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OGDENSBURG — The St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators on Monday night tabled a resolution in support of the city’s home rule legislation that would allow it to collect up to an additional 1% of sales tax revenue within the city limits. Legislator David W. Forsythe, R-Lisbon, proposed the resolution, which was tabled until the board’s next Finance Committee meeting on July 26. Legislator Joseph R. Lightfoot, R-Ogdensburg, proposed the tabling of the resolution with a second fr...

ALBANY — Lawmakers were set to end the legislative session late Thursday after passing a handful of criminal justice measures while killing several others that downstate progressives and advocates this

OGDENSBURG — City officials said Friday they are disappointed that home rule legislation pending in the state Legislature that would have allowed the city to collect an additional 1% of

ALBANY — State lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to add a Corrections Law provision that prohibits double bunking in prison dormitories.

MORRISTOWN — Local elected officials and candidates, as well as a few of the north country’s representatives to the federal government, all gathered Sunday for a meet-and-greet barbecue.

CANTON — Municipal officials are again calling on state lawmakers to pass a pair of bills allowing for a local Route 11 speed reduction at the village’s northeastern gateway.

It’s well known that the stretch of U.S. Route 11 between Canton and Potsdam can be risky for drivers. One particularly problematic section is the entrance to the St. Lawrence Health System Medical Campus. Located at 6119 Route 11 in Canton, it’s been the scene of some major accidents. “The $23 million Medical Campus officially opened in March 2017, further developing the village’s outskirts. But the facility’s entrance is not always easy — or safe — to naviga...

CANTON — Road safety concerns along the Route 11 corridor between Canton and Potsdam aren’t new. But with recent collisions and pending state legislation that could lead to a speed

WATERTOWN — While some north country school districts have figured out ways to bring more students back for in-person instruction each day, many have cited challenges, including transportation and distancing during lunch periods. In a letter Monday, 45 school district superintendents in the St. Lawrence-Lewis, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton and Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES regions appealed to state legislators to advocate for additional guidance to allow all students to return to school in pers...

CANTON — A more than two-year wait for a $6 million state grant for St. Lawrence County emergency services is over. The county Board of Legislators’ Operations Committee last week unanimously passed a resolution authorizing board chair William J. Sheridan to sign a contract with the state and modify the 2021 budget to reflect a $6 million revenue increase from the 2018 Statewide Interoperable Communications Targeted Grant program for radio dispatch upgrades. SICG-Targeted is part of a...