Black River News

On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, four holiday gift and decoration mini-workshops will be offered at the Black River Elementary School in Black River, NY, starting at 7 pm.

Drilling rigs and tanker trucks won't roll into the Southern Tier to extract wealth from the Marcellus Shale until pipelines have been laid to keep it flowing.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN NEW YORK COUNTIES TO THE LOWER GENESEE VALLEY... AFFECTING THE METRO BUFFALO... NIAGARA FALLS AND ROCHESTER AREAS.

The North Country Arts Council is calling upon the skills of a strudel maker, a juggler and other crafters and artists for its latest fundraiser.

And so it begins! With the long-awaited release a couple of weeks ago of the draft environmental impact statement that will regulate Marcellus Shale exploration in New York comes the tug-of-war between the document's supporters and those who don't think natural gas drilling is such a good idea.

A pair of large riverfront parcels in the city of Watertown is becoming available for new development.

Briar Hollow restaurant, gift shop recalls a simpler time HERKIMER - Amid bluegrass music and the smell of fresh baked goods, a visit to the recently opened Briar Hollow restaurant and gift shop is a trip back in time.

A man injured in an accident the night of Sept. 22 in the town of Rutland was charged with driving while intoxicated Sunday as a result of the accident investigation, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.

New York State Police Thursday accused William S. Spellan, 54, of Black River, of receiving $3,539 in state unemployment insurance benefits while being employed.

The county may be willing to spend about $4 million on critical maintenance projects at Jefferson Community College, Watertown.

A team of Elmira attorneys is questioning the methods that two of the area's leading gas companies are using to extend some of their leases in Chemung County.

Although many Americans can recall media coverage following the brutal attack of a woman who became known as the Central Park jogger, the jogger herself, Trisha E. Meili, says she doesn't remember what happened the night of April 19, 1989.

A Jefferson County man is in a Syracuse hospital after a one-car crash in the town of Rutland about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Herb Philipson's Army & Navy Store, Inc., which has a local store in the Glenn Crossing Plaza at 7421 Oswego Road in Clay, is moving its headquarters and Rome store to a new location in that city.

A Bronx man and three Jefferson County residents face charges that they conspired to possess or sell cocaine.

WHO:Gwendolyn R. Webber-McLeod, former Black River resident and president and CEO of leadership development company gweninc.

WHO:James C. Elmer, 15, Watertown, a member of Boy Scout Troop 33, Black River, of the Hiawatha Seaway Council.

Summer may be winding down, but the Downtown Business Association of Watertown has found a reason to celebrate.

A paper mill owned by the James River Paper Co. decided to end its tissue and paper towel operations outside of Watertown.

Three people were sentenced Wednesday to periods of incarceration at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building, Watertown, after admitting in Jefferson County Court that they violated terms of probation supervision.