MASSENA — Massena Central School District will hold pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten registration on Thursday, April 27.

The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Community Center, 61 Beach St.

Parents will need to bring their child’s birth certificate, immunization record, lead screening and proof of residency.

Pre-K students must be age four on or before Dec. 1, 2023. Kindergarten students must be age five on or before Dec. 1, 2023.

HEUVELTON — The Ben Todd family will perform at Pickens Hall, 83 State St., Saturday, March 25, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $12 with children under 12 admitted free.

Venue handicapped accessible.

Tickets are available at www.pickenshall.com, Pickens General Store, or at the door.

The Todd family spent time during lock down singing their favorite songs and now are willing to share them with us.

MASSENA — Massena Senior Citizens’ Trip Committee is sponsoring a Skillo fundraiser Saturday, March 25, at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach St.

Doors open at 11 a.m. Lunch is at 11:30.

Games begin at 1.

Game prizes will be gift cards and gift certificates.

Door prizes and raffles.

Open to the public.

For more info call 315-769-7810.

POTSDAM –The Crane Latin Ensemble will perform classic and contemporary Latin Jazz and Salsa music Friday, March 24, from 10 p.m. - midnight at Maxfields. 7 Market St.

Cover is $5 for 21+.

The Crane Latin Ensemble is a student group at SUNY Potsdam dedicated to bringing salsa to the North Country.

POTSDAM -- Clarkson University Research Professors Kelsey Moody and Aaron Wolfe were recently published in the peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal Nature Communications with their article titled “A generalizable nanopore sensor for highly specific protein detection at single-molecule precision.”

Moody, who is also the Founder and CEO of Ichor Life Sciences, and Wolfe, Ichor’s Chief Science Officer, worked with six other researchers on the article, which focuses on the development of highly efficient molecular diagnostics.

BY ADAM ATKINSON
North Country This Week

POTSDAM — Residents along Austin Ridge Road requesting a speed reduction there will now wait to see if the state agrees to the change.

Citing safety concerns, the residents filed a petition with the town to have the speed limit on the road dropped to 45 miles per hour from 55.

BRASHER FALLS — Pike's Place, 138 County Route 50, the former K of C building, will host its first ever comedy night featuring Plattsburgh's premier improv comedy troupe Completely Stranded Friday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30.

Pre-sale tickets $20, $25 at the door.

Gideon's Galley will sell appetizers.

Info, tickets: 315-212-4468.

The St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging has started a Caregiver Support Group for older adults.

The Caregiver Support Group will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m.

Meetings will be held in the second floor small conference room of the Human Services Building located at 80 State Highway 310 in Canton.

Refreshments will be served.

If you can't make it in person, but still need support or would like to consider a Zoom Caregiver Support Group, reach out to the office.