MASSENA – A painting class will be held Tuesday, March 29, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Massena Public Library, 41 Glenn St., with Wilson Bickford.

Bickford will help participants during the four-hour workshop create a beautiful landscape. The class is open to all, regardless of skill level.

Students will explore many facets of painting: perspective, color mixing, blending techniques, and texture.

A $40 registration fee must be paid to the library by March 21.

LOUISVILLE -- Scott Wilson will present “Voices from the Past -- A Look Back 150 Years Ago” when the Civil War Roundtable meets Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Louisville Historical Center, near the Louisville Community Center.

The program is part of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Wilson lives in Louisville and is a Civil War Artillery Living Historian.

POTSDAM -- Clarkson University has joined the AAUW college/university family, which includes SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam.

AAUW's College/University Partner Member Program provides educational institutions the opportunity to easily share all the benefits of AAUW with their students, faculty, and staff. Partners collaborate with branches on community programs, receive national visibility, and benefit from AAUW's powerful network that supports them and advocates on their behalf.

The state Senate Democratic Conference has blasted St. Lawrence County’s two Republican senators, claiming they reneged on promises for property tax relief.

“Upstate Republicans have a big bark, but they don’t have much of a bite,” said Travis Proulx, spokesperson for the Senate Democratic Conference, in a prepared statement. “Senators Patty Ritchie and Joseph Griffo may enjoy playing lapdog for their downstate political boss, but allowing Republican Leader Dean Skelos to torpedo a property tax cap is a devastating blow to local homeowners desperate for much-needed relief.”

(North Canton, Ohio) –The SUNY Canton baseball team wrapped up a difficult six-game swing through Pennsylvania and Ohio as they lost to Walsh University 11-1 and 4-0 in an afternoon doubleheader on Sunday in North Canton, Ohio.

After falling behind 2-0 after two innings in game one, the Roos cut the lead in half in the top of the third inning after freshman Danny Perez (Brooklyn, N.Y.) singled to lead off the inning and then came around to score when sophomore Tom Darling (Oswego, N.Y.) ripped an RBI-double.

Jason Conde threw a six-hitter in a nine-inning complete?game performance as St. Lawrence University's baseball team won game four of a?Liberty League series at Rensselaer on Sunday 10-2 to go 1-3 on the opening weekend?of league play.

RPI, which won both games of Saturday's series opening?games, won the first of Sunday's twinbill, 14-2. The Engineers are 9-5 overall?on the season and 3-1 in Liberty League play while the Saints are now 3-9?overall and 1-3 in the league.

Poughkeepsie, NY – Junior David Kinney (Mexico, NY) picked up a win, a save, and delivered four hits as the Clarkson University Baseball team survived some late scares to earn a doubleheader sweep, 4-3 and 8-7, over Vassar College on Sunday afternoon at Prentiss Field.

Clarkson dropped a suspended game to start the day before sweeping the scheduled doubleheader, moving to 7-5 overall and 3-1 in the Liberty League. The Brewers dropped to 5-5 and 1-3.