The Solar Farm Was Decided in 2022
Tomorrow afternoon, the state Public Service Commission holds a public hearing on the Greens Corners solar project — 140 megawatts, roughly 800 acres around Old Rome State Road in the […]
Jefferson
A Monarch Butterfly Keeper’s North Country Story
How one local woman is doing her part for the conservation and continued existence of the majestic monarch. On Marissa Barcomb’s best day this summer, ten monarch butterflies left her […]
Jefferson, Lewis, Local Pulse, St. Lawrence
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, Local Pulse
Ives Hill Zoning: Read the Code, Not the Promise
The Watertown Planning Commission voted 5-0 against rezoning the Ives Hill Country Club clubhouse from residential to neighborhood mixed use. The proposal would carve the clubhouse off from the golf […]
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, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
Three Villages, One Question: Should Village Government Go Away?
Something is stirring in the North Country’s smallest governments. Within a few weeks, three villages — two in Jefferson County, one in St. Lawrence — have all landed on the […]
Local Pulse, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
Chips, Jobs, and a Data-Center Fight: The AI Boom Reaches the North Country
Three stories from the last few weeks are really one story — the artificial-intelligence boom knocking on the North Country’s door. A free training program in Watertown, a $100 billion […]
Local Pulse, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
Weekend Roundup: October 9–11
Foliage hits its final act, Clayton owns Saturday with a boat festival by day and ghost stories by night, and the zoo hosts a free family movie night on Friday. […]
Jefferson, Lewis, Local Pulse, St. Lawrence
Stewart’s Ice Cream Recall: Check Your Freezer for These Two Flavors
If you bought Stewart’s half-gallon ice cream this summer, take a minute to check your freezer. Stewart’s Shops is voluntarily recalling two flavors over possible metal contamination, the FDA announced […]
Outdoors & Recreation, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
Thousand Islands Fall Color Hits Near Peak: October 2026 Update
The Adirondacks’ peak is passing — but the color is coming home. This week’s I LOVE NY foliage report (October 7–13) puts the Thousand Islands-Seaway region at near peak, with […]