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The New York State Boys Class D Basketball final will have two North Country teams vying for the title. Sackets Harbor will face Madrid-Waddington at 5:30 p.m. In glens falls at the Civic Center. Sackets defeated Batavia-Notre Dame 50-40 in the early game. Madrid-Waddington beat Livingston Manor 67-55. Both teams are seeking their first state title. There is a link to listen to the Sackets-Madrid-Waddington game on the 790 WTNY website. The South Jefferson girls were not be outdone as they beat Rochester Aquinas 47-41 at Hudson Valley Community College to advanced to the class B final. The Spartans will face Irvington at 4 p.m.

7:46 AM

A Watertown woman convicted of stabbing and killing her boyfriend was sentenced in Jefferson County Court to a minimum of 27 years and maximum of 33 years. Krista Goley will serve consecutive sentences for manslaughter, attempted assault and perjury. She was sentenced yesterday by Jefferson County Court Judge Kim Martusewicz. Goley killed her boyfriend, Timothy Rolland on September 1, 2010 at an East Lynde Street apartment in Watertown. Gooley was acquitted of murder in the January trial, but was convicted of the lesser manslaughter charge.

7:45 AM

Five cars and a large garage were destroyed in a fire that happened in the Town of Champion early Friday morning. A total of five departments responded before 12:30 a.m. on State Route 26 across the street from the Carthage High School. Authorities say the fire caused explosions that burned the garage. The garage had three Mercedes and a Corvette that the owner was storing for friends. Firemen were able to prevent the blaze from spreading. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

7:44 AM

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on the new state pension reform deal. Cuomo says the deal reached with Albany lawmakers earlier this week will ultimately save state and local governments 80-billion dollars over 30 years. The new pension deal creates a new Tier Six, which will require new hires to contribute more to their plans. It also raises the retirement age from 62 to 63. Cuomo signed the bill into law today surrounded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with mayors and county executives from around the state.

7:43 AM

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding everyone that a burn ban is in effect from now until May 14. The DEC is enforcing the ban to cut down on the number of brush fires. The ban took effect yesterday. In 2010, the number of fires were reduced by more than a 25 percent. The burn ban was first instituted in 2009.

7:42 AM

A Lewis County man is facing charges in Jefferson County in connection with an alleged assault last fall. Thirty four year old Michael Enslow of Lowville is alleged by sheriff's deputies to have assaulted a female at the Rainbow Motel on Rt. 12 in the Town of Pamelia back on September 28. Enslow is alleged to have pushed the victim into a headboard and medicine cabinet as well as obstructing her breathing. He is also alleged to have violated an order of protection in place for the victim. Police in Jefferson County picked up Enslow in the Lewis County Jail where he is being held for similar crimes. He was arraigned and sent back to Lewis County to serve the remainder of his sentence.

11:02 AM

Downtown Watertown is now a little more green. The clock tower overlooking Public Square is now a shade of green heading into this weekend's North Country Goes Green Irish Festival and St. Patrick's Day. The city was initially hesitant to grant the request, but public support won out. Meanwhile, not everyone is happy with the color. The First Baptist Church, which the clock tower is connected to, says they don't like the fact that the tower is green because they feel is promotes alcohol use that typically comes with the Irish Festival. The clock tower is owned by the city and not the church. The North Country Goes Green Irish Festival begins today. It will last through Sunday at the Dulles State Office Building in Watertown.

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