HOPKINTON -- The annual Maple Festival and Pancake Breakfast, sponsored by the Hopkinton Historical Society, will be held Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Hall.

Price will be $6 for adults and $3 for under age five. More info: Sue Wood, 328-4321.

MADRID -- Alumni from eight local school districts are teaming up to fight cancer in the Michael Pavelski Alumni Challenge Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Madrid-Waddington Central School on St. Rt. 345.

Schools sending alumni teams include Edwards-Knox, Lisbon, Ogdensburg Free Academy, Heuvelton, Potsdam, Canton, Hermon-DeKalb, plus host Madrid-Waddington.

There will also be a three-point contest with a trophy for the winner, 50/50 raffles and prize raffles.

Admission is free.

Refreshments will also be sold.

POTSDAM -- Boys and girls ages 11 to 15 who would like to start their own babysitting business can get training from Northern New York Red Cross, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 11, and training in Infant and Child CPR/Standard First Aid from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the Northern New York Red Cross office, 73 Market St.

POTSDAM -- Clarkson University has received a $1 million corporate grant from long-time partner GE Energy to support graduate students doing research on smart grid technology and GE's smart grid development and.

The GE Smart Grid Fellowship Program has two main goals: to advance research into a self-monitoring and self-regulating network of electric power, and to prepare the next generation of talented engineers and software developers to enter the energy field.

The SUNY Potsdam women’s lacrosse team was unable to overcome a slow start Tuesday, suffering a 17-7 defeat at St. Lawrence in a North Country non-conference affair in Canton, N.Y.

After falling behind 8-2 in the first half, the Bears (2-3 overall) surrendered four goals during a six-minute span to open the second as St. Lawrence took control of the contest.

Juniors Carly Richards (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and Maribeth Simmons (Clinton, Conn.), and sophomore Lizzy Penree (Cooperstown, N.Y.) scored two goals apiece to lead Potsdam, which was outshot 37-18.

POTSDAM, N.Y.—The Morrisville State Mustangs (3-1) rallied late and defeated the SUNY Potsdam men’s lacrosse team (3-3) in sudden-death overtime on a goal from junior Brandon Macera (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango). Bears’ sophomore Robbie Ashlaw (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) had a game-high seven points (1-goal, 6-assists), while senior Sean McAuliffe (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) and junior Ryan Paparella (Whitesboro, N.Y./Whitesboro) each scored three goals. Macera led Morrisville with three goals and an assist.