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Potsdam, N.Y. - A man who has been in prison for almost 40 years for the rape and murder of a Syracuse woman who was a student at Clarkson University will soon be released on parole. Brian McCarthy, then 23, attacked and raped Katy Hawelka in the early morning hours...
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) - Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $100 million for repaving projects at 68 locations across New York on Nov. 10. The money will repave 642 lane miles of state highways in every region of the state under the State Department of Transportation’s Harsh Winter Paving program, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
The Oval Wood Dish Factory is located along the Raquette River corridor in the Adirondacks. Former industrial site will get new life as a mixed-use development in Upstate New York. Coined the “Crossroads of the Adirondacks,” the community of Tupper Lake in Franklin County, New York, is home to about...
That’s certainly good news for the prospective homeowners, whose decent jobs have not provided enough income to pay for a typical Adirondack starter home. But it is also good news for the Adirondacks. Run-down properties that are restored to health boost property values of neighboring homes, pay taxes, make the community more attractive and discourage vandalism and crime.
Employers and the greater Adirondack community came together on Thursday, Oct. 29 to launch a five-county business coalition aimed at addressing how families can’t find child care and how providers face an unsustainable business model. The event, “Child Care Is Everyone’s Business: Building a Stronger Adirondack Region,” brought together...
The 146-mile-long Raquette River has long been a subject of Explorer reporting. Flowing from Raquette Lake in the central Adirondacks to the northern edge of the Blue Line, the Raquette River has historically served as a transportation channel, a destination for recreation and the site of dozens of hydropower dams.
NORWOOD, New York (WWNY) - Members of the Norwood-Norfolk boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams are headed to Queensbury to compete in the state championship Saturday. Multiple first responder agencies escorted the teams out of the school’s parking lot Friday morning. Video of the send-off shows community members...
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE In Loving Memory of ADRIAN J. BUSH will take place SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026 at 2:00pm at the Norfolk Fire Station #1, 2 Furnace Street, Norfolk, NY 13667. The family of Adrian J. Bush and the members of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department cordially invite family,...
Clarkson University honors students rolled up their sleeves to clean hundreds of historic headstones at New York’s Bayside Cemetery.
