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3 hrs ago | Watertown Daily Times

Democratic candidate for Jefferson County Board of Legislators enters the fray for District 10

Donna J. Bohn, a north country native and local businesswoman, today announced her candidacy for the Jefferson County Board of Legislators District 10 seat.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Adams, NY

8 hrs ago | Watertown Daily Times

Carthage man charged with forging checks, taking debit card

Nathan I. Koster, 20, of 34001 Route 126, Carthage, was charged by Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday afternoon with six counts of felony criminal possession of a forged instrument, five counts of felony fourth-degree grand larceny and 11 counts of petit larceny.

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Related Topix: Carthage, NY

12 hrs ago | Watertown Daily Times

Biennial survey shows Jefferson County employers plan to hire

Nearly half of the employers in Jefferson County plan to hire workers in the next two years, according to a biennial survey conducted by the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency from March 7 to May 1. According to the survey - which included 76 employers in Jefferson County - 44.4 percent plan to increase their staff in the next two ... (more)

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law

Tue Jun 18, 2013

North Country Now

Story from NorthCountryNow.com

North Country state legislators Sen. Patty Ritchie and Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush are hailing passage in both houses of a bill to hold farmland assessment increases to no more than two percent a year.

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Related Topix: Heuvelton, NY, Agriculture, Science, St Lawrence County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Black River, NY

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

DWI wrap

Robert S. Hardison, 24, Milford, Conn., also was charged at 2:10 a.m. Sunday by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies with speeding on Route 11 in LeRay.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Watertown, NY, Philadelphia, NY, Buffalo, NY

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Man accused of chasing ex-wife following domestic dispute

A Watertown man faced multiple criminal charges after he allegedly chased his ex-wife from the city to a home on Fort Drum following a domestic dispute.

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Related Topix: Watertown, NY, Fort Drum, NY

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Watertown man accused of making false statement to police

Police said Aaron J. Bell, 37, of 736 W. Main St., Apt. 5, falsely reported a burglary and criminal mischief at his residence June 2. Charged with third-degree falsely reporting an incident at his residence at 8:27 a.m. Friday, he was held at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building on $500 bail pending arraignment in City Court.

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Related Topix: Watertown, NY

North Country Now

Story from NorthCountryNow.com

Friot's Bounce House Rentals, which opened in May, is serving the greater St. Lawrence, Franklin and Jefferson county area.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Adams man accused of sexually abusing 6-year-old girl

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies on Friday charged Omar Lebron, 38, address in the village not listed, with first-degree criminal sexual act and first-degree sexual abuse.

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Related Topix: Adams, NY

Watertown Daily Times

Watertown woman accused of shoplifting

Kylie M. Rivers, 25, of 1620 Huntington St., Apt. M2, was charged by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies Tuesday night with petit larceny.

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Related Topix: Watertown, NY

Watertown Daily Times

Philadelphia man referred to Drug Court for cocaine sale try

A town of Philadelphia man was referred to Jefferson County Drug Court after admitting Thursday in County Court that he tried to sell cocaine.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, NY, Prison, State Prisons, Watertown, NY, Niagara County, NY

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Plans proceeding on Lincoln Building's revitalization

Carolyn D. Fitzpatrick, chairwoman of the Jefferson County Board of Legislators, recalled the days of when passersby could see young ballerinas practicing in the large windows of Lincoln Building on Public Square.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Watertown, NY

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Hoping to Solve the Gibbons Slaying

In August 2011, when Max Schulte and I traveled to Cape Vincent NY for the exhumation of the remains of Ronnie Gibbons, one of the people we met there was Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Deputy Pete Barnett.

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Related Topix: Cape Vincent, NY

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Over 10 years, I've received a north country perspective

At a Dollar Dinner not too long ago I was bussing tables. Dollar Dinners are a ministry of the Urban Mission where churches provide very good food for a dollar.

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Related Topix: Croghan, NY, Opinion

Watertown Daily Times

JCC survey reveals residents like quality of life

Jefferson County residents continue to be satisfied with the overall quality of life in the area despite mixed economic prospects, according to an annual study by the Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College presented Tuesday night to the Jefferson County Board of Legislators Planning and Development Committee.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Watertown, NY

Ogdensburg Courier-Observer/Journal

WIC income guidelines increase, more families eligible

Many working families that struggle to put food on their table may now be eligible to receive benefits from the Women, Infants and Children federal supplemental feeding program.

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Related Topix: St Lawrence County, NY, Franklin County, NY

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Watertown Daily Times

Three ejected after jeep flips over in the town of Clayton

Three men were injured on Monday night after their vehicle flipped over on County Route 5 in the town of Clayton and they were all ejected from the Jeep.

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Related Topix: Clayton, NY, Alexandria Bay, NY

Watertown Daily Times

General Brown bus, DPAO van involved in accident

Three people in a Disabled Persons Action Organization van were injured Monday morning when a General Brown Central School bus driver missed a stop on Route 180 and backed into it.

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Related Topix: Brownville, NY

Watertown Daily Times

Jefferson County Sheriff and Board of Legislators reach truce, for now

Over the past year, Sheriff John P. Burns has come under repeated fire from the Jefferson County Board of Legislators over a growing list of incidents of alleged misconduct in his department.

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Related Topix: Great Bend, NY, Henderson, NY, Watertown, NY

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Albany Times Union

Community colleges produce few graduates

Graduates Jeffery Rodriguez, left, Santa Pumpura, center, and Darnnell Jeffers applaud the speakers during college commencement on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown, N.Y. Just one-third of the students who enroll in the state's community colleges actually finish, a new study has found.

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Related Topix: Johnstown, NY, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Montgomery, NY, Florida, NY