The Rotary Club of Potsdam has earned the 2023-2024 Rotary Citation, the most significant award a Rotary club can achieve. This past year, the club demonstrated a commitment to achieve its goals, …

County and local officials, and the presidents of the local colleges, were on hand for a visit from Sen. Chuck Schumer to Ogdensburg Sept. 5 where he spoke about Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus …

Silly faces before school for Kellyn, Brayden and their father prior to their first day of school Lawrence Avenue Elementary in Potsdam. Photo submitted by Tripp Ingram.

Today is the first day of school for thousands of St. Lawrence County students. Jaden Gosnell, who is heading to Potsdam High School, and Bladin Gwin is going to Colton-Pierrepont Central School, fool around before leaving the house this morning. Photo submitted by Stephanie Tucker.

Watch out for school buses this morning, as students return to classrooms across St. Lawrence County. Emery Richard is headed into kindergarten this year at Colton-Pierrepont Central School Photo by …

Watch out for school buses this morning, as students return to classrooms across St. Lawrence County. Emery Richard is headed into kindergarten this year at Colton-Pierrepont Central School Photo by …

Clarkson University hosted their annual 'Mock Dorm Burn' in front of the Educational Resource Center earlier this month. The mock dorm burn purpose is to show and demonstrate to new and returning …

Benji Wray’s first day of PreK at Parishville-Hopkinton Central School today, Sept. 3. Benji is the son of Nate and Theresa Wray from Parishville. The new school year will begin Thursday for …

Hundreds of area students from SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University floated in rafts on the Raquette River.in the annual Float Fest Saturday, Aug. 31, Photo courtesy of Potsdam Chamber of Commerce.

Pictured above are Jeremy and Allison Carney, owners of Brick & Mortar Music in Potsdam, getting ready to kick off their 9th year of offering Back to School musical instruments. Photo submitted …

Workers install a new sidewalk at Lawrence Avenue Elementary School in late August in preparation for the new school year. NCNow photo

Fans of extra crispy will have to travel to a drive-thru further afield for lunch soon when Kentucky Fried Chicken at 119 Maple St. in Potsdam closes its doors at the end of this month. It seems …

The Family Dollar store at 145 Market Street in the SeaComm Plaza in Potsdam, will be closing its doors. A sign on the entrance door says “Clearance - 30% entire store. All sales final, no …

Raise The Bar NNY recently celebrated their one year anniversary. Raise The Bar NNY, owned by Katie Klassen of Canton, is a functional fitness studio offering group classes, one-on-one personal …

A home was damaged following a propane tank explosion Aug. 19. Potsdam Fire responded to a reported structure fire at 280 Waite Rd. in West Potsdam at 5 a.m. Firefighters quickly extinguished a small …

SUNY Potsdam is preparing to welcome its 208th class of new students, as the Class of 2028 is set to settle in on campus and hundreds of students get ready to return for the fall semester. As …

The Rotary Club of Potsdam is a Gold Sponsor of the Potsdam Back to School Fair, presented by the Potsdam Snack Pack Program. The event will be held at the Potsdam High School Gymnasium on Saturday, …

Eleven members of the Potsdam Figure Skating Club and one skater from the Norfolk-Norwood FSC competed in the State Games of America in San Diego, Calif. July 17-21.  The skaters earned three …

The Bayside Cemetery Association in Potsdam has completed the restoration of the cross-bearing tower within the sandstone entrance to the cemetery. This year, a crew from Lupini Construction of Utica …

Lucas Newton with netting help from his big brother Aiden Pearson of West Potsdam landed this huge 20.5 inch largemouth bass on Hannawa Pond. ‘Lucas’s personal best so far and a pretty …