Moira News

The head of Solvay Bank is among a dozen community bankers from across the nation who will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday.

Senior citizens came together Wednesday at Fred Eller American Legion Post - 47 in Monsey for a traditional Thanksgiving meal cooked and served by Ramapo police officers and their families.

By Kelly Snowden, Assistant Editor Related Categories: Holidays , Chefs , Restaurants , Events Inspired by a trip to Italy during which she walked and ate herself silly, Moira Campbell quit her job in restaurant PR this past summer to form Rum & Blackbird , a company that gives tasting tours in New York.

Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his concession in the close 23rd District congressional race as state election officials begin counting paper ballots.

A 56-year-old Moira man fought off a vicious attack by a deer Friday afternoon, possibly saving his own life.

A northern New York man is recovering after being attacked by a 10-point buck while he was loading firewood.

An abandoned home was deemed a total loss after a fire late Saturday night. Moira Fire Chief Keith Fletcher said a passerby called in a fire at 100 County Route 6 at 10:19 p.m. "The structure itself is still there, but the inside is pretty well gutted," he said.

President Obama plans to meet with Congressman-elect Bill Owens in the Oval Office after his ceremonial swearing-in, which will take place in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol around noon.

Here's a rundown of how many absences were reported Thursday at area schools that were able to supply numbers: Beekmantown Central School District: Students - High School, 90; Middle School, 50; Beekmantown Elementary, 56; Cumberland Head, 20; Faculty - High School, 3; Middle School, 3; Beekmantown Elementary, 5.5; and Cumberland Head, 3.5.

Depending on the availability of the H1N1 vaccine, clinics are tentatively set for: Nov.

Gov. David Paterson came to Malone Tuesday to announce that St. Lawrence Gas will get $2.5 million to extend its natural-gas pipeline through Franklin County.

A 15-year-old boy from North Lawrence was killed Sunday in an ATV accident during a race at a Moira motocross track.

Poignant. Imaginative. Passionate. Original. These are some of the words LJ 's reviewers used to describe the first novels forthcoming this fall and winter.

Friday, September 11, 2009 64 F NY1.com en EspaA ol The 23 New York City police officers that died in the September 11th terrorist attacks were remembered by their colleagues today.

State Police based in Massena arrested Justin E. Cooke, 19, of Moira yesterday for 2nd-Degree Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee that has harnessed President Barack Obama'sA grassroots campaign base to focus on pushing his agenda in the White House is staffing up in New York.

The New York State Senate has passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine to create the North Country Power Authority to combine the efforts of 24 municipalities looking to reduce energy costs in St.

Road projects, tourism and economic strategies for Bombay and Fort Covington could be funded with 2008 Akwesasne Mohawk Casino slot-machine profits, officials hope.

Helen Laura Whitman, 81, St. Regis Falls. Helen Laura Whitman, 81, passed away peacefully on June 8 2009 at home, with her loving family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

On May 21, 2009, at 8:15 p.m., the New York State Police in Malone were contacted by A Franklin County Child Protective Services and advised of a 5-month-old child suffering from a potentially life threatening injury to his brain.A The victim, Ethan Lavertue, was treated at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone and subsequently transferred to ...