Black River News

Community Bank has set up an account to accept donations for one of its branch managers who lost her home to fire.

The smell of country air in Jefferson County isn't always sweet. A recent survey shows neighbors' perceptions of dairy farms are less favorable in Watertown, Black River and surrounding communities than in other farming communities throughout the state, and, according to Julie R. Berry, the agricultural outreach coordinator for the New York Animal ...

A committee of six school superintendents from districts bordering the Great Sacandaga Lake asked Gov.

Thanksgiving Day for soldiers in this valley ringed by towering snowy peaks began with a 6-mile slog to aid village schools without desks and windows, and promises to end with five, once scrawny local turkeys soldiers have been fattening up for the past month.

The Jefferson County Board of Legislators will take its time in considering a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the proposed Galloo Island Wind Farm.

Empire State Development President Dennis M. Mullen learned first hand Monday morning that the north country is using the state's investment for nails, plaster and plywood.

Jefferson County's Board of Legislators slowed down its consideration of the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the proposed Galloo Island Wind Farm.

State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick M. Hooker said he would like to see Congress provide a solution to the dairy crisis that is both effective and manageable.

The city has not policed private contractors using its Beebee Island Public Works facility to dump snow into the Black River for more than 20 years.

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.