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Homecoming fireworks in Waddington

Brasher Falls swimmer competes at Ithaca championships

SLU Football getting ready for the season ahead

$235,000 and TITLE championship up for grabs in Massena in Major League Fishing season finale

Major League Fishing tournament in Massena Aug. 16-21

Hunting, trapping licenses now on sale

Attic fire at Canton home began in bathroom vent, fire officials say

SLU football getting ready for the season ahead

10th Mountain Division’s band Riva Winds set for Madrid Dam Music Series Aug. 10

SeaComm makes donation to Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg

Coffee and canvas paint and sip class planned Aug. 20 in Potsdam

Clarkson research team’s publication on Harmful Algal Blooms featured in journal

St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging runs out of Farmers Market coupons

Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair goes out with a bang

Mega Reunion in Massena

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe denounces EPA’s flawed Grasse River cleanup

Foster parent informational meeting planned Aug. 10 in Canton

NYPA plans STEM activities for kids Aug. 9, 16 in Massena

Madraki appointed associate director of Honors Program at Clarkson University

St. Lawrence County receives $72,000 overdose grant

VTC’s St. Lawrence County Golf Tournament raises $12,000 to aid transportation services

Clarkson students from Ogdensburg, Alex Bay doing scientific research in the St. Lawrence River

Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair wraps up

Norwood Paddle Poker Run

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg to celebrate 150th Anniversary of founding

As state transitions to carbon-free power, hydropower feels left behind

Bishop LaValley ordains Deacon Lukas Gruber in Potsdam

Opinion: Massena man voices his own views on religion

Clarkson traffic study in Canton recommends bike lanes, traffic pattern change on Main Street

Dangerous heat continues in St. Lawrence County with heat index in mid 90s likely

Franklin County Fair in Malone staging country acts in 2022

New construction at SUNY Canton focuses on accessibility and sustainability

Big turnout for the pickleball tournament on new courts in Potsdam

Car crash in Madrid, people passed out at Potsdam Walmart lead to impaired driving charges for two

Remington museum invites public to next book club meeting Aug. 9

St. Lawrence County’s Tooley Pond Road offers slam-dunk of falls viewing

Inside the St. Lawrence Seaway's growing economic importance

Jane Oppenlander promoted to associate professor at Clarkson University

New construction at SUNY Canton focuses on accessibility and sustainability

St. Lawrence County Public Health gets funding for state program

New nurse practitioner joins Canton-Potsdam Hospital endocrinology team

Classic cars in Waddington

Monthly meeting of Colton Fire district scheduled for Aug. 9

ESPN will broadcast 2023 winter games in Lake Placid, housing still in the works

Roswell Park Center for Indigenous Cancer Research visits Akwesasne students

Opinion: Thank you from the North Country Junior Golf Tour

St. Lawrence County setting up program to bring blighted properties back up to code

Heat index values in mid-90s expected this weekend in St. Lawrence County

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Ogdensburg man accused of felony criminal possession of stolen property

Massena PAL, Housing Authority, NYPA hosting STEM camp, weatherization workshop, other activities

Grasse River Hemp to be August spotlight on business Aug. 17

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe hosting Aug. 11 meeting to discuss 2022 mid-year report on approved annual tribal budget

Opinion: Sears Hometown store owner has fond memories

St. Lawrence University gets nod from the county for $80 million bond through the IDA

$235,000 and TITLE championship up for grabs in Massena in Major League Fishing season finale

Canton-Potsdam Hospital, union reach tentative contract deal

Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund, Compassionate Care Foundation collaborating to help cancer patients

Opinion: Americans can practice or not practice any religion they please, says Gouverneur man

Bath bomb workshop offered by SLC Arts in Potsdam

Ogdensburg man indicted for attempted murder stemming from alleged baseball bat attack

Canton firefighters quell house fire on Stillman Drive in Canton

Gouverneur man indicted on multiple counts of rape, criminal sexual act

Story Time offered at Ives Park in Potsdam Tuesday and Thursday mornings

Antique Boat Show set this weekend in Clayton

Clarkson professor to feature VR artwork and new research in Paris and Spain

Canton town, village creating oversight committee to keep comprehensive plan on track

Another sticky day in store for St. Lawrence County with hot, humid weather expected

Fun & games continue at Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair

Potsdam Chamber of Commerce welcomes two new members

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe announces 2022 mid-year Enrichment Award winners

Amvets plan dance, meetings in Heuvelton in August