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A state judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the former Lewis County Trails Coordinator. Judge James McClusky on Tuesday ruled that the wrongful dismissal suit filed by Robert Diehl is without merit. Diehl was seeking to be reinstated to the job that he was fired from due to allegations that he tried to charge the county for gravel that was for personal use. He was found guilty to those charges in Lewis County Court and is awaiting sentencing in the case set for December 3.

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To little surprise, the recent town election in Cape Vincent has ended up in the courts. State Supreme Court to be exact. Judge James McClusky ruling Tuesday that some 99 absentee ballots from the general election earlier this month to be stored away, each one examined by the Jefferson County Board of Elections. At stake is the race for Town Supervisor as well as two seats on the Town Council. The Democratic candidates had a decent sized lead the night of the election, but over 300 absentee ballots were cast. Those are expected to come from seasonal residents who traditionally tend to vote for the Republican candidates. The challenges to those absentees in court were filed by the Democrats. Republicans have until November 26 to respond to those challenges.

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For the first time since it's fate was announced during the summer, legislation is being proposed in Albany that would delay the moving of patients from the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg. The bill in the Senate is being cosponsored in that chamber by North Country State Senator Patty Ritchie. The proposal would delay the plan until the spring of 2015. In the proposal announced by the state earlier this year, patients at the Ogdensburg facility would be moved to other facilities in Syracuse and Utica during the next fiscal year. A similar bill may be introduced in the Assembly. backed by North Country Assemblywoman Addie Russell.

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New York State Police have identified the victim of this week's construction site accident in Pulaski. Killed in the incident was 23 year old Kyle Brown of Turin. Brown was part of a construction crew installing a metal roof on a new building at the FX Caparara dealership in the village Monday afternoon when a gust of wind blew him off the structure. He later died of his injuries suffered in the fall at a Syracuse hospital.

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A Lewis County woman killed in a car accident earlier this year is being remembered through a new endowment by the United Way of Northern New York. The "Renee Beyer-United Way Fund" is named in the memory of the Lewis County Planner and supporter of the United Way. The United Way has made an initial contribution to the fund of $2500. Once the fund reaches $100,000, money from the investment will directed to Lewis County nonprofits.

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St. Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies have charged a Potsdam man with assaulting his girlfriend and violating a court order of protection in the process. Twenty two year old Steven Amador is accused of forcing the 19 year old to the ground Monday, and choking her. He's also accused of striking her with a closed fist. The victim holds a no harass order of protection against Amador. Amador was charged with first degree aggravated criminal contempt, third degree assault, and criminal obstruction of breathing. Amador was arraigned and ordered held on $1000 cash bail.

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Senator Chuck Schumer is urging the Obama administration to reject any deal with Iran that would roll back sanctions without nuclear concessions. Schumer and several other senators are calling for Secretary of State John Kerry to make sure Iran halts their nuclear weapons program before sanctions are ended. The senators say any interim agreement should bring the nation closer to the ultimate goal, which is Iran without any nuclear capacity.

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The state of New York will be receiving more than a billion-dollars as part of a settlement with JP Morgan for their role in the nation's mortgage crisis. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman co-chaired a state and federal working group investigating the issuance of residential mortgage backed securities. Schneiderman says the national settlement in the case of 13-billion-dollars is the largest settlement with a single entity in U.S. history.

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