Cape Vincent News

Although the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign kicked off last week for some communities in the north country, others are lacking the volunteers to move forward.

There were several close town office races in Jefferson County, and absentee votes could easily swing the results in some contested races.

We hear many people worrying about the future of our quaint little town of Cape Vincent, relating to the building of a wind farm in the area.

On Sunday, November 1, 2009A A "Unforgettable XXI" Bridal Extravaganza will be held at the Crystal Chandelier Restaurant and Banquet Facility.A The event is free and open to the public with a Vendor Review from 11AM to 3PM, and fashion show at 1:00PM. A variety of prize drawings and gift baskets will be awarded throughout the day, with A "Cape ...

Five people were arrested for selling alcohol to an underage State Police operative during an enforcement detail in northern Jefferson County Friday evening.Ten establishments were checked.

The New York State Police in Alexandria Bay conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative Detail Friday evening in an attempt to curb the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21.

Urban Hirschey, John Byrne and Brooks Bragdon are candidates for influential Cape Vincent town offices with transparency and "people first" as prominent campaign slogans and have criticized incumbents for conflicts of interest and secrecy.

Gov. David A. Paterson said Tuesday that the New York Power Authority will take $10 million from the sale of energy unused by Alcoa to pay 10 percent of north country businesses' power bills for the next year.

Governor David Paterson, speaking in Cape Vincent North Country businesses including farmers will get a one-year, 10 percent break on their power bills, Governor David Paterson announced Tuesday.

Gov. David A. Paterson will visit the Woods Farm, 9065 County Routy 9, Cape Vincent, at 1 p.m. Tuesday to make an "economic recovery announcement." Mr.

Three weeks ago I wrote a letter to the editor of a Kingston, Ontario, newspaper concerning the 86 new wind turbines on Wolfe Island.

The citizens of Cape Vincent should be enraged by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's lack of immediate attention to the unethical actions of the current town officials.

The landscape of the town of Cape Vincent was recently adorned by new signs which appear to be political: "People First." Being a longtime resident of this community, I take offense to these signs.

Facing cuts in state aid and declining sales tax revenues, the city of Watertown may need to close a $1.2 million budget gap by the end of June.

Urban Hirschey is running for Cape Vincent town supervisor. He has settled in Cape Vincent because he loves the area and the people.

Within the last 40 to 50 years, Cape Vincent has been a sleepy farming and tourist town with little change.

For the past 10-plus years, our county and school taxes have gone up year after year.

there has been an increasing threat of industrial-type wind complexes moving into the town of Lyme and many other towns in Jefferson County

No parking and no turbines. Lyme's Town Council extended the moratorium on wind energy development for a year and enacted a parking ban along County Route 125 at its meeting Wednesday night.

I have no basis for questioning Kevin Forkey's intention to donate any lease income he might derive from a wind plant in Clayton, , but his promised generosity is beside the point.

The 16th Annual Cape Vincent CROP walk will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cape Vincent Fire Hall on Route 12 in the village.