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Canton Canoe Weekend returns

The 62nd annual Canton Canoe Weekend is a three-day event and is one of the premier canoe race weekends in New York State, drawing competitors from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Races continue this …

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Here are the results: • Potsdam baseball tops Malone 4-1; M-W Jackets, Lisbon, Harrisville win • Malone softball beats Saranac on walkoff; Larries wins; H-D Demons split …
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Here are the results: • SLU baseball splits doubleheader with Clarkson to end 2024 season • Saints softball clinches Liberty League playoff berth despite doubleheader loss to No. …
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Here are the results: • Shaheen No-No for Tupper; P-H wins; Wildcats win another in 8th inning • Larries, Chateaugay, Colts, B-M Panthers, Canton win Fri. softball games …
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Here are the results: • No. 3 Saints edged by No. 5 RPI in Liberty League lacrosse semifinals • Red Dragons sweep Bears softball
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CANTON -- A newly proposed bill in the New York Senate is a gun control law being presented under the guise of an environmental law, according to multiple St. Lawrence County legislators. Legislators …
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POTSDAM – Close to 100 dogs, along with even more people, participated in the annual Strut Your Mutt Dog Walk at Pine Street Arena on Saturday morning, May 4. The event also included a …
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Widespread rainfall will occur today in St. Lawrence County, though it will likely be light enough to prevent a flooding threat, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Temperatures …
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Singing on a beautiful day

‘This beautiful grackle sings a song in Pierrepont,’ said photographer Stacey Smith Tarbox .

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CANTON - Each year in March, the Zonta Club of Canton presents a varying number of local community members with a token of its symbol, a long-stemmed yellow rose, to coincide with International …
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POTSDAM -- Seven students at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music were chosen to take part in a vocal masterclass led by Broadway and opera star Lisa Vroman '79 on April 18. The vocalists …
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MASSENA -- The proposed fiscal year 2025 budget for the Massena Central School District that residents of the district will be voting on May 21 will include no tax levy increase. Superintendent …
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LISBON — Lisbon Central School announced the Class of 2024 Honors Group. Seven students have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 90 or higher and will be recognized this year. …
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Rushton descendent in Canton

The 62nd annual Canton Canoe Weekend kicked off Friday. From front, Ben Budelmann, Canton, Dick Rushton of California and great-great-grandson of Canton’s famous boat builder J. Henry Rushton, and Kerry Newell, Heuvelton …

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POTSDAM -- The New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has awarded Clarkson University researchers a three-year grant worth $69,904 to work on the “Milfoil …
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POTSDAM -- Yang Yang, an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University, recently published a research article in Nature Water, a sister journal of Nature with a …
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POTSDAM — The circus came to town and put on a show at Potsdam High School Friday night. Returning after four years, Billy Martin’s Cole All Star Circus brought acrobatics, juggling, …
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North Country This Week and NorthCountryNow.com have been recognized statewide for quality news reporting and advertising design. The New York Press Association presented NCTW staffers with …
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Ogdensburg artist wins ribbon

Ogdensburg native Valerie Patterson with her People's Choice award ribbon and painting at the Adirondack Artist Guild exhibit in Saranac Lake. Photo submitted by Eleanor Sweene

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CANTON — The 62nd annual Canton Canoe Weekend began Friday evening with the 4.5-mile Rushton Tour from Pyrites to Taylor Park. The three-day event runs through Sunday and is one of the …
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The Arc Jefferson – St. Lawrence Foundation, Inc. has received a $25,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life in support of the Bridges program and Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center. …
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CANTON -- St. Lawrence University President Kathryn A. Morris and Vice President of the University and Dean of Academic Affairs Alison Del Rossi have announced the appointment of Diane White Husic, …
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Chicken BBQ in Potsdam

Potsdam Elks Lodge members Steve Robert, left, and Marty Burkett flip chicken during their first barbecue of the season May 3. The lodge has several BBQ fundraisers each year. NCNow photo.

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MASSENA -- The village of Massena is applying for a Restore NY Grant of up to $2 million in hopes of funding the restoration of the Schine Theater. Village trustees approved the measure during a …
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Here are the top stories for Thursday, May 2 as determined by our editorial staff and highest number of page views. Liberty Gas threatens shutoff of gas service at Potsdam apartment complex …
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POTSDAM -- The Meadow East and Swan Landing Apartment Communities in Potsdam have installed 24, level 2, electric vehicle charging stations in its five parking lots easily accessible off of Leroy, …
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POTSDAM -- The Potsdam Public Museum has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the acquisition of new display cases and equipment, and provide …
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POTSDAM — A local author will discuss his book, “African American History of St. Lawrence County,”  at Potsdam Public Library’s Noon Book Club Wednesday, May 8, from. …
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POTSDAM — Local businesses can now promote themselves and help the Potsdam High School Booster Club fundraise through sponsor signs at the school turf complex. Potsdam High School Booster …
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MASSENA -- Massena Central High School, Massena Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Massena Police Department and St. Lawrence County STOP-DWI Program will be sponsoring a Mock DWI Crash on …
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In 2024, the NYS Parks System celebrates its Centennial Year. With the vast growth in visitorship experienced since the pandemic—84+ million in 2023 alone—service to our public lands is …
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POTSDAM — "Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health” will be a free class offered at the Potsdam Public Library on Monday, May 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Master …
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POTSDAM — The village is removing parking meters in the downtown business district centering around Market Street and has made parking free, with a two-hour limit, to encourage shopping and …
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CANTON — Visit The TAUNY Center for the opening reception of the Akhwatsi:re “My Family” exhibition, curated by Sharon H J Cheng, on May 4 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. The exhibit is …
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MASSENA -- School Board President Paul Haggett and Vice President Kevin Perretta are running for reelection but they will be challenged on the ballot by three newcomers as voters head to the polls on …
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CANTON -- St. Lawrence University congratulates more than 730 students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have completed at least …
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Dakota Woods of Lisbon, is one of seventeen peer tutors who earned National Tutor Association Level 1 Certification and the seven peer tutors who completed National Tutor Association …
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