Plattsburgh Press Republican

PLATTSBURGH — Finding a company to take over Pfizer's Chazy research facility while it's still in full operation is unlikely. That was one message from Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas during a Pfizer Transition Coordinating Council meeting Tuesday morning. Full Story »

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CVPH Medical Center SUPINSKI — A daughter, Tessa Grace, born Nov. 22, 2009, to Tiffany and Stephen Supinski. Full Story »

FELONY ARREST MOOERS — An Ellenburg Center woman was arrested this week in connection with an alleged forgery. Full Story »

DID YOU KNOW? You can now view Calendars of Events for today and upcoming weeks? A complete and up-to-date list of local events is now available on every section of PressRepublican.com. Full Story »

PLATTSBURGH — Cumberland Head property owners will decide in a referendum today whether the town will provide them with public sewer service. Full Story »

MALONE — John Tubbs will be the new director of the Franklin County Industrial Development Agency. Tubbs is going from interim IDA executive director to acting executive director until February, then he becomes the new executive director. Full Story »

PLATTSBURGH — At least one person was injured and transported to CVPH Medical Center after a two-car accident at the corner of Peru and Hamilton streets in the City of Plattsburgh at about 3 p.m. Tuesday. Traffic in that area was detoured and delayed. Full Story »

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — It might be time to let the air out of Santa. Meteorologists worried about a fast-approaching winter storm cautioned homeowners Tuesday to ensure their holiday decorations are properly tied down. Full Story »

DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials are cracking down on deer jacking. Officers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation recently charged dozens of people from the lower Hudson Valley to the Canadian border in northern New York with illegally hunting deer at night with a spotlight. Full Story »

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Veterans Administration health clinic here will be closing, but when is uncertain. And it looks like the clinic will be moving to the Tri-Lakes area, but a location hasn’t been found. Full Story »

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources says it cost up to $800 million dollars and 15 years to clean up Lake Champlain. Full Story »

PLATTSBURGH — The day is often long, arduous and filled with stress, but the typical nurse finds fulfillment providing much-needed care for patients. Sometimes, however, the pressure can go beyond demanding. Full Story »

Malone School Board meets tonight MALONE — The Malone Central School Board will meet at 7 tonight in the Franklin Academy Library. Full Story »

PLATTSBURGH — National animal activists have launched a tip line where suspected puppy-mill cruelty can be reported. Full Story »

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PLATTSBURGH — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office has reached a consent agreement with Della Suzuki to end false advertising. Full Story »

POOR ROAD CONDITIONS PLATTSBURGH — Icy road conditions across Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties resulted in a number of motor-vehicle accidents throughout the day Monday. Full Story »

Support for Santa Night has come from Champlain Smiles, Coldwell Banker Whitbeck Associates, Curtis Lumber, ETS, European Autohaus, Ground Force 1, Gumas restaurant, Kavanaugh Realty, Kneucraft Jewelers, Lake Champlain Pools, Lake Champlain Roofing, Latremore's Insurance, Liquor and Wine Warehouse, Plattsburgh Lions Club, Plattsburgh Distributing, Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, Rose and ... Full Story »

SARANAC LAKE — Three months of Adirondack trotting under her feet, Dr. Carol Brown is settling into her new job as the fifth president of North Country Community College. Full Story »

TICONDEROGA — The ghosts of Fort Ticonderoga will be scaring people again for an episode of the popular "Ghost Hunters" TV series. The Atlantic Paranormal Society recently investigated the historic landmark's long history of ghost stories for the SyFy Channel show. Full Story »

ELIZABETHTOWN — The 2010 Essex County budget that passed Monday gives taxpayers a 2.3-percent tax increase rather than the 2.1 percent reached at a recent workshop. Full Story »

ELIZABETHTOWN — The 2010 Essex County budget that passed today gives taxpayers a 2.3-percent tax increase rather than the 2.1 percent reached at a recent workshop. Full Story »

ALBANY (AP) — A federal jury has found former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno guilty on two counts of corruption and not guilty on five others after a landmark trial that exposed Albany's practice of influence peddling by lawmakers. Full Story »

WATERTOWN (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old boy has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old northern New York man. Police say Jireh Di'Shon Finney shot Ronald Gowing during an attempted robbery around 8 p.m. Saturday in Watertown. Full Story »