Rouses Point News

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Ray Bresnahan and Jerrod Smith spend most of their work days patrolling the northernmost end of Lake Champlain near the Rouses Point Bridge-- right up to the buoy that marks the border.

Thomas Jefferson once said all tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

There's a new look in store for Veterans Park with the hope of local officials to draw more people to the village's waterfront.

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

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

Throughout the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System, 23 member libraries are participating in the Summer Reading Program the New York State Library promotes every summer.

Fueled by love and loss, Bob and Joann Parker vowed to continue searching for their missing family member.

Settled in 1783 by Canadian refugees, Rouses Point is not only on the northernmost border of New York State, it's also where Lake Champlain meets the rest of the world.

By MICHELLE BESAW Staff Writer HAVE YOU SEEN MEOWY? Age: 3 years. Weight: 14 pounds.

Clinton County legislators are supporting incentives for volunteer firefighters in a move to keep departments properly staffed.

The City of Plattsburgh will be sprucing up the honored guest of this year's big party.

Kevin Dann discusses his "Corridor of Amity" travels in a one-man show: Thursday, May 28, at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, 7:30 p.m. Info, 877-3406; Friday, May 29, at the Chimney Point Historic Site in Addison, 7:30 p.m. Info, 759-2412; and Saturday, May 30, at the Crown Point Historic Site in Crown Point, N.Y., 8 p.m. Info, 518-597-4666. All ...

Here are some of the events and related exhibits commemorating the 400th anniversary of Champlain's exploration.

School administrations must be breathing a sigh of relief throughout the North Country and the entire state, after seeing the resounding success they had selling school budgets to voters Tuesday.

Diver and captain Fred Fayette grew up exploring Lake Champlain and still makes the trip from Burlington to Juniper Island and his family's summer home.

The vendors are lined up and the schedule has been set as the Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market returns for the season.

The village of Rouses Point Web site has a new look and it's one village officials hope attracts more businesses and people to the community.

Fire destroyed a home at 29 Cedar St. in Champlain this morning, the flames threatening nearby homes.

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