Regional News
Medicaid Recipients Uncertain; Pataki Still Holds Veto Power
Apr 06, 2005 — These are tense weeks for Medicaid recipients. Last week, the legislature restored Governor Pataki's proposed Medicaid cuts. But Pataki still has line-item veto power to make irreversible cuts to the budget. And many advocates fear he'll use it Go to full article
NY to Crackdown on Internet Cigarette Sales
Apr 06, 2005 — The State Tax Commissioner says the Pataki Administration will crack down on residents who buy tax-free cigarettes over the Internet on web sites run by Native American tribes. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
Lake Placid Film Festival Fades To Black After 5-Year Run
Apr 06, 2005 — The Lake Placid Film Festival won't go on this summer. The event lost twenty thousand dollars last year. Ticket sales were flat, despite an appearance by legendary director Martin Scorcese. As Chris Knight reports, organizers say there wasn't enough sponsorship support to stage a quality festival. Go to full article
Commentary: How to Fix Social Security
Apr 06, 2005 — For some time President Bush has been sounding an alarm that funds to support the Social Security system will begin to run short before many people now in the work force... Go to full article
Remembering Watertown's "Iron Block"
Apr 06, 2005 — The main square in downtown Watertown looks very different this week. Workers are demolishing three buildings on Public Square known as the Iron Block. They were built in... Go to full article
Preview: 3rd Annual Burt Symposium at SLU
Apr 06, 2005 — A day long symposium at St. Lawrence University Thursday will take another look at the North Country's economic, environmental and educational vitality, and ways to encourage... Go to full article
Johnsburg Begins Bicentennial Festivities
Apr 06, 2005 — Historians in the Town of Johnsburg will unveil their time capsule tonight (7 pm) in North Creek. It's part of a year-long town bicentennial celebration. Todd Moe talks... Go to full article
Former Fort Drum Soldier Arrested for Murder
Apr 05, 2005 — A former Fort Drum soldier is charged with killing two sisters. Their bodies were found in a Watertown apartment. Go to full article
NY Lawmakers Target "Modem Hijacking"
Apr 05, 2005 — Two Majority Party state legislators are sponsoring a bill to crack down on Internet scammers who use people's modems to make illegal long distance telephone calls. Karen... Go to full article
Assembly Releases Final Report on Death Penalty Statute
Apr 05, 2005 — The State Assembly released a final report on hearings it held recently on whether to reinstate New York's death penalty statute. The report raises questions but draws no... Go to full article
North Country Catholics Mourn the Pope
Apr 05, 2005 — Catholic churches across the North Country will hold special Memorial Masses for Pope John Paul the Second on Thursday. St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg will hold a... Go to full article


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