BY MAUREEN PICHÉ

POTSDAM – A Massena businesswoman has opened a second location for her line of primitive décor and gifts in the Snell Office Complex on outer Market Street.

Linda Dalton opened The Mustard Tin June 7. She is also located in Memory Lane, an antiques, crafts and collectibles marketplace in the St. Lawrence Centre Mall, Massena.

Both offer rustic-looking country primitive items such as all sizes of stars, candles, garlands, lamps, signs, potpourri, and personalized gifts.

POTSDAM – The Potsdam Chamber of Commerce has begun planning for its 26th annual Halloween celebration, Fright Night, scheduled for Oct. 27.

The event draws children and their parents to downtown businesses, which sponsor special activities and entertainment, and offer specials.

The first block of Market Street will be closed to vehicle traffic for a few hours so businesses can host games and activities.

Businesses that wish to use street space for an activity are asked to contact the chamber about that.

MASSENA – Young and up-and-coming Waddington band The Acoustic Brothers will take the stage from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 as the Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce continues its 2011 Concert in the Park series season.

All concerts are held at the Springs Park Amphitheater, W. Hatfield St.

In the event of rain, concerts will be relocated to the Massena Fire Station, Andrews Street.

All concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

The remaining schedule includes: Lost at Sea, Thursday, Aug. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

LOUISVILLE -- The new bridge that carries County Route 39 over the Grasse River in Louisville was rebuilt in 2010 to improve the route for car and truck traffic.

As an added benefit, the project created a new car-top boat launch – one that a group of paddlers took advantage of in a summer outing sponsored by the Laurentian Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

BY MAUREEN PICHÉ

POTSDAM – Bartmor Enterprise has moved from its original space inside the Aubuchon Mall, 63 Market St., to the Depot Street side of the building.

Owner Michael Bartow said his business specializes in transferring older media such as slides, photos, 8mm film and VHS to DVD.

He and his father Gary have been filming events and transferring media as a hobby for about a decade. They both decided there was a real need for this service.

POTSDAM – The Edward Jones branch office is supporting a back-to-school supplies collection campaign.

Residents and businesses may help those less fortunate by bringing in items to the office at 9 Maple St. during regular business hours through Sept. 9.

Items needed for the drive include pens, pencils, crayons, erasers, markers, rulers, pencil boxes, paper, notebooks and folders.

MORRISTOWN – A veteran of World War II’s brutal Battle of the Bulge will speak at the Gateway Museum at 7 p.m. Aug. 11.

Bob Shelato was with Patton’s 3rd Army during one of the bloodiest battles of the war in Europe, and was called back to Europe after the war to be decorated with a Luxembourg Medal of Honor and the Luxembourg American Embassies’ Medallion.

Shelato will show action pictures portraying his many war experiences and a monument dedication ceremony where he was a guest speaker.

With yet another tacky and fast racing surface the fans at Mohawk International Raceway were treated to some of the best racing of the year as drivers were able to run as hard as they could go setting the stage for an action packed evening.

The Frenchie's Chevrolet 358 modifieds took to the speedway with Rick Miller and Larry Welling Jr. bringing the field to the green flag on Akwesasne Mohawk Casino night. Welling grabbed the lead at the start of the event and opened up a 5 car length lead as he exited turn 2.

The real action was happening behind him though.

NORFOLK – A woman who allegedly drove the getaway van for a reckless ATV driver who eluded police has been charged with third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony, by state police for allegedly stealing the ATV.

Meghan C. Angus, 18, Snye, Quebec, was arrested at 9 a.m. Friday on State Rt. 56 in Norfolk when state police pulled over her van seeking the driver of the ATV.