ALBANY — State unemployment claims this past week more than quadrupled the number filed the previous week and represented a 2,674% increase over the same week last year.
The rate was as low as 4% in June.
A new political contender has entered the race for New York’s 21st Congressional District se…
DANNEMORA — One inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 at Clinton Correctional Facility, according to a statement from the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
WATERTOWN — Right now, the saying “No Farmers - No Food” seems all too relevant as shelves are emptying at a rate lifelong farmers have never seen before. They’re still at it though, working to meet the demand and reassuring consumers that the food chain is in full operation.
The border between Canada and the United States has been temporarily closed to “non-essential” traffic to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning.
By DON LEHMAN
Franklin County’s unemployment rate climbed another half a percentage point in January after jumping a full point between November and December, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor.
OGDENSBURG — Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Terry R. LaValley has “dispensed all the Catholic Faithful from the obligation to participate at Sunday Mass.”
TUPPER LAKE — The town and village boards have passed resolutions requesting that they keep the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism as their marketing organization as the Franklin County Local Development Corporation takes over the county’s tourism contract.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, took to Twitter to condemn a note that was left on her car on Saturday while she and her husband were shopping in Ballston Spa. The note said: “Rot in Hell FASCIST PIG.”
Victor J. Lazore, 33, was turned over to Akwesasne Mohawk Police by U.S. Marshals on Monday to face a charge of first-degree homicide in connection with the Aug. 11 shooting death of 58-year-old Jeffrey Arquette-Lazore in St. Regis (Kana:takon), in the Canadian portion of the St. Regis Mohaw…
GLENS FALLS — Democratic congressional candidate Tedra Cobb said Monday she will continue to run a positive campaign that talks about issues such as health care and the economy — in spite of negative attacks from U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.
WEST POTSDAM – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, hosted a FEMA Assistance to Firefighter Grant application workshop at St. Lawrence County’s George E. Briggs Fire Training Facility.
PLATTSBURGH — A number of factors led two local hospitals to experience financial losses in the first quarter of their fiscal years.
WATERTOWN — More individuals in Westchester County have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the state’s total case count to 11. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the new confirmed cases at a coronavirus briefing Wednesday, and again later in the day.
Congressional candidates trade accusations as House ethics office reviews complaint against Stefanik
TUPPER LAKE — A Tupper Laker lodged an ethics complaint in December accusing U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s campaign of using House floor footage improperly for campaign reasons. The complaint is under review by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
SARANAC LAKE — Members of the Harrietstown Town Council are considering ending the town’s relationship with the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism.
LOWVILLE — Although the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in New York State was announced over the weekend, public health officials and hospital preparation specialists are calmly focused on prevention tactics.
PLATTSBURGH — Cell service and broadband coverage, criminal justice reform and ongoing state budget negotiations number among the hot topics at Friday’s North Country Chamber of Commerce annual New York State Legislative Breakfast.
Dotted within the sparsely populated forests and tundra of northern Quebec is an existing technology that could hold the key to slashing greenhouse-gas emissions created by powering the dense cities and suburbs between Boston and New York, at the lowest possible price.
By CARA CHAPMAN
QUEENSBURY — The driver who was blamed for a high-speed crash that killed a Brant Lake businessman last fall rejected a plea offer Wednesday.
WATERTOWN — Rep. Elise M. Stefanik questioned Department of Defense officials Wednesday morning on missile defense and the coronavirus outbreak.
By AARON CERBONE
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.
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.
OGDENSBURG — Catholics in Northern New York received a message from the Diocese of Ogdensburg Sunday.
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.
By GRIFFIN KELLY
A new ad from the Tedra Cobb campaign for New York’s 21st Congressional District seat questions why incumbent U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has accepted money from disgraced casino mogul and accused sexual assaulter Steve Wynn.
SARANAC LAKE — Tedra Cobb has a lot of money and no plans to spend it yet.
ALBANY – Representatives of the union that represents state corrections officers joined Assemblyman D. Billy Jones Wednesday to urge state lawmakers to approve a Jones-sponsored bill that would end the practice of double-bunking in medium-security state correctional facility dormitories.
CHATEAUGAY--- Town Hall Theater Director Josee Allard said she felt some relief as she announced her resignation in front of the Chateaugay Town Board on Monday.
OTTAWA — Canadian police on Monday began moving against protesters who had set up transportation blockades around the country in sympathy with an indigenous group’s campaign to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline to Canada’s West coast.
President Donald Trump singled out Rep. Elise Stefanik in his post-impeachment trial speech and celebration Thursday as he thanked supporters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, said President Donald Trump delivered an “incredibly strong” State of the Union address Tuesday night, in which he highlighted the congresswoman’s legislation on paid leave and child tax credit.
By KATHLEEN MOORE
FORT COVINGTON –– The pending sale of roughly 278 miles of railroad track currently owned by CSX –– a portion of which passes through the towns of Bombay and Fort Covington –– should have no effect on rail service or the businesses that rely on that service, according to documents filed with…
MALONE –– Franklin County has been awarded $300,000 to help with the procurement of new clean-fuel buses and related equipment.
By Kathleen Moore
WINTHROP — Members of the Brasher-Winthrop Volunteer Fire Department took on a new role over the weekend — horse rescuers.
BURKE –– A lawsuit against the town filed by opponents of the town’s revised regulations governing wind turbines has been dismissed.
By MICHAEL GOOT
WASHINGTON — Parts of New York are now eligible for broadband funding, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced a U.S. Department of Agriculture Primary Agricultural Disaster designation for all 12 counties in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
MALONE –– A Brushton stable is one of six Franklin County tourism-related businesses and nonprofit groups that has been awarded funding through a Local Development Corp. grant program created to support projects and activities that increase recreation, tourism or cultural visits to the county.
MALONE –– After a three year search, David Tue was recently named the new pastor of the First Congregational Church in the village.
DANNEMORA — A toxic substance found Friday in the mailroom at Clinton Correctional Facility sent 11 prison workers to the hospital, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office said in a statement.
President Donald Trump’s signing on Wednesday of an agreement that replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement was greeted with cheers from a variety of North Country leaders, who say the new pact will contribute to improving the economy of the region.