MALONE--The Franklin County Highway Department is taking extra steps to make its Malone garage more environmentally friendly.
By CARA CHAPMAN
FORT COVINGTON –– A recent state inspection of the bridge at the intersection of county rout…
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AKWESASNE –– A Hogansburg man is facing at least two felony charges after he allegedly pulled a handgun on a St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police officer.
Graduation rates for students who entered ninth grade in 2015 in the five northern Franklin County high schools matched or exceeded the statewide average, according to figures released Thursday by the state Education Department.
By GRIFFIN KELLY
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AKWESASNE — Akwesasne Mohawk Police working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized 282 pounds of marijuana in St. Regis, Quebec, on Jan. 9.
QUEENSBURY — The man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase on the Northway last fall that ended with a crash that killed a well-known Brant Lake businessmen told officers after his arrest that he fled because he was “late for a birthday party.”
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ALBANY — State officials have blocked 59 police agencies from access to computerized motor vehicle data because they have yet to certify they will refrain from sharing the information with federal immigration enforcers.
ALBANY — While states across the nation are gearing up to make sure all their residents are counted in the 2020 Census, for which representation and billions of federal dollars are at stake, recently released population data from the U.S. Census Bureau has brought projections that New York m…
MALONE –– Downtown Malone could soon be looking a little better, thanks to a grant that will be used to help property owners spruce up their buildings.
MALONE –– No one was injured when a Malone Central School District bus slid into a guardrail on Bare Hill Road early Thursday morning.
Bryon J. Dibble, 38, was charged by Malone Village Police with second-degree burglary, a felony; and second-degree unlawful imprisonment, second-degree menacing and two counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief, all misdemeanors, after he allegedly smashed in the door of a neighboring apartm…
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MALONE –– A village man was jailed in lieu of $20,000 bail Wednesday after police say he repeatedly struck his wife with a belt.
MOIRA –– Part of the building that houses the Brushton-Moira Senior Center is owned by the town’s senior citizen organization. The other part is owned by the town of Moira. Recently, the seniors asked the town to take ownership of the entire building.
By AARON CERBONE
BOMBAY –– Common wisdom says you have to spend money to make money. Members of the Franklin County Industrial Development Agency are going to put that old adage to the test.
ALBANY — The start of the second year of a Democratic-controlled state Legislature has the majority excited and optimistic about the passage of bills on their agenda, and on Tuesday, some Democratic lawmakers were certain the Protect Our Courts Act would be one such bill.
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FORT COVINGTON –– Town Board members could soon have a new place to meet.
WASHINGTON — Joining the chorus of lawmakers and law enforcement officials voicing concerns over the new bail reform laws in New York, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-21, took initiative in Washington, D.C., to study the results of pre-trial release.
MALONE –– One of the newest members of the Village Police Department has had a big impact on the local criminal justice scene since coming onto active duty a little over a year ago, Police Chief Chris Premo told the Village Board on Monday
MOIRA –– The proposed creation of water and sewer systems in the town has so far failed to generate significant public support, the engineer heading up the project told the Town Board on Tuesday.
ALBANY — The state Senate Democratic majority proposed and passed a package of voting reform bills during the Senate’s first day of session.
MALONE –– Shock and disbelief were expressed by some residents as they read the list of crimes that people would be issued appearance tickets for, instead of being jailed in lieu of bail, under the new state bail reform laws.
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ALBANY — A few days after a Supreme Court judge issued a temporary injunction on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive ban on flavored electronic cigarettes, New York legislators gathered with activists, educators and medical providers in Albany to push for the passage of two bills that would eff…
CHATEAUGAY — An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.28 was felt around Northern New York at 5:38 this morning.
ALBANY — As state lawmakers returned to the Capitol last week, the bail reform law passed in last year’s historically productive legislative session has carried over into the new year with tension.
SACKETS HARBOR — If North Country farmers want their voices heard by state lawmakers in New York City, they must travel downstate and meet them in their districts, a New York Farm Bureau official urged Friday.
CHATEAUGAY –– This year’s New York state report card made Chateaugay High School Principal Lori Tourville’s heart happy.
BRUSHTON –– Phe plans to built water and sewer systems in the village of Brushton are moving forward, but the engineer for the project said he would like to see more public input before making a final commitment to the project.
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MALONE –– Holly Manley is an animal lover and it shows. She has seven cats, one of which is pregnant. She also has two dogs, a ball python and two sugar gliders –– marsupials similar to a flying squirrel.
MALONE –– The Malone Winter Carnival parade –– which was resurrected in 2012 after a decade-long absence, went on hiatus in 2018 and returned in 2019 –– will not take place this year, or in the foreseeable future.
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This season’s influenza vaccine does not match the unusual viral strain that is dominating flu activity across the United States and may be one reason for the severe infections in children so far, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MALONE — Scott Rogers did not apologize to Town Justice Stephen Stone on Thursday for his profanity-laced outburst in Malone Town Court on Tuesday.
MALONE-- With just weeks remaining in their tourism and marketing contract with Franklin County, the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) is putting out a new logo for Malone and Franklin County.
BRUSHTON –– For village Mayor Kevin Pentalow, it was back to business as usual Thursday –– his first Village Board meeting since his release from the Franklin County Jail.
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