Submitted photo.

The Raquette River Lions Club recently distributed its $2,400 Winter Food Drive fundraising money to three area organizations.

BY JEFF CHUDZINSKI
North Country This Week

MASSENA — A strike has likely been averted as the United SteelWorkers Union and Arconic have reached a tentative agreement.

Officials say the agreement was reached on Saturday, May 14, just a day before the previous contract was set to expire.

The tentative agreement is fully endorsed by the bargaining committee and is set to be voted on, though specifics have not yet been released, according to officials.

POTSDAM — The St. Lawrence County Arts Council (SLC Arts) presents a free professional development workshop for artists, on Wednesday, May 18, 5:30 p.m. The location is the Potsdam Town Hall community room, 18 Elm St.

In this class, Jennifer McCluskey, owner of McCluskey Photography LLC, will teach participants to photograph their work using both natural light and lighting equipment.

Six North Country students were initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, in April.

They are Virginia Hines of Canton, a student at Sewanee - The University of the South; Fato Kerma and Kelsea Whittier, both of Canton and both students at St. Lawrence University; Rose Arquette of Hogansburg, a student at SUNY Plattsburgh, Jillian Benedict of Hogansburg, a student at the University at Albany; and Hailey Clancy of Gouverneur, a student at Elmira College.

BY MATT LINDSEY
North Country This Week

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, May 17, to vote on budgets, elections and propositions at all St. Lawrence County schools.

Below is a summary by district of budget information, special propositions and school board candidates.

Massena Central School

AKWESASNE – The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s COVID-19 Response Team reported 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the southern portion of Akwesasne from May 10-13. There are 12 active cases under the Tribe’s jurisdiction.

The active cases include two toddlers between the age of 0 to 4-years old, and two teenagers.

COVID-19 TESTING CLINIC -- MONDAYS:

COVID-19 PCR Testing is available on Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon at Health Service’s testing garage located at 404 State Route 37. Please use the gravel road across from McGee Road.