Clinton County News

You can view photos from past issues of the Press-Republican grouped in monthly galleries.

Clinton County Legislator Sara E. Rowden, D-Area 4, far right, discusses the new regional 2-1-1 telephone system available in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.

Megan Morrissey-Kelly held out hope Pyramids Child Development Center would stay open.

The fungal disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s has been found in Plattsburgh, with experts pressing for a quick reaction from local residents.

Two teens are accused of setting fires in Clinton County, N.Y. Police arrested Chad Smith, 17, of Morrisonville, Monday morning.

New York State Police have made two arrests in connection with a rash of brush fires in the Morrisonville area.

A quick response saved two neighboring structures when a suspicious fire destroyed a building in the heart of downtown Champlain.

The fiscal situation could be worse at Clinton Community College, given a nationwide recession.

Franklin, Clinton and St. Lawrence counties were designated high-intensity drug trafficking areas Wednesday.

You can read timely Consumer Reports articles in the new Lifestyles section... Shooting for the best digital camera Clean up in laundry detergent savings Where to dine well for less ELIZABETHTOWN - A public debate for Essex County district attorney was canceled, then reinstated after a challenger agreed to participate.

A popular former teacher and media personality from Plattsburgh was in court Tuesday facing federal child pornography charges.

There's no doubt when you picked up your copy of this week's Clinton County Free Trader Today that you took a second glance at the front page.

A retired Plattsburgh school teacher was arrested Friday on child pornography charges.

A retired City School District teacher and local media personality is accused of possessing hundreds of images of child porn.

Firefighters will have a new place to train for real-world emergency situations when the construction of a new training tower is complete.

In an editorial in the Press-Republican last Wednesday, we expressed the hope that the people in charge of creating a new bike and pedestrian trail along the river in Plattsburgh had taken into account some hard work that had gone into a study three decades ago on the so-called Verdantique Park and Trail.

Debra Ciccone frequently saw her son caring for Mason Facteau during his two-month relationship with the infant's mother last year.

Jeff Poupore was delivering beer to a Plattsburgh bar last May when he suddenly found himself in the middle of an emergency situation.

Dr. Melissa Myer was shocked when she first saw Mason Facteau lying motionless on a hospital stretcher last May.

We won't publish Speakouts that are longer than 100 words or that we consider libelous or inappropriate, including personal attacks, merchant complaints that we can't verify and court matters.