NORWOOD -- Jazz, show tunes and the Great American songbook will be featured July 17 and Canadian blues will be the highlight July 21 at the Norwood Village Green Concert Series.

The Dave Alderson Quartet featuring Tiffany Alderson with Sarah Simon as guest artist performs Sunday, July 17 at 7 p.m. in the village park bandshell.

To the Editor:

I was surprised and shocked when I heard on the radio a few weeks ago that one of Gov. Cuomo’s three top priorities was the legalization of gay marriage.

I wrote the following letter to him at that time. I sent copies to a state senator and an assemblyperson.

Dear Gov. Cuomo:

I am so very disappointed that gay rights is one of your top three priorities.

You along with some other states have or are trying to legalize what Sodom was destroyed for.

I read the article in the Courier regarding dissolution. To quote one resident: “maybe the people outside the village should be paying a little more for things we all use.” A couple of those mentioned were the Potsdam airport and museum. I live in Norwood and have never used the airport or museum and doubt I will. I realize they are referring to other things as well but those were the two mentioned. Yes I travel to Potsdam using their roads and am protected by their police while there but come on! Do Village of Potsdam residents use village roads exclusively?

Am I the only one that sees the irony in the Village of Potsdam police pressing felony charges against a man who took money without performing the work he contracted for when Potsdam taxpayers have half a structure that is supposed to be a hydro dam sitting empty and no one pressing charges/suing to get our tax dollars returned? Who is in charge of the hydro dam disaster? Better question: How did the company that took Potsdam’s money make it worthwhile to not pursue the matter legally?

MASSENA -- A Quebec woman was allegedly caught at the border station with hallucinogenic drugs and was arrested.

Rachel LaGace, 45, Montreal North, was charged by state police with a felony count, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance: hallucinogenic substance, at 5:45 p.m. Thursday.

Her status was reported as "held."

NORWOOD -- Seaway Career & Technical Education Center has announced the students who had perfect attendance during the fourth quarter.

They include:

Allied Health: Olivia Blackmore, Allisen Blevins, Alexandria Sochia

Auto Tech I: Jacob Beebe, Matthew Butler, Kyle Deleel, Andrew Fyckes, Ryan Hughes, Ryan Marriott,

Auto Tech II: Tyler Dossert, Adam Narrow

Bldg. Trades I: Cody Gilmore

Bldg. Trades II: Mark Bond

Computers II: Joshua Baile, Michael LaPage

Cosmetology I: Kimberly Burnham, Katelynne Lanning, Amanda Locey, Leanne White

POTSDAM -- The Clarkson University Athletic Department has named Ashlynn Nuckols as the top assistant coach for the Golden Knights’ Volleyball program for the 2011 season.

Nuckols, a 2009 graduate of Davis and Elkins College (WV), replaces Alesia Vaccari who spent the last two years as the Clarkson Volleyball assistant.

Nuckols, a native of Upperville, Virginia, earned her master’s degree in health and human performance in 2010 from Austin Peay State University, and gained a bachelor’s degree in both physical education and sports management in 2009.