Ogdensburg, Canada News

This week both Verizon and AT&T announced expansion of their 3G Network wireless coverage in St.

In coming months, the City Council will consider axing its Housing and Rehabilitation Department and cutting a key position in the Economic Development office.

A St. Lawrence County grand jury has indicted four people arrested in a May 28 drug raid in the city of Ogdensburg.

Patrick Hacketts Hardware Co., which runs a department store in Tupper Lake, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday, two days after closing its Gouverneur store under threat of eviction.

Federal bankruptcy filings show that Patrick Hackett Hardware Co. owes more than 200 creditors at least an estimated $10 million, yet the company lists assets of less than $50,000. The Ogdensburg retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York, Utica.

Patrick Hackett Hardware Co. will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, possibly as soon as today.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 8:36am By CRAIG FREILICH St. Lawrence County's bus system costs an estimated $15.91 per ride, and taxpayers pick up at least 90 percent of the cost.

The project to expand the tarmac at Ogdensburg International Airport has been completed, but an inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration found several of the lanes did not meet federal standards.

The Jules of Life Foundation, alongwith Lisbon Central School, YES FM, Q-Country 102.9 and PAC 98.7 presented William and Shelley Breen, Ogdensburg, with the "2009 St.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009, 2:33pm State police investigated a three-vehicle crash in Potsdam, a personal injury accident in Massena, and one-vehicle property damage accidents Lawrence and Louisville Monday.

Monday, November 02, 2009, 10:48am POTSDAM - Village police charged nine people for disorderly conduct a variety of traffic infractions Saturday and Sunday.

St. Lawrence County's commuter bus may get a reprieve from deep budget cuts lawmakers are considering in next year's $222 million spending plan, but one legislator said Friday the one-way fare must be increased dramatically to win his support.

Renowned for fashion, Point Zero has become the number one Canadian brand name and the largest Canadian producer of sportswear for men, women and children.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 10:33am No injuries were reported following one-vehicle property damage accidents Tuesday in Ogdensburg, Fowler and Brasher, according to state police.

" A private burial will be held for Larry H. "Big Weav" Weaver in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville with Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.

St. Lawrence County lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle say the 2010 budget proposal is in line for an overhaul as legislators prepare for their first budget discussion Monday.

A state appellate court has upheld the sex offender classification of a St. Lawrence County man convicted of having sex with a boy.

Financially struggling Hacketts conducts another auction of equipment, fixtures, this time in Ogdensburg Friday, October 09, 2009, 2:13pm OGDENSBURG -- Just two weeks after auctioning off fixtures and equipment at its recently closed Potsdam store, financially struggling Hacketts is planning another auction at its Power Equipment building.

Edward E. Chartrand has been a stickler for finding water for more than seven decades.

A dangerous bridge in Ogdensburg will be removed and replaced, State Senator Darrel Aubertine announced Monday.