Ogdensburg News

Cindy S. Stevens, 34, Harrisville, was in an accident at about 8 a.m. Monday in the Town of Fowler, along State Rt.

Lakshmi Bhat, 62, was killed by her son-in-law, Anand Venkata, 36, during a dispute Monday in Venkata's apartment at the Skyline Towers highrise, according to information from the Fairfax County Police Department.

One of the lucky shelters is the Animal Rescue League in Cumru Twp., Berks Co., where the group, Pedaling4Paws , took a break Tuesday morning on its way from West Chester to Ogdensburg, N.Y. "This is called Pedaling4Paws.

St. Lawrence County legislators withheld the restorationof funding Monday for a paid hazardous materials response team despite a vote last week that they preferred a paid group.

Every St. Lawrence County resident is closer to paying a 33 percent tax increase after Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell convinced a slim majority of the Democratic state Assembly to approve an increase in the county's sales tax rate.

A mannequin named Melvin served as the focal point for a presentation on Civil War uniforms during a St. Lawrence County historians spring roundtable Friday morning in Massena.

Members of a task force formed to prevent the closure of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center are hoping a barrage of postcards to state officials will forward their cause.

Terri Flagg, 29, Ogdensburg, was in an accident in which one person was reported hurt.

An Amish couple is waiting to find out if child neglect charges against them will be dropped following a closed-door conference Thursday in Family Court.

A 19-year-old Rochester man who faces several charges in the alleged drug-related stabbing and robbing of an Ogdensburg man in April was released from jail Thursday.

Daniel L. Colon has been waiting for his day in court almost 14 years, and today he will see whether the jury will decide in his favor, awarding him $1.25 million.

The St. Lawrence County road racing schedule will have a new addition this summer.

The following local students will be attending Clarkson University in Potsdam during the fall as members of the Class of 2017: Matthew Paul Snodgrass of Ogdensburg, a graduate of Ogdensburg Free Academy High School, who will be majoring in software engineering.

St. Lawrence County legislators made a preliminary decision Monday to maintain a paid hazardous materials mitigation team and restore funding for training rather than switch to a volunteer force.

Enterprise, AL- Peter C. Nicholson, 62, of Enterprise, AL and formerly of Potsdam, NY, took his final flight home on April 28, 2013.

Village police charged Michael J. Brown, 33, of 351 East Orvis St., Apt. H, Massena, with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, unlicensed operator and unregistered trailer at 12:25 a.m. Saturday on South Main Street.

Alan M. Hogle, 22, Ogdensburg was charged at 8:15 p.m. at 410 Cedar St., Ogdensburg following a shoplifting report, according to state police.

You might not know the technical name for them, but with all St. Lawrence River springs come swarms of Caddisflies filling the skies with the rustling of millions of tiny wings.

A flurry of activity has taken place since Thursday among local and federal officials to get a U.S. flag flying again at Ogdensburg's Robert C. McEwen Customs House.

When the St. Lawrence County Planning Board meets on Thursday, they'll be reviewing a proposal to open up a Nice N' Easy convenience store in downtown Massena.