Black River News

A quartet of Republican Assemblymen got an earful Tuesday from teachers, parents and administrators about the state's new Common Core curriculum.

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush is host of a forum today on the Common Core educational standards that have received so much attention - and criticism - across the North Country and the state.

The state Appellate Division, Fourth Department, this week will consider the appeals of three decisions rendered in Jefferson County courts.

Many old memories were made new Sunday during the 2013 Holiday Craft Fair & Market at the Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington St. That is something the Watertown Urban Mission, which benefits from the annual event, often witnesses at its Impossible Dream Thrift Store, according to Development Director Andrew G. Mangione.

The holiday festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the north side of Public Square with a musical performance by the Jefferson Singers from Jefferson Community College.

A former Alexandria Bay man was sentenced Monday in Jefferson County Court to 10 years' probation for possessing child pornography.

Since July, law enforcement officers in Jefferson County have been meeting once a month to share information and ideas surrounding recent cases and trends in the area.

Brasher Town Board members will need to make a decision on how to proceed with their proposed highway garage after bids came in over budget.

Edward M. Hayden Jr., 33, of 162 S. Main St., was charged with second-degree criminal contempt by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies at 8:18 a.m. Saturday at home.

Brasher Town Board members should know late this week or early next week how much it will cost them to construct a new highway garage after opening bids from several contractors Wednesday afternoon.