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Franklin County drug arrests, politics

Usually, drug arrest sweep stories are pretty straight forward in the North Country, so Miranda Orso’s report this morning for the Plattsburgh Press-Republican makes for some interesting reading. Franklin County officials rounded up 20...

Morning Read: Backyard dumps and “local stewardship”

Chris Knight has a fascinating piece in yesterday’s Adirondack Daily Enterprise about a family near Paul Smiths that is allegedly operating an unauthorized junkyard. Read the article and see a photograph here. The property is filled with old...

Morning Read I: Former ComLinks director charged with grand larceny

Nancy Reich was a fixture in the North Country for years, heading the ComLinks social service agency based in Malone. Yesterday, according to the Plattsburgh Press Republican, she was led into a Franklin County courtroom in handcuffs. Former...

Morning Read: Better vigilance on the US-Canada border?

Earlier this month, a Federal GAO report found that despite the billions and billions of dollars spent since 9/11 — $3 billion were spent in 2010 alone — US-Canada border security is still woefully lacking. This from the Seattle...

Morning Read: North Country priest on trial

A jury is now reviewing the evidence against Gary Mercure, the former Glens Falls-area priest accused of using his position and authority to target young children. He served at the Our Lady of Annunciation church in Queensbury, but has since been...

News stories tagged with "law-enforcement"

Pataki Appoints Terrorism Czar

by Karen DeWitt

Oct 24, 2001 — Governor Pataki convened a statewide meeting of law enforcement officials to find better ways to combat terrorism. As Karen Dewitt reports from Albany, this new anti-terrorism czar urged law enforcement agencies to work together. Go to full article

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