Tom Nitti and Ashley Bryant took to the stage late Saturday night following the fireworks display at the Falls Festival in Rensselaer Falls. Submitted Photo.

A new tractor-trailer, new classes and new ways to fund license learning courses are driving SUNY Canton's Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program forward without tapping the brakes. The college …

Bob Chase, Dave McAdoo and Ron Styles spent some time catching up at last weekend’s Fall Festival in Rensselaer Falls. Submitted photo.

Gouverneur Central faced off against Canton Central in boys varsity soccer Monday evening. Canton won the conest 6-2. Above, a Canton player controls the ball toward and looks to advance toward the …

A large crowd enjoyed a spectacular fireworks display on Saturday night at the Falls Festival in Rensselaer Falls. Submitted Photo.

COLTON -- Over 50 participants crawled through mud, climbed walls, flipped tractor tires, and swam in mud pits at the Wounded Warrior Run September 7. The annual run was a fundraiser for the …

Grace Episcopal Church recently started a new mission in Canton, a 'Blessings Box' with food for those that are in need. The church started this mission for a couple of reasons - for the homeless and …

RENSSELAER FALLS – The annual Falls Festival kicked off downtown Friday with live music, a craft fair, vendors, bounce houses,, Texas horseshoe and cornhole tournaments. The festival concludes …

Canton-based non-profit GardenShare’s annual Fight Hunger Fair is on Sunday, Sept. 15 in Canton Village Park. This event combines GardenShare’s annual 5K with the presentation of their …

County and local officials, and the presidents of the local colleges, were on hand for a visit from Sen. Chuck Schumer to Ogdensburg Sept. 5 where he spoke about Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus …

Their second grade teacher will be seeing double when these two twin sisters walk into her classroom this year at Canton Central School. Rhyan and Sawyer Reed are happy about starting school today, …

Today is the first day of school for thousands of St. Lawrence County students. Jaden Gosnell, who is heading to Potsdam High School, and Bladin Gwin is going to Colton-Pierrepont Central School, fool around before leaving the house this morning. Photo submitted by Stephanie Tucker.

Watch out for school buses this morning, as students return to classrooms across St. Lawrence County. Emery Richard is headed into kindergarten this year at Colton-Pierrepont Central School Photo by …

Watch out for school buses this morning, as students return to classrooms across St. Lawrence County. Emery Richard is headed into kindergarten this year at Colton-Pierrepont Central School Photo by …

On fields across St. Lawrence County, the rumblings of a new football season have begun. Nowhere in the Northern Athletic Conference are the winds of change stronger than at Canton High School. The …

The ground has been cleared for the Bent Beam Brewery in Canton. The former McCarthy’s Furniture Barn, the historic and original structure to house the brewery, was torn down last week after a …

On a recent summer weekend, members of the Zonta Club of Canton (ZCOC) took on the task of cooking hot dogs for shoppers at Coakley’s Home and Hardware in Canton with a special purpose in mind. …

SUNY Canton is extending a special invitation to its dedicated alumni during this year's Family and Friends Weekend, scheduled from Friday, Sept. 13, to Sunday, Sept. 15. The weekend kicks off with …

A Queen Anne's Lace provides a snack for this bumble bee in Pierrepont. Photo by Stacey Smith Tarbox.

The projected home of the Bent Beam Brewing at 41 West Main St. in Canton was torn down Monday morning to make way for a new building and the new site of the brewery. Original plans were squashed …