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Local arts council inviting artists, craftspeople to sell their work this summer
Thursday, May 08, 2008, 2:42pm
The St. Lawrence County Arts Council is inviting artists and craftspeople to show and sell their work at two one-day shows this summer.
The UpNorth Artisans Show & Sale, part of North Country... More Info >
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PTSA to host Norwood-Norfolk school board candidate's night May 15
Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 3:17pm
NORWOOD -- The Norwood-Norfolk Central PTSA is sponsoring a Meet the School Board Candidate Night at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15 in the NNCS High School library.
District residents will have a chance... More Info >
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Without a contract since 2004, Norwood-Norfolk teachers plan to picket again at school board meeting
Friday, May 09, 2008, 12:25pm
NORWOOD -- The Norwood-Norfolk Teachers’ Association is vowing to again picket before the board of education’s annual meeting and budget hearing Tuesday, May 13 to protest the continued lack of a... More Info >
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Foster parents sought in face of short supply
Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 4:08pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
The number of local families hosting foster children has dropped significantly, and as a result, officials say kids have had to be placed outside the county.
Heidi Soucis,... More Info >
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Ron O'Neill chosen to chair SUNY Canton council
Thursday, May 08, 2008, 4:33pm
CANTON – Ronald M. O’Neill has been chosen to be the next SUNY Canton College Council chair.
New York State Governor David A. Paterson has appointed O’Neill, a graduate of the class of 1963, after... More Info >
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TAUNY closing old quarters, will reopen at 53 Main on Dairy Princess Festival weekend
Friday, May 09, 2008, 10:43am
CANTON -- TAUNY closes the doors at 2 West Main St. for good on Sunday, May 18, to begin preparations for their move up the street.
TAUNY will remain closed for three weeks, and the doors will... More Info >
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County accepting requests to add property to Agricultural Districts to encourage continued farming
Monday, May 05, 2008, 9:01am
St. Lawrence County will be accepting requests to add property to Agricultural Districts 1 and 2 through May 30.
District 1 includes agricultural lands in the western and southern portions of the... More Info >
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North Country PTA region holds spring conference in Parishville May 10
Monday, May 05, 2008, 3:03pm
PARISHVILLE -- North Country Region PTA will hold its annual spring conference on Saturday, May 10 at the Parishville-Hopkinton Central School.
The meeting is open to PTA and PTSA members,... More Info >
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Soccer day camp for K-grade 12 at SUNY Potsdam in August
Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 2:51pm
POTSDAM -- The SUNY Potsdam Soccer Programs are offering a one-week day camp in August for youth players entering grades K-12.
The day camp begins on Monday, Aug. 11, and concludes on Friday,... More Info >
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Legislators announce maintenance grants for Potsdam and Ogdensburg airports
Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 8:58am
The offices of northern New York’s federal legislators all announced Department of Transportation funding for airport maintenance in Potsdam and Ogdensburg.
Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary... More Info >
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Potsdam board of ed candidates forum reset for May 13
Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 8:52am
POTSDAM -- The Potsdam Central PTSA has rescheduled the board of education candidates forum May 13 in the high school library at 5:30 p.m. This take place one half hour prior to a meeting the Board... More Info >
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PC, management classes scheduled at Library Network
Saturday, May 03, 2008, 9:16am
POTSDAM – The Northern New York Library Network 6721 US HWY 11, has scheduled computer software classes and a three-part management course.
To register for a class, or for more information, call... More Info >
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Assemblywoman Scozzafava starts drive to investigate whether state illegally took $1 million in snowmobile trail funds
Friday, May 02, 2008, 4:48pm
Assemblywoman Dierdre Scozzafava’s office says she has started a petition drive for those who are opposed to what she says is the state’s mishandling of snowmobilers’ funding.
She is working with... More Info >
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Just like CSI: 'Real life' forensic dentist to talk at SUNY Potsdam
Monday, April 28, 2008, 8:59am
POTSDAM -- Ever wonder what it’s really like to use teeth to identify a body like they do on “CSI”? Dr. Randolph L. Mitchell, a 1977 SUNY Potsdam graduate, will present two public talks related to... More Info >
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$1.4 million in state budget for new Clarkson student center
Thursday, May 01, 2008, 3:52pm
POTSDAM – Clarkson President Tony Collins and State Senator Joseph Griffo say that the university will receive a $1.4 million matching grant for construction of its new Student Center.
Clarkson... More Info >
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AG’s assistant in Potsdam Wednesday to speak to students on student loans
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 3:46pm
POTSDAM -- A representative from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office will speak on Wednesday to students from St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES on student lending during Clarkson University’s 15th... More Info >
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Hearing on changes to 315 Area Code Thursday in Potsdam
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 11:02am
POTSDAM -- The New York State Public Service Commission has announced it will hold a public hearing Thursday in Potsdam on options for the 315 Area Code region as the allotment of telephone numbers... More Info >
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Madrid hair sheep flock featured in farming journal
Friday, May 02, 2008, 8:41am
“Farming: the Journal of Northeast Agriculture” is running a three-part series called “The Farming Future Holds Hair Sheep in Northern NY” featuring three North Country families.
Part one of the... More Info >
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Mobile forest heritage exhibit visits Madrid in June
Thursday, May 01, 2008, 8:57am
MADRID -- A mobile museum about forest heritage and culture in the forests of the Northeast will visit Madrid in June.
The Northern Forest Center’s “Ways of the Woods: People and the Land in the... More Info >
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SUNY Canton names honors convocation for Chittenden
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 8:57am
CANTON – The 2008 SUNY Canton Honors Convocation has been named in honor of Professor Emeritus Varick A. Chittenden.
“Varick is extremely dedicated to the culture of the North Country,” said SUNY... More Info >
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NAHEC web site has info for health care job seekers
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 1:11pm
CANTON -- The Northern Area Health Education Center (NAHEC) is hoping health professionals who are looking for work in Northern New York will check out www.myhealthcareer.org.
The My Health... More Info >
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SUNY Canton starts its own 'Facebook'
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 4:12pm
CANTON – SUNY Canton has unveiled two online social networks to help further link today’s web-savvy students, prospective students, and alumni.
SUNY Canton decided to create their own specific... More Info >
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Mobile Mammography stops set for February
Saturday, February 02, 2008, 11:17am
North Country Mobile Mammography will be seeing women throughout the North Country in February. Appointments are open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at each location. To learn more about North Country Mobile... More Info >
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Two restoration projects in county get nearly $2 million in state grants
Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 4:40pm
Two St. Lawrence County projects are receiving significant state aid -- nearly $2 million all together -- through the Restore NY Grants program, Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine's office has... More Info >
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St. Lawrence County residents recall Ice Storm '98
Tuesday, January 08, 2008, 1:45pm
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St. Lawrence County residents are continuing to recall what life was like on the 10th anniversary of Ice Storm ’98.
A far cry from the mild temperatures being experienced throughout the North... More Info >
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Heuvelton and Ogdensburg awarded state grants for revitalization, preservation
Friday, November 30, 2007, 8:50am
The Village of Heuvelton will get $403,000 and Ogdensburg gets $50,000 as part of $25.3 million in Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) grants awarded to local communities and organizations across New... More Info >
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Seaway warns ice fishermen, snowmobilers: icebreaking starts March 13
Wednesday, March 05, 2008, 4:10pm
MASSENA -- The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s tug Robinson Bay will begin ice-clearing activities March 13 in the vicinity of the Eisenhower and Snell Locks in preparation for the... More Info >
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Sens. Aubertine, Griffo react to governor's resignation
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 1:32pm
The two New York State Senators representing St. Lawrence County say that now that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has resigned, the state can get on with its work.
Sen. Darrel Aubertine said, "The governor's... More Info >
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Snow removal cutting into North Country municipal budgets
Monday, January 07, 2008, 4:05pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
The early snows this winter are cutting into local snow removal budgets and costing taxpayers much more than last year.
“Relative to other years, obviously we’re getting more... More Info >
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Potsdam, Canton students to turn willow shrubs into bio-fuel
Sunday, January 06, 2008, 1:27pm
POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam has partnered with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry to take part in a biofuel study that will give Potsdam students the opportunity to grow and manage a... More Info >
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New SUNY Canton provost coming from University of New Hampshire
Thursday, December 20, 2007, 4:31pm
CANTON -- A University of New Hampshire dean has been selected as SUNY Canton's new provost and vice president for academic affairs.
William R. Trumble, Ph.D., of Madbury, N.H., will begin his... More Info >
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C-PH starting breast cancer support group, first meeting Jan. 15
Thursday, January 03, 2008, 4:42pm
POTSDAM -- Recognizing that some women do not have anyone to discuss their breast health concerns with, Jackie Dow, Breast Cancer Advocate at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, has started a support group.... More Info >
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Youth Bureau's Community Service Brigade taking on helping projects
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 9:00am
CANTON -- The St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau is starting up their Community Service Brigade again on May 7.
The Community Service Brigade is a group of young adults who will be traveling... More Info >
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Norwood-Norfolk teachers taking next step: will picket before board meeting April 22
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:12pm
NORWOOD -- Norwood-Norfolk Teachers’ Association members planned to picket at the April 22 meeting of the NNCS Board of Education.
According to NNTA member David Rishe, “We have been working... More Info >
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Community Energy Services aims to raise $20,000 to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy in county
Wednesday, January 02, 2008, 9:00am
CANTON – Community Energy Services (CES) is in the midst of its annual fundraising campaign. The Canton-based group is seeking $20,000 to fund several projects.
The local non-profit group is... More Info >
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Next North Country Symposium April 9 in Canton aims to improve North Country vitality
Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 8:55am
CANTON – The 6th annual North Country Symposium, designed to provide local leaders in government, business, education, commerce and organizations the opportunity to meet and generate ideas, takes... More Info >
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Grants available to aid St. Lawrence County artists
Wednesday, January 02, 2008, 4:17pm
North Country artists including those living in St. Lawrence County may apply for Strategic Opportunity Stipends (S.O.S.), grants of up to $600, through the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks.... More Info >
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SUNY Canton begins dental hygiene bachelor’s degree program next semester
Saturday, December 29, 2007, 5:22pm
CANTON – SUNY Canton has approval to start a Bachelor of Technology in Dental Hygiene program.
The new four-year dental hygiene degree builds upon the college's successful two-year program. Courses... More Info >
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Changes to fishing regs proposed for local waters
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 3:56pm
Proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations will enhance fishing opportunities and protect fisheries resources statewide, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)... More Info >
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SUNY Potsdam women's hockey ready for ECAC next year after league championship finish
Wednesday, March 05, 2008, 4:11pm
POTSDAM -- The SUNY Potsdam women's hockey team concluded its return this season to competitive hockey in championship fashion by winning the Northeast Women's Collegiate Hockey Association (NEWCHA)... More Info >
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Progress made in dairy farm transport cost study
Friday, December 28, 2007, 9:32am
Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine says that progress has been made on a study to determine the financial impact of transportation costs on dairy farm income for dairy farmers in New York State.... More Info >
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Broadband project, Children's Clinic included in federal appropriations bill
Friday, December 28, 2007, 8:49am
The Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill signed into law this week by the president includes funding for projects in the North Country, according to Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary... More Info >
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Defective gas grill suspected in Hopkinton fire
Monday, April 28, 2008, 5:02pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
As another outdoor cooking season begins, an investigation by a Parishville firefighter is highlighting the faulty design and potential danger of at least one brand of gas... More Info >
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Canton woman publishes full-color children's picture book
Sunday, December 23, 2007, 9:26pm
CANTON – “Little Train,” a book for children age five and under written and illustrated by Canton resident Kourtnee D. Scriminger, has recently been published.
The 24-page, full-color picture book... More Info >
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NPR president, orchestra conductor selected for honorary degrees at SLU commencement May 18
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:21am
CANTON -- Three people will be awarded honorary degrees at St. Lawrence University's commencement on Sunday, May 18 at 10 a.m. on Creasy Commencement Commons, or in Appleton Arena in the event of... More Info >
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Power company lowering Raquette reservoirs to make room for spring runoff, reduce flooding threat
Thursday, March 20, 2008, 4:19pm
POTSDAM – Brookfield Power has started lowering the water level on the Raquette River at Carry Falls and Stark Reservoirs to decrease the potential of flooding this spring.
“It will give us a... More Info >
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital installs system to measure bone density twice as fast
Saturday, December 22, 2007, 6:48pm
POTSDAM -- Canton-Potsdam Hospital has installed a second state-of-the-art DEXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) system from GE that reduces the time required to measure the bone density of... More Info >
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Pilot bus program for seniors to begin in January for seniors in Edwards-Canton area
Tuesday, December 25, 2007, 12:09pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
CANTON – A pilot program will begin in early January providing bus service to senior citizens in rural areas so they can shop, keep appointments, and socialize.
The Canton... More Info >
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$55 million in state budget for new SUNY Potsdam Performing Arts and Technology center
Friday, April 11, 2008, 9:31am
POTSDAM – SUNY Potsdam’s plan for a new Performing Arts and Technology building on campus has been approved for $55 million in funding in the state budget.
In a campus email message obtained by... More Info >
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Special Olympics Awareness Day April 5 at Clarkson has sports clinics, workshops and competition
Friday, March 07, 2008, 8:51am
POTSDAM -- Special Olympics and the Clarkson University Athletic Department sponsor a community awareness day April 5 with sports clinics, workshops and competition for Special Olympics-eligible... More Info >
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Dairy farm manager workshop in Canton March 13 focuses on cattle behavior
Friday, February 22, 2008, 8:46am
CANTON -- The relationship between dairy cattle behavior, “on-farm” management strategies, and optimal feed intake will be the focus of a workshop for dairy farm managers March 13, sponsored by... More Info >
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Urban forestry projects eligible for DEC grants
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 9:08am
Applications are now being accepted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for $900,000 to support urban forestry projects across the state. DEC is seeking proposals for... More Info >
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Horses and dogs, abandoned, now under shelter's care
Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 8:31am
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM – The Potsdam Humane Society last week was caring for five horses and three dogs discovered recently near land lost in a tax sale.
A total of eight horses and three... More Info >
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Co-op can't call holiday baking contest a 'bake off,' General Mills says
Friday, November 30, 2007, 4:35pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
POTSDAM – On the eve of the Potsdam Co-op’s Holiday “Bake Off,” General Mills says it won’t allow the use of the term “bake off” because it infringes on the trademarked phrase... More Info >
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'Peak oil' expert Heinberg to speak at Clarkson April 25
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 4:23pm
POTSDAM -- Richard Heinberg, author, senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, and one of the world’s foremost peak oil educators, will be speaking at a Clarkson University seminar series on... More Info >
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St. Lawrence NYSARC has new autism program
Monday, December 24, 2007, 9:06am
St. Lawrence NYSARC is accepting students for a new program designed for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders.
The program, called Nexus, comprises games and other activities and a... More Info >
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Take care with salt around trees and shrubs, arborist advises
Wednesday, December 26, 2007, 9:00am
By PAUL HETZLER
The ice and snow season has arrived and so has the requisite salt on roads and walkways. Salt can be a good thing, but too much of it is worse than a bad pun.
Cars, concrete... More Info >
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NY State and SUNY professors agree on contract
Friday, December 21, 2007, 5:44pm
New York State and the United University Professions (UUP) have reached a four-year agreement covering approximately 34,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 State University of New York (SUNY)... More Info >
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Congress approves delay in border documents requirement
Friday, December 21, 2007, 8:44am
The Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, recently passed by Congress, includes a delay in implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).
The bill will delay... More Info >
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Wildlife artist still learning, but cutting back
Monday, March 17, 2008, 3:55pm
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By CRAIG FREILICH
Wildlife and landscape artist Robert Sleicher of Norwood, whose work hangs in private collections around the world, is cutting back on his painting.
At one point in his... More Info >
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Farmers reminded to apply for NYS tax breaks
Thursday, December 20, 2007, 9:07am
New York State law provides for reduced property tax bills for land in agricultural production, but farmland does not automatically receive an agricultural assessment.
Landowners must file an... More Info >
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Resort center added to proposed Brasher race track; 12,000 jobs predicted
Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 4:39pm
BRASHER FALLS – Northway Island Associates today announced that its proposed race track and casino resort project would create 12,051 new jobs in the tri-county region would be created during the... More Info >
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Parishville-Hopkinton teacher publishes book on North Country geology and mining
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 6:54am
Parishville-Hopkinton Central School science teacher Mike Walter of Nicholville has published a new book, “Field Collecting Minerals in the Empire State: Stories of Modern Day North Country... More Info >
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ADK potluck speaker April 13 focusing on ethanol in St. Lawrence County
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 9:06am
POTSDAM -- The director of Clarkson University’s Center for Air Resources Engineering and Science will speak on ethanol in St. Lawrence County at the Adirondack Mountain Club Laurentian Chapter’s... More Info >
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16 colleges at admissions workshop at SUNY Potsdam Feb. 6
Sunday, February 03, 2008, 8:38pm
POTSDAM -- The Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley will sponsor an event to help high school juniors and seniors learn more about the college admissions process and college life on... More Info >
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Co-op’s contest comes off, raises $1,100 for Neighborhood Center
Saturday, December 15, 2007, 9:47am
The Potsdam Food Co-op’s 10th Annual Holiday Baking Contest, previously called the “Co-op Bake Off,” took place at the Co-op’s Carriage House Bakery on Sunday, Dec. 9, combined with a silent auction... More Info >
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Former U.S. ambassador to Thailand speaks at SLU April 28
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 4:50pm
CANTON -- A talk called "From Canton to Bangkok: An SLU Graduate's Reflections on U.S. Foreign Policy" will be given by Ambassador Richard Hecklinger on Monday, April 28, at 8 p.m. in the Common Room... More Info >
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$2,000 raised by SLU Habitat chapter for Rennselaer Falls
Thursday, December 13, 2007, 8:47am
CANTON – The St. Lawrence University chapter of Habitat for Humanity recently presented a check for $2,000 to Raquette Valley Habitat for Humanity, to assist with the group's 2008 building project in... More Info >
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New Potsdam Village web site lets residents check water, sewer, trash accounts
Friday, December 14, 2007, 9:40am
POTSDAM – The village has a new web site where village residents can check their password-protected water, sewer and trash accounts, and make payments.
The accounts contain billing and payment... More Info >
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SUNY Press publishes Potsdam faculty's 'Ideas That Work in College Teaching'
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 9:05am
POTSDAM – After two years of being available in limited release, the collaborative work of 15 SUNY Potsdam educators has been released nationwide through SUNY Press.
Written from the point of... More Info >
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Old Norwood Elementary School vacated and locked up tight due to safety concerns
Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 4:15pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
NORWOOD -- The old Norwood Elementary School, a stately structure built in 1885 that has deteriorated significantly since being sold in 1996, is closed and locked up... More Info >
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Winthrop Air Force captain in Romania building relations
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 3:53pm
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By Michael Tolzmann
Army & Air Force Hometown News Service
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIRBASE, Romania -- On a rural, grassy, wind-blown hilltop near the Black Sea, a group of American soldiers stand on... More Info >
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DOT has workshop April 8 in Potsdam on grants for non-traditional transportation projects
Thursday, February 28, 2008, 4:37pm
POTSDAM -- The regional office of the New York State Department of Transportation is soliciting applications for a federal reimbursement program for non-traditional transportation projects.
A... More Info >
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New book by Canton author highlights poll irregularities in 2004 presidential election
Saturday, March 15, 2008, 1:48pm
CANTON – Canton writer Richard Hayes Phillips has a new hardcover book, “Witness to a Crime: A Citizens’ Audit of an American Election,” on irregularities in the 2004 presidential election.
The... More Info >
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Semi-pro player from Denmark joins new Massena Silver & Black team
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 3:55pm
MASSENA -- A 21-year-old football player from Denmark will be playing this year for the new Massena Silver & Black Raiders semi-pro football team.
With some Canadian players already on the team,... More Info >
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VanArnum places second in CMT contest
Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 1:09pm
Fans of Macy VanArnum of Morristown were disappointed to see that she did not emerge the winner in Country Music Television’s Music City Madness: The Road to CMT contest.
After 3 million votes... More Info >
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All-nighters result in lower grades, says St. Lawrence University professor
Tuesday, December 04, 2007, 9:45am
CANTON -- With end-of-semester finals looming, here's an exam question: Will pulling an all-nighter actually help you score well?
College students everywhere, take note: the correct answer is... More Info >
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Annual Alcoa Health Fair April 25 and 26 to be open to public for first time
Thursday, April 03, 2008, 4:25pm
MASSENA – You can pick up some healthy ideas for getting in summer shape at Alcoa’s Health Fair on April 25 and 26 at the Massena Community Center on Beach Street. Packed with exhibits, giveaways,... More Info >
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Deer and bear harvests up in 2007, DEC says
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 4:19pm
Deer and bear hunting harvests were both up in 2007, in St. Lawrence County and statewide, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says.
Hunters in St. Lawrence County took... More Info >
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Webcast Thursday at Clarkson on future of infrastructure open to public
Tuesday, April 08, 2008, 4:18pm
POTSDAM -- Clarkson University's Coulter School of Engineering will host "Bridges to the Future: A vision for infrastructure in the 21st century," a free Webcast discussion exploring the best ideas... More Info >
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Bloodmobile schedule around county set for Feb.
Thursday, January 31, 2008, 11:17am
The American Red Cross of Northern New York’s Bloodmobile schedule for February has been announced.
Blood drives are scheduled Friday, Feb. 1 at BOCES Southwest Tech, Rt 58, Gouverneur, from 9... More Info >
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North Country waterfowl hunters asked for input on setting seasons
Thursday, March 13, 2008, 3:59pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is inviting waterfowl hunters to submit recommendations to regional Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces for the dates of the fall duck hunting... More Info >
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SUNY Canton donors take out Wall Street Journal ad encouraging donations
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 4:23pm
CANTON -- Inspired by the powerful impact their donations have made on SUNY Canton, a trio of college donors have placed a message in “The Wall Street Journal” encouraging others to consider giving... More Info >
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ACLU seeks promise from county that it won't censor gay-themed posters in future
Monday, March 10, 2008, 5:57pm
The New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York affiliate of the ACLU, has sent a letter to St. Lawrence County officials advising them of constitutional principles that protect free speech after a... More Info >
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As Arbor Day approaches, local tree expert offers planting tips
Monday, April 21, 2008, 5:14pm
By PAUL HETZLER
Arbor Day, which is observed on the last Friday in April, is a 136- year-old tradition wherein Americans plant arbors, I mean trees, to improve our great nation.
It’s on April... More Info >
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Four downtown businesses demolished following morning blaze
Thursday, January 31, 2008, 3:32pm
MASSENA -- Four downtown businesses have been demolished, following a massive fire this morning.
By 1:54 p.m., Tony's Pizza, Novolsel Associates, the former La Bottaga building and The Hair... More Info >
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Reachout, county help hotline, recruiting volunteers
Sunday, January 27, 2008, 5:06pm
POTSDAM – Reachout of St. Lawrence County is looking for bright, caring people to volunteers as telephone counselors for its 24-hour crisis intervention, information and referral... More Info >
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Disabled voters can use machine in Canton in primary Feb. 5
Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 9:06am
CANTON -- St. Lawrence County, in compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) “Plan B,” will have available for the Feb. 5 Presidential Primary Election, a ballot marking device for use by... More Info >
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Four local colleges part of nationwide global warming teach-in ‘Focus the Nation’ Jan. 31 & Feb. 1
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 3:46pm
CANTON -- St. Lawrence County’s four colleges have joined up to “Focus the Nation” on global warming Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, and invite the community to help find solutions.
Focus the Nation includes... More Info >
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‘Save Energy, Save Dollars’ workshop in Ogdensburg Feb. 26
Saturday, February 23, 2008, 8:22am
OGDENSBURG – A Community Energy Services “Save Energy, Save Dollars” workshop, will be in the Dobisky Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to noon, on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
There will be presentation of home... More Info >
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Battery recycling 'roundup' in Ogdensburg April 18
Wednesday, April 09, 2008, 8:43am
OGDENSBURG – AAA’s Great Battery Roundup will take place Friday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rishe’s Auto, 1111 Paterson St.
The aim is helping to collect what is estimated to be more than... More Info >
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High tech in Hopkinton: NuMED’s worldwide rep growing
Monday, January 28, 2008, 4:05pm
By CRAIG FREILICH
HOPKINTON -- As economic developers struggle to bring good high-tech jobs to St. Lawrence County, the people that work at NuMED, Inc. – about 70 today – have been quietly... More Info >
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Power and Equipment Museum surpasses $25,000 goal
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 11:02am
MADRID – The St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum has more than met a $25,000 donor-match challenge.
Earlier this year, an anonymous benefactor made a $25,000 challenge to its members and... More Info >
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Norwood election Tuesday to fill mayor, trustee seats
Friday, March 14, 2008, 3:27pm
NORWOOD – The Village of Norwood stages municipal elections for mayor and two trustees Tuesday, March 18.
Mayor Richard Boprey is not running again. Trustee Jim McFaddin, running as a Democrat and... More Info >
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Potsdam pre-K program, renewed, taking applications for next school year
Saturday, February 09, 2008, 7:27am
POTSDAM -- The Potsdam Central School District will once again be offering a pre-kindergarten program during the 2008-2009 school year.
Because the pre-kindergarten is funded through a New York... More Info >
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Xerox, Interface execs to receive honorary Clarkson degrees May 11
Monday, April 21, 2008, 9:04am
POTSDAM -- Ray C. Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc., and Sophie V. Vandebroek, Xerox chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group, will receive honorary degrees... More Info >
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Recent accidents prompt DEC to warn to check ice conditions before you venture out
Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 8:47am
With the widely varying temperatures this winter and a couple of recent incidents, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging those enjoying the outdoors to use... More Info >
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Clarkson profs find new electricity source for bridge sensors: traffic
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 10:36am
POTSDAM – Clarkson University earlier this year announced that faculty have developed sensors to help determine a bridge’s condition that can be monitored wirelessly and remotely. Now faculty have... More Info >
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