WINGING IT

Adel Lawson, Clayton, right, makes a butterfly using coffee filters, markers and clothespins during a workshop Monday at the Fairgrounds YMCA in Watertown for people who will be operating summer programs. The event was sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County.

• Accreditation in question
• Fort Drum welcomes home, sees off troops
• Railroad motif chosen for J.B. Wise lot project
• Watertown Town Council pay increasing
• Aubertine, Renzi suggest ways to cut state budget
• Army Reserve battalion to be honored Sunday
• Measure would control fire funds
• Alex Bay changes law to get more applicants
• JCC Foundation seeking co-host for Mayor's Ball
• Library funding cut by $39,000
• Chaumont teen on trial over her role in robbery
• Agency teamwork urged to solve teens' problems
• Motorcyclist accused of doing 100 mph in city
• River Hospital to offer free breast screenings
• Democrats push meet-and-greet back by a week
• Cause of Felts Mills fire still unknown

• Towns wary of call to cut
• State reverses initial decision; Newton Falls to receive grant
• Russell vows to fight for working families as union leaders announce endorsements
• Cleanup studies approved in city
• Massena board to begin search for superintendent
• Canadian Seaway workers won't go on strike after all
• Morley library on hiatus
• Man gets prison time for selling stolen gear
• Shadow Chasers official to speak to lunch group

• Anticipation adorns a fence
• Battle rages over NRA
• Tour groups in search of paranormal activity
• Rutland's tax rate is likely to increase
• Natural gas mining topic of Tug Hill seminar
• Welcome Neighbor to host annual meet-and-greet
• Panel tonight to provide wind power information
• Adams tells DOT 'we want span'
• More than $25,000 raised by 2nd breast cancer walk
• Salvation Army seeks Red Kettle coordinators, bell ringers
• Samaritan to cover extra costs for Clayton clinic
• NNY police charge six with DWI
• Four vying for two seats on Sackets village board
• Honor set for slain soldier who saved others in Iraq
• Oswego County workshop set on sustainable energy
• Summer residents in parts of Clayton can't find anyone to install bleed valves

• Group seeks to defrock minister
• Political journalist predicts Obama win
• Massena nixes yoga for 'Raider Relaxation'
• Town tussles with turbines
• Doctor moves to hospital after clinic fire
• St. Lawrence history group to host antiques appraisals
• United Helpers, day care to celebrate start of work

• Blaze destroys Antwerp building
• Electrical workers local endorses Darrel Aubertine
• Villages' waterfront plan close to being finalized
• Fast-moving fire claims farmhouse in Rutland
• Baptist church welcomes minister
• Redwood resident facing drug charges
• Fellowship to train health care leaders
• Two vie for West's Town Council seat in Henderson
• South Jeff brings in experts to develop roof repair plan
• TEACHING IN THEIR LANGUAGE

• Potsdam complex still without water
• Heating voucher plans mulled
• Crafty shoppers find variety for sale
• Ogdensburg Rescue Squad buys land
• Potsdam's Our Greener Home closing soon
• Tribe nears electric control
• Iroquois Farm looking to future
• Two in St. Lawrence County fined for DEC law violations

• SMC says search for doctors ongoing
• Tour boat's passengers evacuated
• Vintage, classic autos highlight Clayton event
• 2 face DWI, related charges
• DPAO on track to beat $37,748
• Voting for write-in easy to do, but official says be certain first
• New pastor starts today at First Baptist Church
• Hounsfield Town Council hires property assessor
• Watertown school board OKs pay increases for staff
• Headquarters site plan approved for Freeman
• South Jeff project review to take about 5 months
• Illegal aliens hard at work on north farms

• Mischief, trespass alleged
• Missing SLU senior found safe on campus Saturday
• Fire damages Star Lake doctor's office
• Jack-o'-lantern carving gets watery twist
• Nature center may lose live exhibits
• Developing 'citizen science' a goal of annual conference

• EAGLE RIDGE RESIDENTS BUGGED
• County lawmakers miss out on info
• Area officials worry about Mercy's fate
• Senate returns money from Wiley
• County lawmakers miss out on info
• Dexter man crashes cycle Friday, dies at the hospital
• Budget woes prompt Rich to stay on at DPAO
• Sexual abuser gets more prison time
• First tenants move in to new city complex
• Workers at Drum tell AG of gripes
• MRSA case confirmed at Sandy Creek Central
• New panel to iron out Henderson's mooring area
• City sets bicycle auction Oct. 22

• WPBS sponsors spooky bus tour
• Community milk house close to completion in Heuvelton
• Nesco closing; owner cites economic crisis
• DWI cited after car hits pole wire
• Man struck in crosswalk still in critical condition
• Russell slates open house today at office in Canton
• Growing Greenmarket in last day of the season
• County considers use of casino revenue
• Housing rehab forums slated

• Bankruptcy plan may fall through
• County Historical Society to charge admission
• Aubertine, Renzi clash on plans for property tax
• Garage in town of Watertown destroyed by explosions, fire
• Agency probing laborers' claims
• LeRay Council takes no action on 4 proposed laws
• North Country Reads picks 'Skeleton at the Feast'
• Cyber-stalking focus of Assistance Center event
• Teen accused of threatening witness in robbery case
• Two cited with having pot stash in car
• Fastracs celebrating 10 years
• Facility in Adams marking 10 years
• Three types of grants offered for sustainable ag projects
• Store relocates to square
• Leaner Belleville Henderson project would need no tax hike

• Minister arraigned on porn charges
• Court hearing against Amish pushed back for arguments
• Judges reject change of venue for Klages
• Residents leery of health care zone plans
• Employment agency sues cheese plant for $30,000
• Woman admits to setting fire at home for insurance money
• Six injured in two-car Colton accident
• Man, 76, critically injured; struck by car in crosswalk
• City parks upgrades nearly completed
• Priest's defense fund probed

• 10th Mountain soldiers eager for voting forms
• Workers irate at contractor
• JCC key to Russell health plan
• Hounsfield still without fire pact
• Cantwell taps members for his ‘kitchen cabinet’
• Clayton wind farm noise study to be aired
• Burns proposes regulating content of big murals
• Crews pour cement basin for Public Square fountain
• Panel offers forest strategy for four-state region
• Fire hall sold to company
• City firefighters put out blaze that started in two-stall garage
• Black River man jailed on felony DWI charge

• Safety officer suspended over incident at seminar
• Baptist preacher asked to clear out
• Filing process changes planned
• OBPA approves hangar contracts
• Intermodal terminal proposed at Massena
• DOT unveils plan to improve Ogdensburg border crossing
• Potsdam signs lease to use water tower on Lowe’s land
• Record low 50 parcels sold at tax auction
• Man injured when vehicle explodes as he’s cutting it

• Approval of JCC plan tabled
• Soldiers back from Iraq after 15 months
• Kinney helps push Children's Miracle Network nearer goal
• City farmers market gives two vendors a jump-start
• Cantwell, Russell disagree on property tax relief
• Mannsville weighs solution to flooding
• Watertown school site adds informational video
• Woman's leg fractured in three-vehicle accident
• University Women sponsor Oct. 16 candidates' forum
• Board OKs proposed parish hall for Trinity
• Bronx man charged with heroin possession
• Champion tax rate stays same under plan
• Walk-in offices of TDS Telecom in Edwards, Chaumont close; customer needs are cited
• DOT crews will be paving stretch of Arsenal today
• Hot line launched to give help to small businesses
• River Town Democrats to host candidate events

• Pastor resigns in probe of porn
• PUMPKIN PRODUCTION PATCHY
• Potsdam hospital to explain its plans
• Legislators to look at how to cut '09 budget
• Human remains in Malone are those of missing woman
• Gouverneur Bancorp Inc. completes two stock splits
• Canton library Anime Club wins Program of the Year
• Cereal box spurred St. Lawrence County drug bust
• Russell bows out of county plowing contract
• Prisoner will be extradited to N.J. on conspiracy charge
• Historical musical revue available on 2-DVD set
• Norfolk Fire Department awarded equipment grant