For those who heard me speak on the campaign trail and listened to my discussions about the issues I care deeply about, it is probably not surprising that I have some disagreements with my former …

Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown), ranking member on the Assembly Standing Committee on Energy, today pointed to a new statewide poll from the Empire Center for Public Policy showing that New …

BY KATE FAVARO C.T. Hospice Outreach Coordinator One of the most common things people say after the death of a beloved pet is, "I know they were just a pet, but..." That sentence usually comes …

The human brain is a wild thing. It’s one that I don’t think we’ll ever completely understand. Last fall I was driving to work one morning when I heard a brief ear worm of a song. Within …

When I was a kid in the 1980s, I was afraid of just about everything. The dark frightened me, being without my family was terrifying, and even the old stairs in my basement kept me on edge. …

Let me begin with a fundamental reality that too often goes unspoken in Albany: New York State accounts for less than one-half of one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The entire United …

Ogdensburg received exciting news Tuesday that could breathe new life into a city that has faced one of its toughest decades, but only if the community rallies to the call. Gov. Kathy Hochul …

If the Department of Health expected North Star Health Alliance to find an affiliate on its own,  as the commissioner recently stated, that expectation should have been made clear months ago. 

The St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee officers oppose any 287(g) agreement between the Sheriff and ICE at this time. To be crystal clear, the timing of this resolution is terrible. It was …

It was during a snowstorm in January of 2019, when I left the hospital with Odin, that I came to understand this small being was completely dependent on us for all things. I was feeling overwhelmed and …

POTSDAM – With the back-to-school season coming up (how did summer go so fast?!) it feels like the right time to talk about children who are grieving. Kids of all ages can feel grief, and any …

Folks, you may have noticed that North Country This Week has been missing something for the past several months.  My column, Editor’s Notebook, has been on hiatus as I was working in …

Last weekend, a horse named Journalism showed us what a comeback looks like. He was five lengths back, bumped and bruised as he fought through a crowded pack in the Preakness Stakes, one of …

BY PAUL HETZLER ISA Certified Arborist After receiving my first pocket knife at age eight, I wasted no time in launching my career as a sculptor. How hard could it be, I thought, as I gathered …

Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities. They are the corner stores, family-owned restaurants, and local service providers that fuel our neighborhoods, create jobs, and drive economic …