Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)

4 days ago | nny360.com | Alex Gault

ALBANY — Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul has her first official challenger for the Democratic nomination in next year’s gubernatorial election. It’s her lieutenant governor. Late Monday, Lt. Gov. Antonio R. Delgado launched his campaign for the executive office of New York. He announced with a YouTube video that focused on his ties to the state, his Schenectady upbringing, a brief career in hip-hop and career in office. “The powerful and well connected have their champions,” he said in the launch video.

4 days ago | nny360.com | Alex Gault

LOWVILLE — New York state is pushing more than $21 million in grant money out to over 100 dairy farms statewide, part of a long-term push to enhance and expand the state’s upstate milk and milk product industry. On Monday at Glory Days dairy farm in Lowville, state Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced the funding through the state Dairy Modernization Grant program as the state kicked off June Dairy Month.

4 days ago | nny360.com | Elaine M. Avallone

EVANS MILLS — Relay for Life of the North Country will be held Friday at the Evans Mills Raceway Park, 28412 Steinhilber Road,The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a parade of teams. There are more than 36 registered teams from Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The event continues with members of the teams walking around the track throughout the evening — with laps for cancer survivors, caregivers and concluding with a laminaria ceremony to remember those lost to cancer and honor survivors.

4 days ago | nny360.com | Alex Gault

LOWVILLE — New York state is pushing over $21 million in grant money out to over 100 dairy farms statewide, part of a long-term push to enhance and expand the state’s upstate milk and milk product industry. On Monday at Glory Days dairy farm in Lowville, state Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced the funding through the state Dairy Modernization Grant program as the state kicked off June Dairy Month.

5 days ago | nny360.com | Bob Beckstead

MASSENA — Several neighbor complaints led the town of Massena’s code enforcement officer to a property that he said had been abandoned, but the resident had left behind some reminders of its occupancy. “We have a new property that’s popped up on the radar on the North Raquette Road after six different complaints,” Patrick M. O’Brien told the town board. He said he found evidence that someone had once resided at the property.