Carthage News

A North Country hospital is crying foul after losing a contract to operate an outpatient clinic for the Syracuse VA Medical Center.

Officials from Carthage Area Hospital and the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center will meet today to try to forge an agreement for the hospital to continue operations at its outpatient VA clinic in Carthage from Dec.

The Jefferson County Veterans Affairs Clinic soon will move from Carthage Area Hospital to the CANI building, at 19472 Route 11 in Watertown, Gordon Sclar, a spokesman for the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center, said Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.

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.

The estate of a Carthage woman who died in a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by a missing stop sign has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several parties, including the town of LeRay.

Watertown police early Saturday charged 26 youths with underage drinking, most of them at a house party on State Street.

Three people were injured Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on Route 3 in the town of Diana.

The following people were charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses: Grissel Y. Hintz, 26, Fort Drum, was arrested by Carthage police at 2:50 a.m. Oct.

The Jefferson County Legislature will welcome a new face after Tuesday's elections - but as of press time it was still uncertain who it will be.

No txting / drving:( . On Sunday, a new state law took effect that bans text messaging and using personal digital assistants, computers and other electronic devices while driving.

Several people are charged with driving while intoxicated, while others face counts of either driving while under the influence of drugs or driving while ability is impaired by the use of alcohol.

Democratic Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is coming Monday to Watertown to rally support for William L. Owens, his party's candidate in the 23rd Congressional District.

Funny money is floating in Jefferson County. Village Police Chief Reevie A. Rockhill said Friday that in the past two weeks five businesses here have received counterfeit notes in $5, $10 and $20 denominations.

Last January, Papas Dairy in North Bangor, New York received a letter from the Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration's New York District Office in Buffalo, New York.

Jefferson County schools could face reductions in state aid of up to $800,000 if Gov.

The following face charges of driving while intoxicated and related offenses: Rachael D. Foster, 44, of 1221 County Route 53, Brasher Falls, was charged Tuesday with felony aggravated DWI, failure to signal and failure to use designated lane when she was stopped on South Raquette River Road in Massena, state police said.

A teenager poured dry gas on a man early Sunday at a house party here, then set the victim on fire, Lewis County sheriff's deputies allege.

The following motorists are charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses: Timothy E. Pickert, 43, of 39 Sand St., Philadelphia, was arrested by state police at 4:45 p.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated driving while intoxicated on River Road in Theresa.

If you've driven on Route 3 west of Carthage, you've certainly noticed the big stone building with the wraparound porch as you passed through Herrings, population 129.