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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 6:25 pm
NORFOLK – High school and middle school classes at Norwood-Norfolk Central School were locked down today after a student reported seeing a bomb threat written on the wall at about 10:30 a.m. According...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 4:50 pm
POTSDAM – Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Tax-Free NY” plan to offer completely tax-free zones for businesses that set up shop at State University of New York campuses will be explained in Potsdam Thursday. Stat...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 4:49 pm
MASSENA -- U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will tour St. Lawrence Seaway facilities and meet with employees Thursday. The announcement from USDOT said that LaHood will see many of the improv...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 2:48 pm
St. Lawrence County Director of Emergency Services Joe Gilbert has been reinforcing a National Weather Service posting of a severe thunderstorm watch and related warnings for the St. Lawrence Valley...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 2:41 pm
St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging is accepting new application from eligible people age 60 and older for the Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP). This home care program he...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 11:46 am
GOUVERNEUR – The Gouverneur Police Department is asking those who have recently had items stolen from their vehicles in the village of Gouverneur to call the station. Gouverneur police and the St. Law...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 11:45 am
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is warning vessels on the Montreal to Lake Ontario section of the Seaway to avoid some shallows that have developed. The warning is for vessels drawing m...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:57 am
Emilie Norton of Winthrop, a graduating art major, was named to the Lycoming College Dean's List for the spring 2013 semester. The dean's list includes students that complete at least 12 semester hour...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:57 am
POTSDAM -- Potsdam high school senior Bridget Parks worked with her middle school technology teacher, Brad Filiatrualt, to design and build this cedar bench as part of her Senior Capstoner Project. P...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:56 am
Meghan Lalonde, daughter of Scott and Robin Lalonde of Stockholm and a 2006 graduate from Parishville-Hopkinton Central School recently received her Juris Doctor degree. Lalonde graduated from New Yo...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:15 am
BROCKPORT -- Courtney White of Massena and a member of the College at Brockport Women's Track and Field team. will represent Brockport at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:01 am
MASSENA -- Alcoa’s Massena East smelter modernization project will start next month with the relocation of a transmission line to accommodate a new substation and aluminum production equipment. The Ne...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:00 am
POTSDAM -- Potsdam Police are searching for a female driver of a dark colored sports utility vehicle that was struck by a cyclist Tuesday between 6 and 7 p.m. at the intersection of Grant and Elm stre...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:53 am
Clarkson University Lacrosse standout Brendon Shearin has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2013 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association North/South Senior Division III All-St...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:21 am
POTSDAM -- Potsdam police said a cyclist went to the hospital after hitting a stopped car Tuesday. Police received a report that there was a person at Canton-Potsdam Hosptial that was struck by a vehi...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 7:17 am
0805 Mental Health Incident 1119 Potsdam Rescue ALS dispatched to Madrid 1133 Report of lost keys 1245 Record check completed 1626 Dog complaint 1757 Patrol completed a traffic stop on Main Street. T...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 6:52 am
POTSDAM -- Morley resident June F. O'Neill has been selected by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as chair of the SUNY Potsdam College Council, effective immediately. O'Neill has served as a member of the council...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 6:32 am
Updated 7:25 a.m. Roughly 700 people were still without power around 6 a.m. today after severe thunderstorms and high winds left thousands in the dark in St. Lawrence County Tuesday evening. For some,...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:33 pm
A low-pressure system is expected to sweep through the North Country today, moving southward before swinging back into the area as a warm front Tuesday night. The warm front will likely bring rain sho...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:32 pm
At least three candidates are competing for two soon-to-be vacant St. Lawrence County coroner positions. Steven M. Cary, a funeral director at O’Leary Funeral Service, Canton, and Eric Warner, a licen...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:31 pm
 By CRAIG FREILICH AKWESASNE -- A three-year dispute between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and New York State over gambling revenue and casino competition has been announced. Under the agreement, th...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 2:35 pm
  MASSENA -- Massena firefighters responded to a minor fire call Sunday afternoon at the Massena Price Chopper after an incident in the seafood section, according to St. Lawrence County Central...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 2:31 pm
The unemployment rate in St. Lawrence County is down for the third straight month, according to figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. The jobless rate in the county stood a...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 1:43 pm
Verna Hutchinson poses with Wayne Ladouceur, president of the Management Company Board of Directors. CANTON -- The Society of the Untied Helpers recently honored three newly appointed emeritus member...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 1:43 pm
Verna Hutchinson poses with Wayne Ladouceur, president of the Management Company Board of Directors. CANTON -- The Society of the Untied Helpers recently honored three newly appointed emeritus member...
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