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The attempted murder trial of a Watertown teen set to begin next week has now been postponed after the accused hired a new attorney. Nineteen year old Jordon Reardon is facing several charges, including attempted murder for allegedly running down Cassandra Marsala of Watertown on County Route 97 in the town of Lorraine back on October 30. Reardon had been represented by former Jefferson County DA Gary Miles, but showed up in court Monday with new attorney, Lee Greenstein from the Albany area. A new trial date of September 29 has been set.

11:19 AM

Another member of the 10th Mountain Division has lost his life in Afghanistan. According to the military, 21 year old Specialist Justin Coleman of Spring Hill, Florida died July 24 in Nuristan Province of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit. Coleman was an infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He joined the military in June 2007 and came to Ft. Drum in October of that year. He is survived by his wife and parents.

11:18 AM

State police in St. Lawrence County have charged a 14 year old boy with intentionally placing razor blades throughout a playground at the Morristown Central School. The unidentified teen, who police say is from the Village of Morristown, allegedly placed multiple razor blades at various locations throughout the playground for the purpose of causing bodily harm for whoever came into contact with them. One person has reportedly been hurt by the incident. The teen is facing charges of second degree assault, second degree criminal nuisance, and endangering the welfare of a child. He will answer the charges in St. Lawrence County Family Court.

11:18 AM

A Watertown man has been charged for the alleged sexual abuse of a child. State police have charged 30 year old David Bolton of 715 Gotham Street with first degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Bolton is alleged to have had sexual contact with a 5 year old girl on one occasion in the summer of 2004 while camping at Westcott Beach State Park in Jefferson County. He was arraigned in Town of Watertown Court and ordered held in the Jefferson County jail on $3500 cash bail pending grand jury action.

11:17 AM

(Palermo, NY) -- The trial for the parents of a girl who died of asphyxiation last August starts today. Eleven-year-old Erin Maxwell died on August 30, 2008 in the family's Palermo home. Lynn, Erin's stepmother, and Lindsey Maxwell, her father, are accused of child endangerment in the girl's death because of the "deplorable" conditions found in the home. Erin's stepbrother Alan Jones has been charged with first-degree murder and will go to trial September in Oswego County Court.

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(Syracuse, NY) -- The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency has given the developer of the Destiny USA project an extension to Saturday's deadline of completing the first phase of the Carousel Center mall expansion. An 87-day extension has been granted to finish the first phase and start work on the second in response to the cutting off of funds by Citigroup, the lender financing the first phase. In a recent court ruling, Citigroup was ordered to resume payment of the $68.4million dollar balance of the loan for the project. The extension is retroactive to May 5, the day Citigroup stopped funding advancements and this Saturday's deadline.

11:16 AM

(New York, NY) -- Manhattan Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney intents to put health care reform before her political ambitions in pushing back a formal entrance into the New York Senate race. A Maloney spokesman says the formal announcement to challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will not take place early this week as planned. The long-time Congresswoman, representing the "Silk Stocking District," has been considering running against Gillibrand since Governor Paterson picked the upstate Congresswoman to succeed Hillary Clinton in the Senate. This is at least the second time Maloney has delayed a campaign kickoff.

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