POTSDAM — The town of Potsdam will now purchase the electricity for its municipal buildings from Northern Power and Light Inc of Saranac Lake. Town board members voted at their meeting …

POTSDAM — The town board is calling on the state to pay off SUNY Potsdam’s $9 deficit, and others like it at other state colleges. Meanwhile professors who work at the university are …

POTSDAM — Potsdam town clerk Cindy Golliber was recently elected as the president of the Association of the Towns of New York State. Golliber was previously the Association’s first …

OGDENSBURG — The fallout from the Netflix documentary “The Program” continues with an undisclosed number of former Academy at Ivy Ridge employees, who now work at St. Lawrence …

MASSENA — Massena Central School District Board members will soon be touring St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES facilities in Norwood following the suggestion of Vice President Kevin Perretta, who also serves as Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds at BOCES. …

POTSDAM -- About 200 runners of all ages are expected to converge on the Potsdam Arena at 43 Pine St. March 30 for the annual Raquette River Marathon. The event, now in its third year, will …

MASSENA -- Massena Central School District officials have put out a request for proposal for a future construction project that would include both design and management work. The announcement …

CANTON – The anticipated merger of the Canton and Potsdam Housing Authorities, along with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development regulations, has resulted in the resignation of a member of the …

CANTON – The Town of Canton wants local businesses to be aware of the availability of two loan programs for businesses looking to support operations and/or build resiliency. “These …

CANTON -- Emergency communications in the southern portion of St. Lawrence County are limited, potentially endangering citizens but legislators are taking action to add two additional towers to the …

CANTON – Now that the St. Lawrence County Chamber merger is official and individual chambers of commerce in Canton, Ogdensburg and Massena have county chamber representatives in place, a push …

MORRISTOWN — Morristown students are choosing not to use substances. Students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 recently completed a survey measuring their substance use rates, according to BOCES …

HANNAWA FALLS — Over 100 students and community members attended  the 2nd Annual Postwood Polar Plunge hosted by the Clarkson Student Occupational Therapy Department and the Town of …

POTSDAM — The village board appointed a new historian, and passed two proclamations at their meeting March 4. First the trustees voted unanimously to appoint Hunter Crary, a research …

North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says President Joe Biden showed he was out of touch with Americans who are struggling to pay for home, heat and groceries, following the State of the Union …

POTSDAM — The shareholders of the Potsdam Food Co-op will have the opportunity to vote for the new co-op board of directors on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. during the organization’s annual …

MASSENA -- Massena Central students brought home the silver and gold from the 2024 CNY Scholastic Art Awards, a competition that students have been participating in for over 20 years. Deputy …

CANTON -- St. Lawrence County will receive over $600,000 to rehabilitate homes after the Development Authority of the North Country awarded the funds to the Community Development Block Grant program. …

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POTSDAM — The village is opting to move ahead with legal action against a downtown business owner over his failure to secure proper rental permits. The village board voted at their meeting …