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Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 8:22 am
A northern New York police officer has been honored for investigative work that led to the conviction of a Winthrop murder. Investigator Raymond A. Planty was one of 23 individuals recognized recently...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 8:21 am
POTSDAM –A nine-year-old competitive cup stacker from Potsdam recently placed in the World Sport Stacking Championship in Orlando, Fla. and earned a spot on Team USA. Tyler Hollis, of Potsdam, recentl...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 4:24 pm
By JIMMY LAWTON Universities in the Canton-Potsdam area continue to see strong applicant and enrollment numbers despite the competitive job market and state cuts to education. Clarkson University has...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 4:22 pm
By JIMMY LAWTON LISBON -- Visitors at Lisbon Beach and Campground will soon have access to internet service, according to Michael O'Neil, who oversees the facility. O'Neil said the board unanimously a...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 4:17 pm
POTSDAM -- Sandra Maine, a 1978 graduate of SUNY Potsdam and president and founder of SunFeather Natural Soap Company, will be honored with the 2013 Leadership Through Service Award at SUNY Potsdam du...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 10:17 am
A pretty nice day is on tap for the North Country as high pressure over southern Ontario and Quebec slowly slides southeastward through the region. The weather in the North Country will be sunny and w...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 10:04 am
POTSDAM – Village police stopped a vehicle driven by a St. Regis Falls woman known not to have a license and subsequently charged her with first-offense driving while intoxicated. Monique A. Holden, 2...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 10:03 am
NORFOLK -- Luan J. Wahl, 40, Massena, was charged with second-degree harassment last Monday after a state police investigation of an incident April 5 in Norfolk.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 10:02 am
State police investigated vehicle accidents in Star Lake and Canton Friday. Kimberly A. Reed, 45, Gouverneur, and Darren W. Whitmarsh, 37, Star Lake had an accident in the Nice N Easy Parking lot off...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 9:39 am
Potsdam Police Department blotter, May 18 0012 Completed record check for the State Police 0016 Patrol responded to Maxfield’s to verify a date of birth 0051 Patrols responded to a domestic dispute on...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 9:12 am
Curriculum: The St. Lawrence Girls Soccer Academy (STLGSA) is designed for girls ages 13 and up and will focus primarily on preparing players to compete at the collegiate level. The camp combines indi...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 9:06 am
The Clarkson University Men’s Hockey program will be holding a pair of Development Camps at Cheel Arena this summer for Mite, Squirt, Peewee and Bantam levels. A camp will run for boys and girls from...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 8:28 am
By JIMMY LAWTON Representatives at Clarkson and St. Lawrence universities say they would increase collaboration with the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg if it became a regional center of...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 8:27 am
MASSENA -- New York U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has urged the railroad company CSX to choose Massena for their Select Site Program. RACER Trust, submitter of the CSX Select Site application, has been...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 5:34 pm
HAMMOND -- Hammond Fire & Rescue Department is set to receive $100,463 for new turnout gear in the latest round of the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. New York’s U.S. Senat...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 5:33 pm
CANTON – A bomb threat hoax forced the evacuation of Canton Middle School Friday. “A report by a Canton Middle School student to a faculty member of a scribbled bomb threat on a stall wall in a boys’...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 5:33 pm
By CRAIG FREILICH CANTON -- SUNY Canton’s appointed acting president, Joseph C. Hoffman, visited the campus Thursday to meet administrators, faculty, staff and students. When he assumes the post June...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 3:07 pm
MASSENA – The village police chief is warning citizens to take precautions in light of five recent burglaries, three of which occurred while the residents slept. “I recommend to people to make sure th...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 3:06 pm
GOUVERNEUR -- The state Department of Transportation will begin milling operations on State Route 58 Monday, May 20. Work will begin near Riverview Park on state route 58 and end near the intersection...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:17 pm
This chart from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Observatory shows the Quebec quake recorded on their sensors. SUNY Potsdam professor emeritus Frank Revetta said the earthquake felt by many North...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:14 pm
MASSENA -- Officials at the Cornwall Port of Entry are urging travelers to use other crossings as they expect "service disruption." While the press release offers no explanation, it was likely issued...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:07 pm
CANTON -- Students who excelled academically were recently honored at SUNY Canton's 2013 Honors Convocation. "Through your hard work and perseverance you have changed the fabric of our college," said...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:06 pm
POTSDAM -- Mariam H. Asar, a specialist in psychiatry, was recently certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Certification follows successful completion of an ABPN-approved traini...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:04 pm
PARISHVILLE -- Brad Mason of Parishville was recently inducted into the honor society Phi Kappa Phi. Mason is pursuing a degree at Clarkson University in global supply chain management and is a member...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 10:24 am
STOCKHOLM -- Massena-based state police investigated an accident at 9:04 p.m. Thursday on State Highway 11 B, near Connor Road. Claude I. Monroe, 56, of Norfolk was the driver. No injuries were report...
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