MALONE –– The state police trooper who fired his service weapon after a traffic stop turned into a pursuit Sunday night is currently suspended without pay while the investigation into the incident continues.
Franklin County’s representatives in Albany took a generally cautious approach to Gov. Andre…
Tedra Cobb, who’s running for Congress in New York’s 21st district, released a reform agenda…
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday presented his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, including solutions to close the state’s looming $6.1 billion deficit.
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FORT COVINGTON –– A state trooper fired his weapon in an attempt to disable a fleeing vehicle following a failed traffic stop on State Route 37 Sunday night.
Agencies that work to combat homelessness in Franklin County will receive more than $85,000 in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Friday.
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of New York’s congressional members sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week expressing concern over the state not receiving funding for rural broadband initiatives.
BRAINARDSVILLE –– Town of Bellmont officials are looking into pursuing a grant that would enable them to upgrade the Brainardsville sewer system in advance of a possible state demand to do so.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut researchers are involved in a new and potentially important effort to break the cycle of infections among wild animals and ticks that leads to the transmission of Lyme disease to humans.
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 routes 3, 4 and 42 in Fort Covington found the structure is in serious need of an upgrade.
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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
mgoot@poststar.com
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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.