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A series of roundtable discussions was hosted Monday by the NYSAC (New York State Association of Counties) Women's Leadership Council, a statewide program focused specifically on providing support to women in county government. NYSAC is holding its fall seminar in Rochester this week.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Federal prosecutors say a Canadian man has been sentenced for being part of a marijuana-smuggling ring that brought thousands of pounds of pot in to the United States through northern New York.

SHOREHAM, Vt. (AP) The owners of the Fort Ticonderoga Ferry say it has made its final run of the season.

SCHROON, N.Y. (AP) New York State Police say the driver killed in a weekend crash on the Adirondack Northway was a suspect in an armed robbery who was driving the wrong way while trying to elude troopers.

Approximately 5 million veterans live in rural America, and almost 60 percent of them rely on VA healthcare. But accessing that care can be a challenge: the nearest VA hospital could be hours away, and public transportation is sparse.

The North Country may be a long way from Uganda in West Africa but when a Canton native met a man who survived two and a half years as a child soldier in the Ugandan Civil War, she knew she had to help him tell his story. Keely Hutton is the author of "Soldier Boy," which is based on the life of Ricky Richard Anywar, who at age 14 was forced to fight in the guerilla army of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. Years after escaping, Ricky founded the charity Friends of Orphans and has dedicated his life to assisting in the rehabilitation of other child soldiers. Ricky is a recipient of the Harriet Tubman Freedom Award and previously visited SUNY Canton in 2008 to tell his story of childhood slavery.

Mary Ann Margrey grew up in Carthage, and while she didn’t attend Augustinian Academy, she attended religion class there each week. She also knew from the age of five that she wanted to be a teacher; she used to set up school settings and play teacher to her siblings. So it’s not too much of a surprise that in 2017, she became the private Catholic school’s first ever layperson to be principal.

Most American adults are worried they’ll develop Alzheimer’s, but they’re also optimistic that there will be a cure for the disease in their lifetimes, according to survey results released Monday. The nationwide survey, conducted by Harris polling on behalf of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Amgen, also showed that most American adults want to participate in medical research.

David Klepper, Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) In New York government news, candidates for statewide office are taking their message to the state's leading business advocacy organization.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Central New York's drone technology industry is growing.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Four Vermont high school journalists have gotten a lesson of a lifetime when they stood up to censorship in their school newspaper and won based on a new law.

Rivers are still rising in some areas along the coasts of the Carolinas - and there are more evacuation warnings as officials watch for more flooding a week after Hurricane Florence. Brian Mann is just home from helping NPR cover the storm. As he gets back to work here in the North Country, we have a story from Brian's reporter's notebook. It's about the animals he met in the South separated from their owners by the disaster. And about the hundreds of volunteers working to reunite as many of those pets as possible.

Residents around Ottawa are trying to recover after two tornadoes damaged hundreds of homes and businesses Friday evening. As of Sunday evening, more than 80,000 residences remained without electricity.

Independent candidate for governor Stephanie Miner is keeping the heat on Governor Cuomo and the state Democratic party for a mailer sent out during the party primary that accused the governor’s opponent, Cynthia Nixon, of anti-Semitism.

Approximately 5 million veterans live in rural America, and almost 60 percent of them rely on VA healthcare. But accessing that care can be a challenge: the nearest VA hospital could be hours away, and public transportation is sparse.

Mary Ann Margrey grew up in Carthage, and while she didn’t attend Augustinian Academy, she attended religion class there each week. She also knew from the age of five that she wanted to be a teacher; she used to set up school settings and play teacher to her siblings. So it’s not too much of a surprise that in 2017, she became the private Catholic school’s first ever layperson to be principal.

Governor Cuomo's former closest aide received a prison sentence Thursday of six years after being convicted of illegally gaining over $300,000 in bribery schemes.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Cuomo administration officials have postponed a second auction for a former state prison near the Canadian border to give the state more time to determine if the property can be redeveloped.

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) A new welcome center for the Adirondack region has opened on the Northway.

Governor Cuomo's former closest aid received a prison sentence today of six years after being convicted of illegally gaining over $300,000 in bribery schemes.