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It earned the title of London's longest-running comedy, and is one of the world's most frequently produced plays. The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival opens "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" tonight along the river in Prescott, Ontario. It's a romp through all of Shakespeare's plays in less than two hours.The show opens tonight at 7 pm. Ian Farthing, former Artistic Director of the Festival, says the show is fast paced, witty and physical.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a measure that would create new penalties for people who make bomb threats against community centers. The action stems from bomb threats made to Jewish community centers in New York and around the nation last winter.

State and regional leaders are getting ready to transform and modernize Plattsburgh International Airport. By the end of next year, it'll be bigger, with new retail and food places, a new customs building, and other improvements. The overhaul will cost $43 million. Most of that is state money. Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised over 800 construction jobs. Now, union and non-union workers are battling each other for those jobs. Clinton County recently passed a measure that gave unions the upper hand.

Here is a folk tale about a man who lived in "Balla," which is what the inhabitants call Ballaghaderreen, a town in Ireland. This story has that tricky logic found in poetry, metaphors, and dreams.

It's high season at farmers' markets around the region, with a great selection of produce available. What about the backyard veggie garden?Horticulturist Amy Ivy has some tips for shaping up the scraggly plants and herbs this month, and late-summer reminders to be patient with ripening tomatoes and keep picking the cucumbers and zucchini.

This spring's heavy rains caused record-breaking flooding along Lake Ontario's shoreline. But what happened to the lake itself? New data from U.S. and Canadian cities shows that the rain pushed millions of gallons of raw sewage into the lake.

One of the things we've learned over the past year is that events like the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia are often viewed very differently in different places. Places like rural white communities that make up President Donald Trump's most loyal base.

Using social media, North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik condemned the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Just about every town in the North Country has burnt down once, if not several times. Fires get nicknames, and just about everybody remembers a chunk of their downtown ablaze. Now imagine a time when there was no local fire force, and help came from the closest city - by train. That was the reality 150 years ago in Dexter, a town just outside Watertown.

For the next several weeks, consider visiting less popular areas of the Adirondack Park to avoid summer crowds. Popular trailheads, boat launches, parking areas, and campsites fill early at this time of year.Some thunderstorms are expected this weekend, especially in the afternoons and evenings - so keep an eye on the weather.