Canton News

Canton-based state police charged Christopher J. Hughes, 32, of Norfolk with petit larceny Friday following an investigation into a complaint filed with troopers April 8 from the town of Potsdam.

A Norfolk-area woman who went on a one-woman crime spree this winter has been indicted by a St.

The academic leaders for the class of 2013 at Morristown Central School are Kyle L. Hollister, valedictorian, and Taylor A. Fielding, salutatorian.

That is the way Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo described his newly announced Tax-Free NY program on which he is looking to pass enabling legislation with only five weeks left in session.

Massena-based state police charged a 14-year-old female from Norwood and a 15-year-old male from Norfolk with misdemeanor counts of third-degree obscenity Tuesday following an incident reported to troopers April 26 from the town of Norfolk.

No. 1 seed Salmon River and No. 2 St. Lawrence Central advanced in Section 10 Class C Boys Lacrosse semi-final action on Tuesday.

A severe thunderstorm blasted through St. Lawrence County shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, downing trees and power lines and leaving thousands in the dark.

An early evening thunderstorm caused power outages for thousands of St. Lawrence County residents, but didn't interrupt school budget votes, even in the hardest-hit areas.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his 'Tax-Free NY' initiative Wednesday, aiming to transform SUNY and private college campuses and communities across the state into tax-free zones to attract startups, venture capital, business and investments from across the world, according to a news release issued after a televised news conference by the governor in ... (more)

An Ogdensburg police officer facing a harassment charge in the village of Canton unsuccessfully petitioned a town judge Wednesday to lift an order of protection against him, claiming it affects his job.

Voters in the North Country sent a clear message to school districts that tried to exceed the state property tax cap.

John J. Gray Jr., CPA, founder and managing partner of Gray & Gray Certified Public Accountants in Canton, was recognized for his decades of public service and dedication to the area's economic development.

St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department deputies charged Michael A. Leclair, 27, of Waddington with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday following a traffic stop in the village of Canton.

Steven Horwitz is a Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar and the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics and department chair at St.

A village man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a female family member who lives in the same house, village police said.

Canton-based state police charged Debra L. Ormsbee, 48, of Canton with a felony count of aggravated driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child and ticketed her for operation of a vehicle with inadequate stop lamps following a stop at 9:42 p.m. Saturday on Pollock Road in the town of Canton.

As they gathered in caps and gowns before Saturday's commencement ceremony, the line of students and faculty snaking through the sunny campus plaza, SUNY Canton's class of 2013 recalled their time at college.

One of the few contested races for school board seats in the region is in Potsdam, where voters will be electing three board members from a field of four that includes a former board of education member, two newcomers and only one incumbent.

The academic leaders for the class of 2013 at Hammond Central School are Rachael Hodgdon, valedictorian, and Coral Mahay, salutatorian.

Nearly 50 students and staff from the Massena Central School District's Delta School of Choice, as well as some parents, pleaded with board of education members Tuesday night to save their school, which is on the chopping block for the 2013-14 school year.