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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Orchestra soloists

Vocal performances by soloists soprano Jill Pearon, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Yaros, tenor Donald George, and baritone David Pittman-Jennings, conducted by Kenneth Andrews, at right, complemented the recent presentations of Handel's 'Messiah' by the Orchestra of Northern New York and the Potsdam Community Chorus in St. Mary's Church, Potsdam and St. Mary's Church, Canton. The orchestra's next performance is Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, Potsdam, with concertos and sinfonias by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi in the orchestra's winterBaroque concert, 'Viva Vivaldi!'

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Tuesday's high school results

BOY'S BASKETBALL WINNER: Potsdam

GIRL'S BASKETBALL WINNERS: Lisbon, Heuvelton, Harrisville, Hammond, Potsdam, Malone, Tupper Lake, Massena, Madrid-Waddington, St. Lawrence Central, Chateaugay, St. Regis Falls

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Working from home while living off the grid

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Use bailout money to help people, consolidate government, says Waddington resident

Letter to Editor of Watertown Daily Times 4a

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8 - 12 inches snow, sleet: winter storm warning through Thursday

School openings delayed in western part of county due to snow

County's new chair, Paquin, says sales tax talks priority

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OBPA to get aid for work to bridge

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Alcoa to cut 13 percent of its work force

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Gouverneur Historical Association elects slate

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Canton Central School Faculty-Alumni Recital on Saturday, Jan. 10

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Union workers from county participating in Albany protest Wednesday

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Judge cancels O'burg horse case adjournment

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Waddington presents development plan, starts acting on it

Story from Watertown Daily Times6p

Commentary: December to January

Writer Richard Rubin doesn't mind looking back over the previous year. But turning the page is even better. Richard Rubin is the author of Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South. He's spending the year teaching creative writing at St. Lawrence University. Audio from North Country Public Radio 6p

Amish sue Morristown for religious discrimination

Story from Watertown Daily Times6p

Attorney calls horse cruelty charges against O'burg woman "outrageous"

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Celebration to honor Martin Luther King Jan. 19

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Plan set to deal with Raquette River flow in Potsdam

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Potsdam man charged with forcible touching

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New Norwood emergency unit helping out short-staffed Potsdam Rescue Squad

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Legislature opposed to turning Higley State Park into forest preserve

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Two jailed, three others charged for attack on 17-year-old in Edwards

Story from Watertown Daily Times6a

Massena contractor accused of ripping off customer, jailed without bail

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Owner of Dealmaker auto franchises in O'burg, Potsdam wants to sue his accountant

Story from Watertown Daily Times6a

Lawmakers go on record against possible cow gas tax

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Hockey double-header for Clarkson, SLU in Canton, Potsdam Jan. 10-11

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Paul Smiths center open for skiing and snowshoeing

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Madrid's skating rinks iced over

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Arts Council classes for January include guitar, jewelry, cartoons

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Annual North Country Film Festival taking place in Potsdam Jan. 9-11

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Colton woman's Amish documentary to premiere at NC Film Festival in Potsdam Jan. 9

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Massena Industrial Hockey League benefit for Melissa's Foundation Jan. 10, 11

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Handbell choir performance choir rescheduled for Jan. 11

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Natural products store opens in Gouverneur

Story from Watertown Daily Times5p

Opening delayed for wood pellet factory in Massena

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Massena Wal-Mart demolition awaiting contractor

Story from Watertown Daily Times3a

Seaway cargo shipping expected to drop again

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Massena, Hogansburg teens indicted for arson

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Massena Democrat expected to be next county legislature chairman

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Massena man accused of raping two girls

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Potsdam's new hydroelectric plant to bring more revenue to village

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Adirondack Mountain Club plans ski, snowshoe, other events

Story from North Country This Week 5p

Despite concern, no Chronic Wasting Disease discovered in New York State deer

The fatal deer disease was discovered in two wild deer in Oneida County in 2005, the first time it had been found east of Illinois. Wildlife officials were worried the disease would spread throughout New York and the Northeast. But so far, no new cases have been found. Audio from North Country Public Radio 5p