Town Board, with some saying they needed more time to review it.
MALONE –– New York State Director of the Office of Victims Services Elizabeth Cronin and her team typically work with people who are victims of domestic violence, involved in mass shootings or other traumatic events. But on Monday, Cronin was at the Franklin County Courthouse to brief local …
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government hopes to restart talks with Indigenous groups now that police have begun to clear a key rail blockade that has disrupted Canada’s economy for weeks.
ALBANY — New York’s agriculture industry is rallying to find financial relief in the 2020 legislative session and executive budget after taking a hard hit from the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act passed last year — and lawmakers are listening.
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“It’s just not how names work, they’re not based on location,” the New York-based comedian said in a Comedy Central stand-up viewed 380,000 times on YouTube. “If your name is Miles and you go to France, no one’s going to come to you and be like, ‘Hmm, actually here, it’s pronounced Kilometers.’”
Medicine is serious business. But for a growing number of patients, a trip to the hospital may include a laugh with a clown.
BRAINARDSVILLE –– With the end of winter finally in sight, Bellmont Highway Superintendent Lee Davis has turned his eyes toward the next snow season –– when the current contract between the town and Franklin County to plow county roads is set to expire.
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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, defending a controversial law that prevents federal law enforcers from accessing computerized records of New York drivers, contended Wednesday that immigration officials would misuse the data in order to deport undocumented immigrants.
MALONE –– Three people were evacuated from their Beman Street home Thursday night after a small electrical fire broke out.
AKWESASNE –– The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has been awarded nearly $2 million for continuing upgrades of its affordable housing stock, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced late Friday.
MALONE –– A 20-year-old village man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly sent a photo of himself naked to a 13-year-old girl.
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Firefighters were called to the scene at 2:41 a.m. Thursday after a homeowner awakened to a smell of burning in his residence, said Dickinson Fire Chief Jeffrey Jock. The homeowner initially reported the fire as a chimney fire but later upgraded the call to a structure fire when he discovere…
SARANAC LAKE — Tedra Cobb is still focused on health care reform in her campaign for New York’s 21st Congressional District, but she is vague on the details of what she thinks that reform should look like.
MALONE---Franklin County District Attorney Craig Carriero said the newly enacted bail reform law is doing just want he thought it would do.
OGDENSBURG — Catholics in Northern New York received a message from the Diocese of Ogdensburg Sunday.
MALONE –– With less than six weeks before a state-imposed deadline to complete phase one of a planned riverside park, the Village Board voted Wednesday to cancel its contract with the company working on the project.
DUANE –– Town Highway Department workers are being asked to put down their cell phones and pick up their vehicles’ radios –– or risk losing their jobs.
MALONE –– The County of Franklin Solid Waste Management Authority has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the contractor that built a new cell in the county landfill in 2015.
BRAINARDSVILLE –– The Bellmont Town Board voted Wednesday to authorize an engineering firm to pursue a state grant on their behalf that would pay for an engineering study of the Brainardsville sewer system.
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MALONE –– The emerald ash borer beetle was last spotted in Bombay in July of 2019 and local forestry experts say it can travel up to five miles each year. It is an invasive bug that has been killing ash trees across the area.
SARANAC LAKE — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says the state is still trying to “find the right balance” when it comes to short-term vacation rentals in New York.
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TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for “dialogue and mutual respect” on Tuesday as the anti-pipeline protests and blockades that have paralyzed the nation’s rail system entered their 12th day.
PITTSBURGH — For night owls used to popping into the grocery store after midnight, the options for avoiding crowds or picking up a quick meal after a night shift are slowly changing.
AKWESASNE –– An Akwesasne man wanted on multiple charges, including two felonies, was arrested Monday by St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police.
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WAVERLY –– The parking lot that serves the town offices, the St. Regis Falls fire station and other town departments and service providers is due for a makeover, Supervisor Chad Rivers said Monday.
Roger Kellison had Parkinson’s disease that was quickly progressing. He was a private man who eventually moved into his daughter’s house when he was unable to take care of himself.
MALONE –– At first glance, the newest business to open in Malone may just look like another pizza place, but its owners say at “Something Different,” much more than food will be on the menu.
BRUSHTON –– Plans to construct a water and sewer system to serve village residents took a step forward Thursday when the Village Board signed off on findings that the projects would have no significant impact on the environment.
SARANAC LAKE — The village Board of Trustees supported a bill that would allow retired state troopers to work as part-time officers in the village police department at Monday night’s meeting.
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Reactions to a 6-week-old bail reform law has ignited bitter debate in New York - thus far the most populous state to enact statewide bail reform - and highlighted fault lines of race, class and geography amid a larger nationwide movement to reform the money bail system.