Smoke detectors a Christmas gift for all seasons
Madison County Fire Coordinator Robert Heldridge and Oneida Fire Chief John Myers urge homeowners to install smoke detectors as a life saving measure. Prices have dropped to 10 to 15 dollars and safety officials emphasize testing, proper brand seals, and dual alarms in key areas to improve early warning and reduce home fire deaths. They note fires most often start in living rooms and bedrooms, with cigarettes and electrical failures among leading causes, and advise evacuation plans and window rope ladders as extra precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Curley
Madison County
Robert Heldridge
Oneida
John Myers
Focal Hardware
Myers
Holdridge
Richard Brewer
Brewer
Shell building project aims to lure industry in Jefferson County
In Watertown officials from the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson County Industries outline plans for a shell building to attract new industry. They expect construction to be ready by spring with financing arranged as firms move in and renovate. A county loan and seed funding from the chamber, totaling funds for initial work, back the effort as banks pledge long term financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bence
Watertown
Jefferson County
County Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson County Industries
JCI
JICL
Shell
Kenneth Steblen
Donald Andrus
Board of Supervisors
FCI
Chambers Seed Fund
Ici
Chamber Fund
Community event schedule highlights week of December
A series of local gatherings and public notices listed for December 13 to December 20. Highlights include a Christmas party for Brownville American Legion Junior Auxiliary, a chess tournament at Toby’s Restaurant, a Malone Winter Carnival Committee meeting, a banquet with Lou Piniella in Watertown, a food stamp outreach signup in Massena, a Dinner Party for Franklin of Malone, a Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary meeting, historic films at Flower Memorial Library, a Winter Concert at SUNY Potsdam, a Planned Parenthood clinic in Massena, and Malone Golden Age Club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownville American Legion Junior Auxiliary
Legion Home
Toby’s
Massenz
Malone
Flanagan
National
Little League
New York
New York Yankee
Lou Piniella
Watertown
Massena
Lincoln Street
Franklin of Malone Business and Professional Women
Constable
Bring Gift
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Wright Brothers
Flower Memorial Library
Research and Demonstration Center
Suny-Potsdam
Planned Parenthood
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Main St. Massena
Malone Golden Age Club
Elks Lodge
Elm Street
Franklin County Opposes Troop B HQ Move to Ray Brook
Franklin County fights a state plan to transfer Troop B headquarters to Ray Brook citing APA and Environmental Quality Review Act violations. Courts have allowed continued construction with a January ruling pending, while residents oppose the shift and local leaders warn of economic and legal consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Doran
Nicholas A. Rovinson
Pace University
Ray Brook
Carey
David Vanderwalker
Perry Duryea
APA
Majane
Fred Brixius
Matone
Earl Lavoie
Paget
State Court of Appeals
Patrick Timmons
Vanderwalker
School chief optimistic despite loss
William Hart, superintendent of St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, expressed optimism over a large funding cut in state aid for occupational centers. He noted the change affects about 5 percent of the BOCES budget and estimates a next-year loss of $9,000 to $18,000, still stressing the overall impact is manageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
William Hart
St. Lawrence-Lewis Counties
Hart
BOCES
St Lawrence Boces
Inmate Charged With Second Degree Arson at Watertown Jail
Jefferson County sheriff deputies say Carl Schermerhorn 17 of Carthage is charged with second degree arson after a fire at about 1 30 am in a Watertown jail cell. Eleven inmates and two jail workers were treated for smoke inhalation but no serious injuries were reported. The blaze prompted evacuation of all inmates with no security breach found and no damages yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Jefferson County
Carl Schermerhorn
Carthage
Schermerhorn
Body Found In Black River After Jump From Bridge
The body of Robert J. Sharlow, 25, of 173 E Main St, was recovered from the Black River by city police after he reportedly jumped from the Mill Street Bridge. Medical examiner ruling pending. Six search teams scoured the river bottom as Niagara Mohawk lowered river level to aid the efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Robert J. Sharlow
E. Main St
Black River
Sharlow
Mill Street
Jefferson County
Richard S. Lee
Charlon Berry
Robert Deshawn
Jefferson County Search and Rescue
Berry
Deshaw
Guilfoyle
Gary Pastor
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
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Dave Dasdy
Underwriters Laboratory and Factory Mutual
Voik
Security and Comanand
Lake Placid
Troop B
Paul Kane
Clinton
Essex
Franklin
St. Lawrence
Hamilton
John Sparks
Sparks
Paul Smiths
Paul Cantrell
North
Syracuse
Ramada Inn
Arsenal ST. Watertown, N.Y
Theodore Simpkins
Woodrow McConnell
Indian River Lakes Region
Carthage-Boonville
Mark Patterson
Gouverneur
Stan Orford
Francis Todd
Potsdam
Timothy Monthorp
Dominick Catanzarite
John McElwain
Tupper Lake
Saranac Lake
Ken Wright
Plattsburgh Plattsburgh
Ted Carter
Herald-American
Arsenal St
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