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   Hall of Fame vs. Wall of Shame

We take a look around the North Country and document good deeds and bad.

The South span of the Pearl Street bridge in Watertown is only about 6 years old but the concrete is covered with hundereds of cracks.
Take a look for yourself.

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Future Farmer Zack Townsend of Lafargeville trys out a 1972 International Cub Cadet at the Stone Mills Old Farm and Home Days held at the Stone Mills Agricultural Museum.
The International Cub Cadet is owned by Andrea Capone of Watertown NY.
Continued here with more photos.

   World and National News

Eight People Missing in Colorado Wildfire
Families of eight people who did not evacuate during mandatory order are working with authorities...

U.N. Wants Control of World's Agenda
EXCLUSIVE: After a year of setbacks, U.N. Secretary General Ban ki-Moon and his top lieutenants ...

Obama Targets House GOP Leader in Economic Speech
During a campaign-style speech in Cleveland, the president takes aim at Ohio Republican John Boeh...

Bite Out of Obesity, orCase of 'Big Brother'?
An Iowa school district's lunch program asks children to memorize a four-digit PIN code so it can...

Mexican Marines Arrest 7 in Killing of 72 Migrants

Imam Defends Mosque in Op-Ed

Look Out, Capt. Kirk! Tractor Beam Revealed- Close Call? Asteroids to Buzz Ea...

Challenge to CIA renditions dismissed
Handing a victory to the Obama administration, a sharply divided federal appeals court dismisses ...

Petraeus: Quran burning is like Abu Ghraib
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan tells NBC News that a Florida church?s plan to burn the Qur...

Hillary Clinton condemns pastor's plans
For the second time in about 18 hours, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned a Florida...

Backers of NYC Islamic center appear divided
The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appe...

Transocean: BP probe is 'self-serving,' deceptive
Transocean Ltd., the owner of the doomed rig leased by BP, says BP's internal investigation into ...



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   Sports News

Mike Shanahan: Albert Haynesworth will be Washington Redskin Sunday
Mike Shanahan says Albert Haynesworth will be with the Washington Redskins when they open the sea...

Reggie Bush says whether he's stripped of Heisman Trophy is out of his hands
Reggie Bush says whether he is stripped of his Heisman Trophy is out of his hands and that his pl...

Tom Brady deflected questions about whether he is close to a contract extensi...
Tom Brady deflected questions about whether he is close to a contract extension with the Patriots.

Alabama Crimson Tide's Mark Ingram probably won't play Saturday
Alabama coach Nick Saban says tailback Mark Ingram is unlikely to play against Penn State.

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Restaurant Review
We Review The Fairgrounds Restaurant.
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August 22th Gardening Blog Entry
Five Cedars Zone 4 Garden Blog

Fishing Report - August 19th
Eastern Lake Ontario

New addition to U Pick
U Pick Blueberries

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...or your tax dollars at work. That's it, just stripe over the crap in the road.

   NY State and Local News

Check back for more on the NYS drill team events held this weekend at Clayton NY.

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Wednesday: Watertown Plant To Close
A longtime manufacturer in Watertown is closing. 62 workers will lose their jobs when Northland M...

Ellisburg Man Arrested, Charged with Setting Fire to Vacant Home
An Ellisburg man has been indicted on an arson charge by a Jefferson County Grand Jury after auth...

Vandals Strike St. Lawrence County Farm, Major Damage Reported
Were marijuana growers retaliating against a St. Lawrence County farm which was the target of maj...

Update: Legislators Vote To Buy Phone System
Jefferson County legislators approved - but just barely - a plan to buy a new phone system for th...

Video: Hoffman, Doheny Debate, Round 2
Second verse, same as the first. Republican Congressional candidates Matt Doheny and Doug Hoffman...

Feedback: Still No Answers for Mercy
The future remains uncertain for Mercy Care Center's workers and nursing home patients.

Counting Chickens...
With just a week until the primary election, Republican candidates for Congress Doug Hoffman and ...

Two local MMA fighters get shot at becoming "The Ultimate Fighter"
Mixed Martial Arts is a sport that continues to skyrocket in popularity. And this season, a majo...

Former doctor pleads not guilty
A former doctor at Canton-Potsdam Hospital pleads not guilty to charges of falsifying documents a...

Solution to state park money woes?
New York's financial troubles are threatening state parks and Senator Charles Schumer believes he...

Northland Motors to close in December
Another local business is shutting down. This time, it's a Watertown motor company.

Jefferson County man accused of setting fire to estranged wife's house
A Jefferson County man has been accused of setting fire to the house of his estranged wife.

County to buy new phone system
Jefferson County offices will have a new Voice over Internet Protocol phone system after a divide...

Airline's safety worried the FAA
An internal Federal Aviation Administration investigation into safety practices at Gulfstream Int...

BACK TO THEIR FUTURE
Schools were back in session across the north country Tuesday, but Watertown City School District...

City to take Stateway Plaza sewer main by eminent domain
The city of Watertown will begin the process of taking land and a privately owned sewer main that...

   Just Plain Odd News

Traffic stop saves cat from owner's plate

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Local Obituaries
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William J. Brett, 76, North Ft. Myers, FL and formerly Watertown

Gretchen Locke, 77, Russell

David R. Peer, Dexter

Bethany E. LaDuke, 85, Canton

Richard H. Ladue, 62, Henderson Harbor

Lorena Helen Matthie, 77

Thelma G. Krickmire, 95, Fairport and Watertown

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Syracuse News
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Syracuse diocese spends $590,000 on added scholarships, new programs, upgrade...

New York Senate leader John Sampson backs Ed Koch reforms agenda

Oswego faces $10,000 fine for ambulance paperwork problems

Update: Indiana activist to head federal anti-carp campaign

Federal Reserve survey sees slower growth in East and Midwest

ADWATCH: Ads attacking health plan miss some facts

Detroit mayor Dave Bing calls fires a 'natural disaster'

Florida pastor who vows to burn Quran exists on fringe of US Christian life

Rabies found in New York coyote that attacked people in Westchester County

Update: Chittenango man killed in one-car accident on Pompey Center Road

What's going on: BP report pushes some of oil spill blame onto Transocean, Ha...

This year's Onondaga Creek cleanup: Volunteers needed

Florida minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn

Onondaga County resident dies of EEE virus; spraying of Cicero Swamp rescheduled

Silence, not speeches, to mark Syracuse's Sept. 11 commemoration

The Mayors Blog
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Madam Goes Mainstream
Independent gubernatorial candidate Kristin Dav...

Northland Electric To Close
A sad economic note as the Northland Electric p...

Patty Rips Foe as an Albany Clown...Stops Short of Calling Him a Bozo
Calling her a "common sense reformer" the lates...

WWNY: Nothing New in Latest and Last Debate
Thank God we didn't have eleven of these debate...

On Voter Empowerment, Candidate Coffey Gets the Gold Star
Attorney General candidate Brodsky is concerned...

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