CHAMPLAIN — A Brooklyn man is accused of trying to enter the country with more than 10 pounds of marijuana. At about 2:47 p.m. Sunday, a bus reportedly came to the Champlain Port of Entry on its way into the United States. Full Story »
Clinton County Legislature to meet PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Legislature will meet at 7 tonight in the Legislative Chambers on the second floor of the Government Center, 137 Margaret St. Full Story »
ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship." Full Story »
PLATTSBURGH — Asking for money as a historic recession depletes funds in record numbers might seem a lofty goal. But that's what Plattsburgh State's Anne Hansen is charged with doing. Full Story »
FELONY ARRESTS CHAMPLAIN — A Brooklyn man is accused of trying to enter the country with more than 10 pounds of marijuana. Full Story »
MONTREAL (AP) — Bombardier's CEO says employees should expect additional aircraft production cuts that may lead to more layoffs as the plane and train maker adjusts to dwindling demand. Full Story »
"Healing After Suicide Loss" will be from noon to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. The presentation will feature a 90-minute broadcast featuring a diverse panel of survivors and mental-health professionals who will address many issues surrounding suicide. Full Story »
PLATTSBURGH — The 2009 road-construction season is winding down. General maintenance projects are going on around the North Country. Crews are ditching, mowing, sweeping, washing bridges, cleaning culverts and doing guard-rail work. Full Story »
PLATTSBURGH — A city union chief wants the downtown parking-meter enforcement officer position reinstated. Denise Nephew, head of the city's American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union, told councilors recently that revenue from parking tickets is way down this year. Full Story »
MALONE — A hearing in the suspension of Deputy Highway Superintendent Thomas Shanty was postponed Monday. Full Story »
ELIZABETHTOWN — A trial date in connection with a Keene hunting death last year has been set for Jan. 11. Michael M. Smith, 44, allegedly fired a bullet that struck a tree and splintered into four pieces, killing Leo Hickey on Nov. 15, 2008. Full Story »
CADYVILLE — A fire that is believed to have started in a laundry room at a local business has displaced seven tenants. At about 2:42 a.m. Monday, fire departments throughout Clinton County were dispatched to Bull's RV Center at 699 Route 374. Full Story »
ADDISON, Vt. — The ultimate bad news for users of the shuttered Champlain Bridge came Monday, when the historic span was declared irreparable. Full Story »
CHAZY — A total of 71 students at Chazy Central Rural School will be impacted by the pending Pfizer closures. Of those, six have both parents working for Pfizer. Full Story »
The following people, or their representatives, are part of the Pfizer Transition Coordinating Council: Congressman Bill Owens, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, State Sen. Betty Little, State Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, Gov. David Paterson, Empire State Development, Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce, State Labor Department, North Country Workforce Development ... Full Story »
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A magazine says widespread subterranean contamination along the upper Hudson River threatens to erase results of the massive effort to dredge the river clean of PCBs. Full Story »
ALBANY— Gov. David Paterson has urged lawmakers to use their power to tackle the state's $3.2 billion budget deficit and give final approval to a same-sex marriage bill when they convene in a special session Tuesday. Full Story »
ADDISON, Vt. — The 80-year-old Champlain Bridge was officially declared unrepairable Monday. New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee said the cracks in the pillars of the bridge are so dangerous that it could collapse at any time. Full Story »
(The Press-Republican will update this article throughout the day as more information emerges.) ROUSES POINT — Pfizer Inc. will be closing its research and development operations in Rouses Point, Chazy and Plattsburgh. Full Story »
ELIZABETHTOWN — A trial date in connection with a tragic Keene hunting death last year has been set for Jan. 11. Michael M. Smith, 44, allegedly fired a bullet that struck a tree and splintered into four pieces, killing Leo Hickey on Nov. 15, 2008. Full Story »
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. David Paterson is setting up a showdown with New York's Senate over how to address a $3.2 billion deficit and allow New York to pay its December bills. Full Story »
ADDISON, Vt. (AP) — Top transportation officials from Vermont and New York are going to hold a news conference to talk about the condition of the closed Lake Champlain bridge between Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y. Full Story »
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a crackdown on what he says are phony pills, gloves, inhalers, masks, shampoos and even air fresheners sold on the Internet as remedies for swine flu. Full Story »
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The wave of voter anger aimed at incumbents in last Tuesday's off-year elections is just what an against-all-odds campaign in New York's governor's race needed. Full Story »
CHILSON — A hunter was found unharmed after he became lost in the woods Saturday night. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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