Lowville News

St. Lawrence County officials soon will hire an architectural engineering firm to study potential uses for the former jail on Judson Street.

Shae C. Roggie knows bags. The Lowville resident sews everything from brightly colored clutches and backpacks to wildly patterned purses and cell phone cases for her business, Valerie Ann Designs.

On June 30, the Lowville Council of Churches Food Pantry moved from the Methodist Church basement in Lowville to 7636 North State St., Lowville.

This one is for all the people who fall on their religion as the woman from Lowville did in a recent letter to the editor.

Maple Ridge Wind Farm is one of several farms in the state causing problems for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Buffalo.

After a nice healthy breakfast of pancakes the size of pizzas at Lloyds of Lowville, at 8:52 again I headed south helped along by very favorable North winds.

This year, New York State is finding sweet success with its maple syrup crop. New York State's production of maple syrup increased 10 percent, ranking the state third on the maple production list.

A Lewis County man has been returned from Missouri to face burglary charges.Joshua R. Taylor, 21, Lowville, is charged with grand larceny and burglary.

The academic leaders of the Lowville Academy and Central School class of 2009 are Deanna Roggie, valedictorian, and Hannah Root, salutatorian.

Two men from Jefferson and Lewis counties are leaders in the 197th New York State Police class that graduated Tuesday in Albany.

Small towns are often described as "sleepy," but thanks to a group of spirited volunteers, Lyons Falls is "alive" with activity.

Brendan B. Hopkins, 38, Delray Beach, Fla., was charged early Sunday with aggravated driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a roadside breath test and failure to signal a turn.

The following motorists are charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses: Norman J. Fuhrman, 23, Apopka, Fla., was stopped at 1:21 a.m. Sunday on Route 283 in the town of LeRay.

A Beaver Falls teen has been arrested and charged with calling in a bomb threat to the Lowville Wal-Mart last month.

The following are charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses: Michael E. Enslow, 31, of 5656 Maple Ave., Lowville, was charged by state police with felony DWI, resisting arrest and refusal to submit to a breath test at 2:30 a.m. Friday on Snell Road in the town of Watson.

Harney J. Corwin and Dorothy K. Duflo at first might seem to have little in common.

Lewis County officials plan to start a public transportation system as soon as next month by mainly using existing private bus routes.

Lewis County officials expect a profit of more than $150,000 from last week's annual tax auction.

It's been 25 years since the Concerts on the Waterfront Series in this village began with a dream.

Businesses ranging from Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece law firm, Watertown, to Erie Boulevard Hydropower, Potsdam, likely will lose their Empire Zone tax benefits following Empire State Development Corp.'s announcement on the status of the 8,000-plus businesses enrolled in program.