Ellisburg News

Winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour ripped a roof off an Old Rome State Road house and knocked out power to about 5,000 National Grid customers in the north country Wednesday.

The county Board of Legislators is probably most noted for what it did not do in its final session of 2009: vote on the proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for Galloo Island Wind Farm.

As I observed the Board of Legislators meeting on the wind farm payment-in-lieu-of-taxes plan Nov.

Jefferson County legislators will consider Tuesday asking that the proposed Galloo Island Wind Farm transmission line be run completely underwater to Oswego County, rather than running over 20 miles of land in southern Jefferson County.

Wind power proved a key issue in recent local elections, especially in the towns of Cape Vincent and Hammond.

Landowners in Henderson and Ellisburg are charged up over the proposed transmission line for Galloo Island Wind Farm.

Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. Read more: Local , Community , Environment Hearings are scheduled in Jefferson and Oswego Counties, on a proposed 50 mile long high-voltage power line, from Galloo Island to Mexico--from Hounsfield, through Henderson, Ellisburg, Sandy Creek , Richland,A and Pulaski to a substation in the Town of Mexico.A You ...

A Williamstown man was driving a motorcycle that had been stolen in the town of Ellisburg when he was arrested Oct.

The New York State Public Service Commission today announced four informational forums and four hearings seeking public comments concerning Upstate NY Power Corp.'s application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for a 50.6 mile 230 kV transmission facility from Galloo Island in the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, ...

State Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine has introduced a bill that would eliminate stop fees, hauling fees and fuel surcharges for dairy farmers and define ownership of milk as beginning once it has been taken from the farm.

The two high school sweethearts at Belleville Henderson Central knew they would one day marry and have children.

A Sandy Creek man fled from a traffic stop and led authorities on a lengthy chase in southern Jefferson County, according to sheriff's deputies.

New York State Police were escorting an oversized load on State Route 3 in the Town of Ellisburg yesterday afternoon when it overturned.

A convoy of windmill towers came to a halt in southern Jefferson County when one of the towers rolled off the highway and into a cornfield.

A Jefferson County woman was caught with cocaine packaged for sale, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.Jasma M. Ryan, 23, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.She was stopped on Route 81 in the town of Ellisburg about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.The 3.5 grams of cocaine was ...

A fire chief for the Baldwinsville Volunteer Fire Company admits he made a mistake by allowing a fire truck to be driven about 60 miles, where it was used in a wedding photo for one of its members.

In spite of rainy weather in some parts of Northern New York, farmers still have time to increase hay and haylage yields, say Cornell Cooperative Extension educators.

For the past 45 Independence Days, Timothy Collette, Redwood, has come to the same spot at the Westcott Beach picnic area for a family reunion.

The loss is expected to exceed a million dollors in a fire early this morning that leveled a feed processing building and its grain tower at Houghton Farm Supply, 15194 Route 193.

Some southern Jefferson County residents may have to travel farther to receive primary care once Dr.