CARTHAGE â A blustery snowstorm Saturday complicated efforts to extinguish a burning trailer home.
As firefighters worked to put out the blaze, called in at about 3 p.m., police were inundated with cars sliding off roads, including some that crashed near the burning home.
One of the four residents of a trailer home on Route 3 in the town of Wilna was taken to Carthage Area Hospital for what appeared to be smoke inhalation, Carthage Fire Chief Brian Draper said.
It was shortly after 3 p.m. when the left side of the home caught fire. It was also the peak of low visibility across Jefferson County. Sweeping whiteouts caused an influx of cars off the road, an officerâs vehicle was struck, and crashes were increasingly being reported to emergency dispatchers.
Leonard Roy Marsh passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Carthage Area Hospital after a short illness. He was born on May 21, 1928 in Watertown, NY, the son
At a time when many people have become frustrated with how efforts to control the spread of the novel coronavirus are proceeding, Jefferson County offered some hope last week.
Opened Jan. 18, the state-run vaccination center will enter its third week of operation on Monday.
Coming from the hamlet of Plessis in the town of Alexandria Thursday afternoon, James H. Mercer said he was initially doubtful about how organized the site would be. He said he signed up for an appointment about two weeks ago and drove more than 60 miles to St. Lawrence County.
âIt was smooth as hell,â Mr. Mercer said, patting his arm with satisfaction, after a roughly 20-minute process inside SUNY Potsdamâs Maxcy Hall.
Of New Yorkâs 13 state-run points of dispensing, or PODs, seven currently have appointment availability through mid-April. Earlier this week and into Friday morning, only SUNY Potsdam and Plattsburgh International Airport were accepting appointments, but by late Friday afternoon, the stateâs online eligibility and appointment portal updated availability at SUNY Albany, the New York State Fairgrounds, Westchester County Center, SUNY Stony Brook