Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 • St. Lawrence County, NY
RiverLedge Club 120 donates ceiling lifts
RiverLedge Club 120 members (formally known as the United Helpers Nursing Home) show their support by donating $250 towards ceiling lifts. Club 120 is an employee committee that raises funds for special employee events, appreciation activities, and charitable donations. Pictured from left to right are: Dawn Youngs, CNA; Donna Donnelly, PTA; Corrine Wells, Diet Tech; and Trent Worden, PT.
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THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:
State aid to four St. Lawrence County school districts would be reduced but other local districts would see an increase under Gov. Cuomo's proposed budget. "Do you feel county schools are getting their 'fair share' of funding under Cuomo's plan?"
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LAST WEEK'S QUESTION:
With last week's ice and snow storm in St. Lawrence County, many commented that it reminded them of the Ice Storm of '98. “What are your most vivid memories of Ice Storm '98?”
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SLU men's squash team blanks Hamilton for 9th win
Tousignant has Saints women's squash team win in 8-1 loss to Hamilton
Lisbon boys beat Harrisville 50-37 to pull even atop West Division
Massena, Canton, Edward-Knox, Chateaugay, Clifton-Fine, Gouverneur girls basketball win
Saranac Lake girls hockey beats Lake Placid 3-1; Skaneateles upsets Ithaca 3-1
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- Four heats of West Potsdam Demolition Derby
Edwards man on ATV charged with drunk driving for third time in 10 years; blood alcohol 3.5 times legal limit
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 5:31 pm
Norwood-Norfolk looks to close budget gap
Story from Watertown Daily Times , Jan 27, 5:28 pm
Ogdensburg man the first in county to use new dialysis home treatment
Story from WWTI-tv , Jan 27, 5:39 pm
Local educators featured on new St. Lawrence County tv show premiering Monday
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 5:23 pm
Organizers fight the elements to prepare for 3rd annual Massena Cup outdoors tonight
Story from Watertown Daily Times , Jan 27, 5:27 pm
Canton Music Friends sponsor Trivia Night Saturday at Partridge
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 5:30 pm
Bald eagle found shot to death near Heuvelton; police seeking information
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 2:25 pm
Ron Howard's reality show 'The Great Escape,' featuring Singer Castle near Hammond, to air this summer on TNT
Story from EntertainmentWeekly.com , Jan 27, 2:11 pm
200-mile district proposed for 118th
Southern and central St. Lawrence County would be grouped with communities nearly 200 miles away under a state redistricting plan unveiled Thursday. The proposed 118th Assembly District is mapped out above. To read more, click here.
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DANC distributes first round of Maple Producers low interest loans; Canton producer gets $20,000
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 2:22 pm
North Country Tea Party leader Mark Barie talks about upcoming 23rd Congressional race
Story from North Country Public Radio , Jan 27, 2:11 pm
Local plant zones heating up
Story from Watertown Daily Times , Jan 27, 2:17 pm
Massena Winer Carnival kicks off Saturday with opening ceremonies, breakfast, hockey tourney
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 2:06 pm
CORC Thrift Store half-price sale Feb. 3, 4
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 2:05 pm
New redistricting plan puts part of St. Lawrence County in 200-mile-long district
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 11:47 am
Casella Waste Services suspends Friday collections in St. Lawrence County; will try again tomorrow
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 11:46 am
Last video rental store in Canton closing, selling inventory
Story from Courier Observer , Jan 27, 11:45 am
Knitted gifts at Norwood-Norfolk
Taylor J. Ashley of Norwood presented her Norwood-Norfolk Elementary School kindergarten teacher Mrs. Burrows with homemade knitted mittens and a hat that her great grandmother, Virginia Eldridge, made for the little children who had lost their mittens. Taylor is the daughter of Tonya and Jessie Ashley.
View enlarged photo.Colton Winterfest is set this weekend, some outdoor activities cancelled
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 11:37 am
New traffic light on U.S. Hwy 11 at Clarkson University catches some drivers off guard
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 27, 11:38 am
Retired border patrol agent proposes gun training for other retired officers
Story from Ogdensburg Journal , Jan 27, 11:43 am
Community health screenings at Gouverneur High School Feb. 3
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 11:35 am
More rain, ice, delays, cancellations in St. Lawrence Valley and northern Adirondacks
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 9:12 am
Long-term models indicate same weather trend all winter
Story from 99 Hits , Jan 27, 9:08 am
Oxley threatened to go on killing spree, former girlfriend testifies
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 27, 9:07 am
AARP's free tax help program ready to go at sites in Ogdensburg, Massena, Canton, Potsdam
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 9:09 am
Sign of spring in Waddington?
This photo of a robin on a black thorn tree was recently taken by John Raleigh of Waddington.
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New Senate redistricting lines draw fire, veto threat from Cuomo
Story from North Country Public Radio , Jan 27, 9:04 am
Pendragon's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Feb. 3 at SUNY Potsdam
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 9:02 am
Karate classes for all ages at Norwood-Norfolk Elementary Mondays and Thursdays
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 9:01 am
Many schools closed, delayed throughout county; winter weather advisory for mixed precipitation through 7 p.m. tonight
Oxley testimony focusing on interactions before and after murder
Story from Your News Now , Jan 27, 6:21 am
Rental car service now available at Ogdensburg International Airport
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 6:13 am
Gov. Cuomo threatens to veto redistricting proposal
Story from WWNY-TV , Jan 27, 6:21 am
Massena ending maintenance of downtown parking lot
Story from Watertown Daily Times , Jan 27, 6:21 am
A Kodak moment in Massena
A Massena girl's image has been popping up in far-away places since Eastman Kodak said it would be filing for bankruptcy. Kirstiana Gladding, an 11-year-old Nightengale School sixth-grader, is not being blamed for Kodak's troubles, but has been a model for some of their products. To read more, click here.
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NNY Crops Management School set for six weekly sessions in Canton starting Feb. 2
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 6:15 am
Massena Rotary Club helping support Massena Winter Carnival 2012
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 27, 6:14 am
GOP Congressional candidate Doheny raised $300K in 4th quarter of 2011, most from New York City-area bankers, lawyers
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 5:14 pm
Massena Memorial Hospital nurse charged with stealing drugs
Story from Daily Courier-Observer , Jan 26, 5:11 pm
Winter weather advisory in St. Lawrence County
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 26, 5:05 pm
Couple facing grand jury action in cruise ship scam in Ogdensburg
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 26, 5:03 pm
CPS to present contemporary string quartet ETHEL Feb. 2 in Potsdam
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 4:59 pm
In event of snow day Friday, Parishville-Hopkinton Follies Dessert Cabaret will be postponed
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 4:57 pm
Clarkson Institute for a Sustainable Environment poster session Jan. 27
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 5:13 pm
Richville jumps from 191st place to 43rd in online contest for $50,000 in community development help
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 2:02 pm
Massena, Potsdam residents arrested in Pennsylvania drug bust
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 26, 1:54 pm
St. Lawrence Seaway carriers grappling with sluggish freight demand
Story from Canadian Transportation & Logistics , Jan 26, 1:51 pm
Nicholville United Methodist Church announces 2011 Memory Tree names
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 2:00 pm
Time to sign up for Norwood July 4 parade
Letter to the Editor from North Country Now , Jan 26, 1:52 pm
National Book Award winner Jaimy Gordon to give reading at St. Lawrence University Feb. 2
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 1:51 pm
Assemblyman Blankenbush could lose most of St. Lawrence County under redistricting plan
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 26, 12:10 pm
Hammond man hid in woods to avoid arrest on third violation of protection order, deputies charge
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 11:53 am
St. Regis Tribe orders Three Feathers Casino in Akwesasne closed
Story from Courier Observer , Jan 26, 11:48 am
UNYTEA president recovers health, prepares for congressional election in NY-23
Story from North Country Public Radio , Jan 26, 11:45 am
Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club gets $50K grant for education on traditional uses of furbearing animals
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 11:51 am
Women's group encouraging participation in National Girls and Women in Sports Day Feb. 1
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 11:41 am
More of wintry mix in the forecast
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 9:08 am
Federal money switched from I-98 study to US 11 improvement
Story from Ogdensburg Journal , Jan 26, 9:05 am
Potsdam Central's capital project plan draws 17 proposals
Story from 99 Hits , Jan 26, 9:03 am
Lots of prizes up for grabs for Canton Winterfest 2012 button buyers
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 9:07 am
Drug costs for seniors up as state's EPIC program drops out-of-pocket coverage
Story from WWNY-tv , Jan 26, 9:02 am
Massena's Emmanuel Congregational United Church of Christ hosts spaghetti dinner Feb. 2
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 8:58 am
National Grid customers to see reduced bills starting this month
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 6:25 am
Hammond school addresses students about bomb scare
Story from Your News Now , Jan 26, 6:33 am
Canton Winterfest organizers planning many events for this year’s 10-day festival
Story from NorthCountryNow.com, Jan 26, 6:27 am
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