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May 15, 2008
A rainy start to the day, but don’t let that bring you down.
Today - Drizzle rain will push through and make way for partly sunny skies, temperatures reaching into the 60s.
Tonight - Temperatures dropping, making it a little chilly, temperatures in the 30s.
Tomorrow - Partly cloudy, but sun will make an appearance. Temperatures in the 60s.
Tune in to Meteorologist Rick DeFranco tonight at 6 for the latest on the North Country’s weather!
Sports Round-Up for May 13
May 14, 2008
Boys Lacrosse:
IHC 15, General Brown 5
Watertown 15, Lowville 5
Carthage 19, South Jefferson 3
Salmon River 20, Canton 11
St. Lawrence Central 10, Heuvelton 9
Saranac Lake 9, Potsdam 7
St. Lawrence Central 11, Northwood Prep 6
Girls Lacrosse:
Potsdam 17, Massena 16
Indian River 16, Heuvelton 12
Baseball:
South Lewis 7, General Brown 4
Lowville 19, Sandy Creek 4
Thousand Islands 10, APW 1
Sackets Harbor 13, Lyme 10
OFA 16, Gouverneur 2
Norwood Norfolk 12, Massena 5
Potsdam 5, Malone 1
Canton 12, Tupper Lake 3
Salmon River 12, Madrid Waddington 11
St. Lawrence Central 15, Chateaugay 4
Softball:
Sackets Harbor 10, Lyme 1
South Jefferson 8, Beaver River 7
South Lewis 14, General Brown 4
Sandy Creek 9, Lowville 4
Thousand Islands 11, APW 0
Alexandria 5, Lafargeville 4
OFA 14, Gouverneur 2
Massena 8, Norwood Norfolk 2
Malone 6, Potsdam 0
Canton 16, Tupper Lake 0
Salmon River 18, Madrid Waddington 1
St. Lawrence Central 7, Chateaugay 2
St. Regis Falls 12, Colton Pierrepont 8
Hammond 6, Edwards Knox 4
Boys Tennis:
Alexandria 5, IHC 0
Golf:
General Brown 3.5, Lowville 3.5
Watertown 5, General Brown 2
Mel Busler and Rob Krone bring you the latest highlights and scores from around the area:
Sports Round-Up for May 12
May 13, 2008
Girls Lacrosse:
Watertown 9, General Brown 8
Carthage 20, South Jefferson 3
OFA 9, Northwood 8
Massena 8, Saranac Lake 7
Baseball:
Indian River 8, Watertown 3
Carthage 6, IHC 2
Lowville 7, South Lewis 0
Lafargeville 8, Belleville Henderson 6
Alexandria 5, Copenhagen 4
OFA 9, Tupper Lake 8
Malone 10, Norwood Norfolk 2
Edwards Knox 9, Clifton Fine 5
Lisbon 6, Morristown 2
Harrisville 1, Hermon Dekalb 0
Heuvelton 12, Hammond 3
Softball:
South Lewis 4, Lowville 3
Lafargeville 6, Belleville Henderson 3
Alexandria 3, Copenhagen 2
Watertown 15, Indian River 5
Salmon River 16-16, Bruston Moira 0-0 (doubleheader)
Potsdam 15, Parishville Hopkinton 8
Madrid Waddington 6-6, St. Regis Falls 2-7 (doubleheader)
OFA 12, Tupper Lake 0
Edwards Knox 15, Clifton Fine 11
Lisbon 4, Morristown 2
Malone 15, Gouverneur 2
Harrisville 8, Hermon Dekalb 4
Heuvelton 13, Hammond 2
Golf:
Watertown 6, IHC 1
Watertown 4.5, South Jefferson 2.5
Watertown 6, General Brown 1
South Jefferson 4, IHC 3
South Jefferson 6.5, General Brown .5
IHC 6.5, General Brown .5
Alexandria 6, Thousand Islands 1
Tennis:
Alexandria 4, Watertown 1
Mel Busler and Rob Krone bring you the highlights and scores from around the area:
Who Is In The Running for the 118th District Seat?
May 9, 2008
The 118th Assembly District, more commonly known as the river district, includes St. Lawrence River based townships in Jefferson and St. Lawrence County.
The seat was left vacant after former assemblyman Darrel Aubertine sought and won the 48th district senate seat in February.
Governor Paterson decided against a special election for the seat, citing the turmoil in Albany and the cost of the senate special election as reasons to wait until November to have the assembly seat decided.
Speculation and rumors have run the gauntlet as to who would be running for the seat and a list of potential candidates is beginning to circulate:
- Republican St. Lawrence County Clerk Patricia Ritchie
- Jefferson County Legislator Phillip Reed (R-Alexandria Bay)
- Canton Town Supervisor David Button
- retired Watertown businessman Tim Kelly
- Jefferson County Sheriff John Burns, a well-known Democrat
- Massena Police Chief Timmy Currier
- fishing charter operator and Alcoa retiree Donald Lucas, who is running as an independent
Several other candidates, Republicans, Democrats and Independents, have said they may run, but are still looking at options.
St. Lawrence County Republican Chair Janet Kelly says the local GOP is poised for a primary and wants the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee to take a backseat in the Assembly race.
Watch our report:
Interviews with Mike McKinnon and Colonel James Meyers
April 29, 2008
These are extended portions of Jeff Cole’s interviews.
Oasis Fuel Depot Map
April 29, 2008
Fuel Spill Timeline
April 29, 2008
The interactive timeline may take a few moments to load in your browser. You can click on any entry in the timeline to see full details.
Crews Work To Repair Water Main Break In Watertown
April 22, 2008
A water main break in Watertown closed a street and left a number of residences without water late Tuesday afternoon.
It happened at shortly after 5 p.m. at the intersection of Route 283, Factory Street, East Main Street and Starbuck Avenue.
Factory Street was closed from Route 283 to Water street.
Department of Public Works crews shut the water off in order to attempt to fix the break in the ten-inch wide pipe.
Work was expected to continue well into the night.
Update: Reaction to the DEC’s Closing 40 Roads to ATV Access
April 16, 2008
The Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) decision to close 40 roads between Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties is drawing harsh criticism from ATV enthusiasts and trail coordinators alike.
Bob Diehl, a trail coordinator, said that the move is a solid hit against ATV operators since some of the trails that are being closed are important connecting routes for other trails and roads.
“Snowmobile clubs use them and groom them. ATVs, trucks and cars have been using (the roads) for 30 years.”
Communities that depend on ATV riders for business, it is a disappointing turn of events.
Some ATV users have already called the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce to cancel planned trips to the area.
“Everybody that rides into the community stops somewhere along the way for food, beverages and gas and hotel rooms, so I think it will have a huge impact on both counties,” said Scott Burto, the Jefferson County Trails Coordinator.
The DEC says it is simply a matter of following the state Vehicle and Traffic Law.
“You can’t use motor vehicles…on the same roads as ATVs because of the safety concerns. It’s written right into the law,” said Judy Drabicki, the DEC Region Six Director.
Alexandra Field reports:
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Earlier report and listing of closed roads:
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has decided to close 40 roads under its jurisdiction in Region 6 (which includes Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties) to ATV access.
After several court cases and investigations, the DEC found that it had illegally opened up roads to ATV traffic on DEC administered lands, violating the state’s vehicle and traffic law.
According to DEC Forest Ranger Drew Cavanagh, because the vehicle activity was illegal, the DEC had no other recourse than to close the roads to ATVs.
“As an agency, we felt that we had to really look hard at what we were doing…what we need to do is shut down all the roads and trails we have open and on a limited basis, a case by case basis, we may be able to open some of those (roads) that connect riding areas.”
Ranger Cavanagh agreed that ATVing has grown immensely popular as a sport and recreation and many North Country groups are asking for access to different roads and trails.
However, despite its popularity, roads and trails are not likely to be opened again any time soon.
“The timeframe I’m not certain on, but probably not anytime this year. It’s going to take some time and some legislation will have to be drafted,” Cavanagh said.
The DEC has to work with the state’s Vehicle and Traffic Law, which would have to be amended to allow for access to the closed roads.
About 80 miles of roads and trails total will be closed.
Ranger Cavanagh said there are still about 400 miles of town and county roads open in Jefferson County.
The DEC will begin removing signs from posted areas of the 40 roads today.
A list of the closed roads follows:
In Lewis County:
- West Turin, Martinsburg
- Alice Coffey, Diana
- Aspen Hollow, Croghan
- Blanchard Creek, Croghan
- Briar Hill, Croghan
- Bucks Corners, Lyonsdale
- Corbine, Diana
- Cotton, Croghan
- Dolsee, West Turin
- Dunes, New Bremen
- East Gasline, Croghan
- Fall Brook, Lyonsdale
- Montague, Worth
- Henry, Diana
- Hiawatha Ext,Greig
- Huck Berry, Montague
- Judy Cole, Diana
- Loop,Croghan, Diana
- Mile Strip Road (in both Jefferson and Lewis)
- McGoldrick ,West Turin
- Mountain Swamp, Croghan
- Mud Pond , Diana
- Nelson, Diana
- Nob , Martinsburg
- Old Croghan Road, Croghan
- Otter Creek, Greig
- Patchin, Diana
- Q-Road, Croghan
- Seelman, West Turin
- Smith, West Turin
- Wahalula, Croghan
- Waterhole, Lyonsdale
- West Gasline,Croghan
- Wisner, Diana
- Y, Lyonsdale
In Jefferson and Oswego Counties:
- Bargy (Main),(both Jefferson and Oswego counties) Lorraine, Boylston
- Forward (in both Jefferson and Lewis counties) Montague, Worth
- Hawley, Boylston (Oswego County)
- Hessel, (both Jefferson and Oswego) Lorraine, Boylston
- Tucker (in Oswego County) , Boylston
- Wart, (both Jefferson and Oswego counties) Lorraine, Boylston
Jeff Cole has the latest on the ATV situation and an interview with Ranger Drew Cavanagh:
Jefferson County Jail Looking to Expand
April 9, 2008
In March, a study of the Metro-Jefferson County Public Safety Jail was completed and the results suggested that expansion was needed to accomodate more criminals.
The independent study concluded the jail will possibly have to have 191 beds to handle all prisoners by 2030.
At the time, Sheriff John Burns warned county officials that the jail needs to grow with the population and that overcrowding was a danger to both the prisoners and staff at the facility.
“The way our area is expanding, I think it’s probably going to be too small in probably less than ten years,” Sheriff Burns said.
County lawmakers agree and that has them considering an expansion to the facility happening sooner than ten years down the line.
Officials say that 32 beds would be added to the jail which currently has 161 beds inside, bringing the total to 193.
Adding more beds means that a new section of the building would have to be constructed, but the design of the addition is still being worked out.
One suggestion is to have a 32 bed dormitory section built for non-violent offenders with infrastructure in place for further expansion options.
Legislation is being drafted for the Jefferson County Board of Legislators to review this fall.
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