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Comic dealer promoting literacy for Free Comic Book Day May 3
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 7:31am
POTSDAM -- A local comic shop is taking advantage of an upcoming national promotion to further literacy among young readers.
Tim's Comic & Game, 6 Main St. will again be participating in the... More Info >
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Potsdam Empire Zone businesses can get help with annual reports
Sunday, May 04, 2008, 8:31am
POTSDAM --- Empire Zone-certified businesses will have to file a standard Business Annual Report for 2007 by June 13.
To help, the Office of Planning and Community Development is holding a... More Info >
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County chamber wants two Area Codes for 315 region
Thursday, May 01, 2008, 3:50pm
CANTON -- The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is supporting the state Public Service Commission’s “overlay” proposal to solve the problem of the diminishing 315 Area Code’s supply of... More Info >
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New Sandstone Grill in Potsdam working up to opening in late April
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 8:39am
POTSDAM -- The Sandstone Grill Steakhouse will officially open sometime the week of April 22 to 29, owner TomDeRosa sys.
The new restaurant, The Great Wall Asian Buffet was, at 145 Market St., in... More Info >
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Potsdam Chamber luncheon May 2 features silent auction, awards
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 4:20pm
POTSDAM -- The Chamber of Commerce is hosting its spring luncheon on Friday, May 2 at noon in Clarkson University's Cheel Barben Rooms.
Reservations for the luncheon and auction can be made by... More Info >
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Potsdam Chamber to honor Great Northern Printing as Business of Year at May 2 luncheon
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 4:20pm
POTSDAM -- Great Northern Printing has been selected as the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year for 2008.
Randy and Kim Sixberry, the owners of Great Northern Printing, will accept... More Info >
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Potsdam tavern McDuff's has liquor license, opening soon
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 4:04pm
POTSDAM – The owners of McDuff’s, 59 Market St., have announced that they have received their liquor license and plan on opening “sometime in the next couple of weeks.”
Heather Wenzl, who bought... More Info >
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Scoopuccino's Sheehan buys Morgan's ice cream shop in Potsdam
Thursday, May 08, 2008, 9:11am
POTSDAM --- Michele Sheehan of Scoopuccino’s has purchased Morgan’s, 22 Main St., and will keep the ice cream stand pretty much as it is.
“It will be an extension of what we’re doing with ice... More Info >
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SeaComm sponsoring credit reports info sessions
Tuesday, April 08, 2008, 4:19pm
In coming weeks, SeaComm Federal Credit Union will have a series of financial education seminars on credit reports. Learn what is in your credit report, how your credit score works and how to improve... More Info >
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Watertown man appointed Empire State Development North Country director
Wednesday, April 09, 2008, 4:01pm
James P. Fayle of Watertown has been appointed Empire State Development's Regional Director for the North Country Region. He is expected to start in mid-May.
As the regional director, Fayle, a... More Info >
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County Pennysaver discontinues free home delivery after more than a decade
Thursday, April 03, 2008, 4:18pm
NORWOOD – The County Pennysaver has discontinued free home delivery of its weekly paper, more than a decade after the service began.
“We will no longer be mailing the Pennysaver to the communities... More Info >
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North Country This Week receives 2 awards; NCNow earns honors
Monday, April 07, 2008, 12:01pm
ALBANY -- North Country This Week, which hosts NorthCountryNow.com, received two awards Saturday at the New York Press Association annual convention, just hours after the website earned two... More Info >
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County Housing Council has loan and grant money for home and energy repair
Thursday, February 28, 2008, 9:05am
CANTON -- The St. Lawrence County Housing Council is providing low-interest home and energy repair loans and grants to area homeowners.
The home and energy repair program specifically targets... More Info >
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Fashion Kraze opens in Canton Friday
Tuesday, March 04, 2008, 7:23am
By CRAIG FREILICH
CANTON --- Fashion Kraze, a new clothing store operated by the suppliers of the former WiseBuys, is opening in Midtown Plaza, Miner Street, on Saturday.
They will carry... More Info >
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New chamber director urging county residents to vote for county on web site rating rural places
Wednesday, April 02, 2008, 8:53am
CANTON – The new executive director of the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is asking for a county-wide push to make sure the county stays on top of the “Best Places” list published by... More Info >
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Newton Falls scores broadband grant
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 4:05pm
NEWTON FALLS -- The Newton Falls Broadband Access Project has been awarded $75,000 to bring the remote area in the south of the county, and the newly reconstituted Newton Falls Fine Paper Co. mill,... More Info >
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Olympia Sports opens in Sandstone Market
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 8:47am
POTSDAM – A new Olympia Sports store has opened in the Sandstone Market development on Rt. 11 across from the Wal-Mart site.
Olympia District Sales Manager Andrew Mack says the 4,000 square foot... More Info >
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Potsdam Chamber looking for 'Business of Year' nominees
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 9:03am
POTSDAM -- In order to recognize the outstanding business climate in the greater Potsdam area, the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for 2008 Business of the Year.
The Business of... More Info >
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Potsdam Chamber seeks sponsors for downtown flower baskets
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 8:46am
POTSDAM – The Potsdam Chamber of Commerce is seeking sponsors for the flower baskets that hang downtown.
Each year the chamber purchases hanging baskets to display throughout downtown. The Adopt a... More Info >
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Potsdam Empire Zone audit clears 16 businesses
Monday, April 07, 2008, 8:52am
POTSDAM – One business in Potsdam’s Empire Zone remains under review, but 16 others singled out last spring for a compliance audit have been found to be in good standing, according to Potsdam Mayor... More Info >
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SeaComm FCU reaches $250 million in assets
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 4:06pm
MASSENA -- When 10 employees at the Chevy plant in Massena joined together in 1963 and contributed $5 each to form a credit union, little did they know that 45 years later this vision and modest... More Info >
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Some local farmers deciding whether to grow corn for feed or fuel
Sunday, February 17, 2008, 8:06am
Some St. Lawrence County farmers are considering whether to sell their corn for cattle feed or to ethanol producers.
To help them decide how to get the best “bang for their seed corn buck,” this... More Info >
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After long wait, La Casbah to open in Potsdam with North African and Continental cuisine
Monday, February 11, 2008, 4:25pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM -- It’s been the talk of the town since the Masons sold their lodge at 6 Elm St., and after nearly two years, the new Moroccan restaurant, La Casbah, is opening there on... More Info >
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John Gray tapped as Canton Chamber's Member of the Year
Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 4:22pm
CANTON -- The Canton Chamber of Commerce will honor accountant John Gray, Jr. as Member of the Year at their annual Winterfest kickoff dinner at the Best Western University Inn Thursday, Feb.... More Info >
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TAUNY moving to Homefront building
Monday, February 18, 2008, 4:02pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
CANTON – Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) is buying the Homefront building at 53 Main St.
“The closing is in about a month,” said Varick Chittenden, former TAUNY... More Info >
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USDA set deadlines for rural development program grants
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 8:55am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency is accepting applications for six nationally administered programs that can help rural communities fund essential telecommunications,... More Info >
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CEO of St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project to speak at Massena Chamber's annual dinner
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 1:54pm
MASSENA – Roger Kelley, chief executive officer of the New York Power Authority’s St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project, will be guest speaker at the 76th annual Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce dinner... More Info >
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Hannawa's Shoreline Restaurant will be Shorelounge
Monday, January 28, 2008, 4:08pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
HANNAWA FALLS – The Shoreline Restaurant becomes the Shorelounge when new owners Fred and Meg Mayer reopen the business, they hope by Valentine’s Day.
“I wanted to be open by... More Info >
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'New Parkway Express store opening in Potsdam on 11B
Monday, January 21, 2008, 4:28pm
By CRAIG FREIILCH
POTSDAM – A new Parkway Express convenience store is open on Rt. 11B near the Commerce Park.
Schiel Wood and his family have opened the new store this week with between eight... More Info >
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Potsdam has $400K in building exterior repair grant money for businesses
Thursday, January 10, 2008, 9:07am
POTSDAM – The village has secured $400,000 in funding for upgrades to business façades downtown, in the Maple Street/Clarkson Avenue/Pine Street area, and along the outer Market Street... More Info >
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Hannawa's Shoreline Restaurant sold
Monday, January 14, 2008, 3:36pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
HANNAWA FALLS – Ron Robert of Colton has sold The Shoreline Restaurant on Rt. 56 to Frederick Mayer of Potsdam.
“It’s been 15 years, and I’m getting up in age,” Robert said,... More Info >
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Potsdam high-tech firm receives $3 million; expects to add 10 jobs
Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 5:17pm
POTSDAM – A Potsdam-based energy technology company expects to add ten jobs following receipt of at least $3 million in New York Power Authority secured funds and from private... More Info >
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Second Gamer Craze store opens in Potsdam
Wednesday, January 02, 2008, 5:10pm
POTSDAM – A second Gamer Craze electronic entertainment store has opened, at 8 Market St.
The store has hundreds of games in stock, as well as all the current consoles and back to PS2 and Xbox.... More Info >
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Canton engineering firm growing, moving to Main Street
Monday, December 17, 2007, 4:25pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
CANTON – The consulting engineering firm Burley-Guminiak and Associates has outgrown its offices at 24 and 22 Miner St. and will be moving to 70 Main St.
“It all has happened... More Info >
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CEO of New England firm buys majority stake in Nicholville Telephone's Fused Solutions
Tuesday, January 08, 2008, 11:23am
POTSDAM -- Nicholville Telephone Company has sold its majority stake in Fused Solutions to Michael Ryan, CEO of North Bay Technology Development, a New England based investment group. The transaction... More Info >
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New Massena energy company gets $1 million Seaway Private Equity Corporation investment
Monday, December 24, 2007, 3:06pm
POTSDAM -- The Seaway Private Equity Corporation (SPEC) has made an investment in a St. Lawrence County company, Curran Renewable Energy, LLC, a newly formed Massena-based wood pellet manufacturing... More Info >
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Aubertine joins other Northeast lawmakers to get fresh definition for 'fresh milk'
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 4:01pm
Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine is joining other state legislators from the Northeast to ask, “When is a gallon of milk really fresh milk?”, and to inform their constituents that the question needs to... More Info >
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New AT&T store open in Tractor Supply plaza
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 4:42pm
POTSDAM – A new AT&T store has opened in the Tractor Supply plaza on Rt. 11.
The store had a “soft” opening on Dec. 7, said manager Andy Kazulak, and will have the official grand opening “sometime... More Info >
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Bear Express expanding off campus, signs Strawberry Fields Music
Friday, November 23, 2007, 10:45am
POTSDAM -- Strawberry Fields Music, Market Street, has signed up to participate in SUNY Potsdam’s Bear Express Off-Campus program, administered by the college’s Potsdam Auxiliary College Educational... More Info >
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Fields Coffeehouse in Potsdam has new owner
Monday, November 26, 2007, 4:41pm
POTSDAM – The Fields Coffeehouse, 2A Market, has been bought by John Jones of Potsdam.
He and Tandy Collins, who will manage it, began operating the business last week. They plan a few changes... More Info >
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'BearTracker,' SUNY Potsdam student/business Web connection tool, ready for listings
Friday, November 16, 2007, 4:27pm
POTSDAM -- BearTracker, a new Web-based system that allows employers and SUNY Potsdam students to post information about themselves in hopes of finding solid matches, is available for employers and... More Info >
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Bion Working Group puts up web site
Friday, January 18, 2008, 8:53am
The Bion Working Group has a new web site at www.citizensbionforum.org.
The group’s mission is to cast a critical and independent eye on Bion’s proposed 84,000 head feedlot and associated ethanol... More Info >
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Northern Ice and Dance relocating to Potsdam
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 4:24pm
POTSDAM -- Northern Ice and Dance is relocating to downtown Potsdam.
Northern Ice and Dance will move from Hannawa Falls to the former Wild Rose space at 47 Market St. with a grand opening the... More Info >
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State earmarks $83,239 for tourism promotion in county
Monday, November 12, 2007, 9:09am
The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has announced it has received an award of $83,239 for tourism promotion through the Empire State Development Division of Tourism.
The award, matched by... More Info >
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Dillon's Furniture moving from Market Street
Friday, November 09, 2007, 8:43am
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM – Dillon’s Used Furniture and Antiques is moving from 75 Market St. to the Dillon home at 6540 Rt. 56, next to St. Mary’s Cemetery just past SUNY Potsdam.
The building... More Info >
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Tony's Canvas of Massena sells throughout nation, to England
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 7:19pm
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MASSENA – Tony O’Geen, owner of Tony’s Canvas and Leather, is selling products throughout the nation and in Europe, and earlier this year, enjoyed a trip to Hawaii as part of his job.
Tony’s sells... More Info >
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Colton's Northeastern Sign buys Fisher Design of Potsdam
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 11:59am
SOUTH COLTON -- Northeastern Sign, 102 Cold Brook Dr., has recently purchased Fisher Design of Potsdam.
The merger began in September and was finalized by the beginning of October. The two... More Info >
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Best Western building pool, fitness center, saunas in Canton
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:00pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
CANTON -- The Best Western University Inn, 90 E. Main St., is adding an indoor swimming pool, new fitness center, Jacuzzi, and saunas in an effort to bring in more business... More Info >
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New Hampton Inn coming to Potsdam
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:02pm
POTSDAM – Two downstate developers have announced plans to build a $10.5 million, 85-room Hampton Inn in Potsdam, according to the Potsdam Village Economic Development Office.
Sonny Patel and Jay... More Info >
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SUNY Canton SBDC reports best year ever
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:06pm
CANTON -- The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at SUNY Canton has had its best year ever, according to director Dale Rice.
"The economic impact of the businesses that received our... More Info >
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UPS store will open in Potsdam Hackett's Plaza
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:02pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM – Jeffrey Proulx is opening a UPS Store at 200 Market St., next to his Sav-A-Lot grocery store in Hackett’s Plaza.
“It looked like a nice addition to the Potsdam... More Info >
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Hidden Meadow Inn open in Norfolk
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:00pm
NORFOLK -- Hidden Meadow Inn, on 20 acres at 1950 Sober Street, Norfolk, has opened.
Bill and Joanna Loucky-Ramsey bought the home from Tim and Kathy Pearson, who built the house almost 10 years... More Info >
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Sanfordville mill revived to supply Alcoa
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:01pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
SANFORDVILLE – Sawmill owner Bill Crary and builder Jim Sheehan have purchased the former Green Lumber sawmill on NYS Hwy. 11 and plan to revive it as Sanfordville Wood Products... More Info >
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Kennedy Financial now Jackson Hewitt Tax Services in Potsdam
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 11:59am
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM – Nationwide firm Jackson Hewitt Tax Services has purchased Kennedy Financial Services at 139 Market St.,
Evie Rivers manages the Gouverneur and Massena Jackson Hewitt... More Info >
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New owners of McDuff's in Potsdam working hard for fall re-opening
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 4:26pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM – The new owners of McDuff’s Tavern at 59 Market St., Jody and Heather Wenzel of Hopkinton, are waiting for their liquor license to be issued and certainly hope to have... More Info >
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Canton's The Homefront owner retiring and closing store
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 12:01pm
CANTON – Cathy Smith is retiring and closing The Homefront Cathy L. Smith Interior Design, at 53 Main St.
Smith is selling remaining inventory in her decorator shop at 30 to 50 percent off... More Info >
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