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A tentative agreement was reached last night between the City and the Town of Watertown that could pave the way for additional development along the western end of the city by addressing sewage issues. During a work session Monday night, city officials met with Town of Watertown Supervisor Joel Bartlett to hash out the details of the project, which is expected to cost about one and a half million dollars. The project would build a new sewage main that would connect from Arsenal Street to Coffeen Street. The city says the current sewage set up cannot support additional development along arsenal. While some details still need to be worked out, the project is expected to begin in June.

10:09 AM

The head of the New York Power Authority will make the case for a Lake Ontario wind farm in person later tonight. Richard Kessel is scheduled to make a presentation before the Jefferson County Board of Legislators. At issue is the plan to produce an offshore wind facility right within the lake waters. The proposed farm has met some resistance from members of the board. Recently, a legislative committee voted to publicly oppose the construction of the offshore wind facility, which the full board is scheduled to vote on tonight. The proposal includes wind turbines for both Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

10:09 AM

Doug Hoffman will have another go at it. The Lake Placid accountant announced Monday he is officially planning on running for the Congressional seat in the 23rd District. He will likely face a primary for the Republican nomination. Hoffman ran on the Conservative Party line last November and after a late campaign surge, forced Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava to drop out just days before the election. Hoffman still lost to now Democrat and now Congressman Bill Owens.

10:08 AM

A St. Lawrence County man who has several charges pending against him had another one added to the list on Monday. Sheriff's deputies charged 24 year old James Russ of Hermon with criminal possession of stolen property in the 4th degree. It's alleged that back in February, Russ left his residence while on probation to go to a doctor's appointment, but allegedly stole four rifles from a Canton home, and then sold them for about $330. Russ is also accused of stealing a safe from a home during that time. Russ was initially arrested last year for allegedly robbing the Community Bank in Hermon. He is being held in the St. Lawrence County jail.

10:07 AM

A new poll finds a majority of New Yorkers believe Governor Paterson should remain in office until the end of his term. The Siena College poll found 55% of respondents believe Paterson should not resign when given the option to have Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch finish the governor's term. An even larger majority, 71%, would rather see Paterson finish his term than have the state Legislature move to impeach him. The poll also found that a majority of voters believe State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who could have been a possible primary foe this year for Paterson, will conduct a fair and impartial investigation of the governor amid allegations Paterson interfered with a domestic dispute incident involving one of his aides and possibly broke state ethics codes by accepting World Series tickets from the New York Yankees.

10:06 AM

If an investigation proves several allegations against Governor David Paterson are true then he should resign. At least that's what former Governor George Pataki says. When asked about the charges surrounding the embattled governor, Pataki said "If the charges are true they certainly are serious enough to warrant change." However Pataki believes the best thing to do is wait until an investigation is complete before making any decisions or assumptions.

10:05 AM

Governor Paterson told those attending a town hall meeting in Brooklyn on the state budget that whatever challenge he's encountered, has not stopped him from doing his job. Governor Paterson told the crowd that difficult decisions will have to be made to help close an over nine-billion-dollar budget gap. He says once again, the legislature with be forced to make unpopular cuts to education and healthcare. Paterson is taking questions from concerned residents at Monday's meeting and says he has an open mind to any suggestions the public may have in dealing with the state's financial situation. Paterson says he's holding similar town hall style meetings across the state to give the public more insight about what is going on in the state.

10:04 AM

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