Weekend Roundup: October 16–18
Northern New York events this weekend, October 16–18: Preacher Lawson and Artrageous in Clayton, Pumpkinpalooza in Massena, craft shows, concerts and more.
Jefferson, Lewis, Local Pulse, St. Lawrence
Guides & How-Tos, Local Pulse
2026 Trick-or-Treat Hours Across the North Country
Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026 this year, and if you’re looking for the official trick-or-treat hours in your community, here is the honest answer as of October 27: […]
Local Pulse, Lewis
Lewis County Measles Cases Reach 15
Lewis County’s measles total has risen to 15 confirmed cases, according to the county Public Health Department’s case chart, updated Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 10:00 a.m. That is two more […]
Adirondack Foliage: Peak Shifts East — October 14 Update
The Adirondack color peak has moved. The fifth I LOVE NY fall foliage report, out Wednesday afternoon, shows the High Peaks and the interior Adirondacks now past peak — most […]
Guides & How-Tos, Local Pulse
HEAP Heating Help Opens November 2
If the heating bill is the bill you dread most, circle Monday, November 2. That’s the day applications open for the 2026-27 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), the federal program […]
Jefferson, Local Pulse
Ives Hill Zoning: Read the Code, Not the Promise
Published October 12, 2026 · Updated October 28, 2026 The Watertown Planning Commission voted 5-0 against rezoning the Ives Hill Country Club clubhouse from residential to neighborhood mixed use. The […]
Heating Season Is Here: A North Country Fire Prevention & Safety Checklist
On Saturday morning, a propane explosion on Carr Road in the town of Clayton sent one person to the hospital. Three days earlier, a furnace explosion destroyed a trailer home […]
Jefferson, Lewis, Local Pulse, Outdoors & Recreation, St. Lawrence
Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens Saturday: 5 Things Northern NY Hunters Should Know
Bow season gets company Saturday: New York’s Northern Zone early muzzleloader deer season opens October 17 — overlapping the final week of bow season — and runs through Friday, October […]
Local Pulse, St. Lawrence
Is the Massena Data Center Exempt From the State Moratorium? What the Order Actually Says
Last month, the Massena Town Board voted 3-2 against a proposed six-month local moratorium on data-center development, keeping the door open for one of the largest data-center proposals in New […]
Lewis, Local Pulse
Lewis County Switches to Online Measles Chart as Cases Rise
Lewis County Public Health is changing how it shares local measles case numbers. Citing the rising number of measles cases in the area, the agency announced it will no longer […]