MASSENA -- The Alcoa Foundation has told the Massena Memorial Hospital Foundation that a $120,000 grant is coming, which the hospital says will go toward a new cardiac monitoring system.

The three-year grant will assist with the purchase, implementation, and necessary staff training of a hospital-wide, wireless cardiac monitoring system.

CANTON - St. Lawrence University's new Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall will be dedicated with a concert on Friday, Oct. 22. Doors open at 7 p.m.; the brief dedication ceremony takes place at 8 p.m., with the concert performance to follow.

Free tickets will be available to the public beginning at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19, by phoning 229-5517.

MASSENA – Terror Mansion Haunted Attraction, 535 S. Main St., is open Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7 to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m.

The mansion will be open Halloween from 7 to 10 p.m.

Admission for individuals is $7, two are $13, and a family pass for five is $30.

Assembly candidate Ken Blankenbush, Republican from Black River, has received the endorsement of the Manufacturing Association of Central New York (MACNY).

MACNY said Blankenbush was truly committed to reforming New York and its business climate for the benefit of manufacturers and North County workers.

POTSDAM – New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard F. Daines took a tour of a few spots in St. Lawrence County today, including the water treatment plant in Potsdam.

He said he came to the water treatment plant in Potsdam “because it is a well run facility. It has a reputation for efficiency.”

Water Treatment Plant Chief Operator Bob Henninger says the plant is “the jewel of the North Country.”

MASSENA – A jamboree and Zumba party to benefit cancer patient Scott Tarr will be held Friday, Oct. 22 at the Ale House at 4 p.m. with a happy hour and martini bar with music by DJ Matt Jock.

Zumba will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Instructors Stephanie Houle and Aimee Huto of Fabulously Fit will host the Zumba party.

Pledge sheets for the Zumba are available at Fabulously Fit or the Hairitage House, or by calling 250-3930. People may also Zumba for an entry fee of $10.

Live music will also be provided by the band TNT, and raffles will be held.

OGDENSBURG – A pharmaceutical collection day will be held at the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center ER ramp on Mansion Avenue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22.

Bring your unused personal prescription medication for safe disposal.

For more information, contact 713-5251.

To the Editor:

The voters in County Legislative District 11 which includes the Town of Stockholm and Districts 4, 5, 9 and 10 in Potsdam, have unique opportunity to elect a progressive, visionary candidate who will support thoughtfully the issues which will benefit the resident of this district and the entire St. Lawrence County.

To the Editor:

It’s easy to compare Congressman Bill Owens’ voting record to help the economy for us in the 23rd District, and his nearly three decades in the North Country actually bringing in those many jobs to Plattsburgh’s closed Air Force base, with Matt Doheny’s extended Wall Street work for the wealthy, as he helped them pile up 6- and 7-figure bonuses during everyone else’s hard times.

Just ask the former GM employee out of work, or the hurting small farm family, or the struggling retailer on Main Street.