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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 5:10 pm
POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam President Dr. John F. Schwaller was to be featured on American Public Media's "Performance Today" program Wednesday in its "Piano Puzzler" segment. The nationally syndicated pr...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 5:07 pm
WADDINGTON -- Waddington has fallen behind a Lake Ontario town in the Ultimate Fishing Town contest from the World Fishing Network. A little more than a week remains in the online contest that promise...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 2:20 pm
Pictured, from left, are Marcia Cole, Cherol Bice, Mike Sharland, Donna Gordon and Karaoke Sue (Rupert).  OGDENSBURG —Residents on the RiverLedge Campus were recently entertained by a Roaring Fi...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 2:17 pm
If you like today’s temperatures and party sunny skies, you’ll probably love Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting mostly sunny skies with a high near 78 on Saturday. Sunday...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 12:14 pm
HAMMOND -- Jacob Tague, of Hammond graduated from the University of New Hampshire during the Commencement Ceremony held Saturday, May 19. He earned a degree in Biology.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 12:12 pm
Brasher students honored BRASHER -- St. Lawrence Central Elementary School presents its Star Students of the Third Quarter (pictured above). Star Students are chosen by their teachers for displaying o...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 11:52 am
CANTON -- A Hermon woman faces multiple charges after she allegedly drove car without the owner’s permission and fled the scene of an accident Tuesday. Danielle L. Holmes, 28, of 4608 County Route 24,...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 11:50 am
The Social Security Administration announced yesterday the most popular baby names in New York for 2011. Michael and Sophia topped the list. The top five boys’ names for 2011 in New York were Michael,...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 11:06 am
PITCARIN – A Gouverneur man was involved in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday at 1:08 p.m. on State Highway 812. Frederick A. Wing, 47, was the operating the vehicle. New York State Police say he was...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 11:03 am
Michael A. Baldock, 40, of Lisbon, was involved in a single vehicle property damage accident on the Five Mile Line Road at 7:09 a.m. Tuesday. New York State Police said no tickets were issued and no i...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:42 am
CANTON -- An Irving man was charged with possessing and transporting more than 30,000 untaxed cigarettes Tuesday at 1:05 p.m. Seth A. Snyder, 27, of Irving, was charged with felony possessing and tran...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:36 am
An Ogdensburg woman was charged with grand larceny at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to New York State Police. Carrie M. Conant, 42, of Ogdensburg was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny for steali...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:31 am
BRASHER – A Brasher man and woman were charged with resisting arrest Tuesday at 1:29 p.m. following an incident at 348 Ridge Road. Lance J. Beaubien, 24, of Brasher was charged with resisting arrest a...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 9:42 am
0520 Vehicle towed due to unpaid parking tickets 1012 Request for a funeral escort. 1033 Patrol completed a traffic stop on Elm Street after observing a vehicle fail to stop for a pedestrian in the cr...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 9:05 am
MASSENA – A 10-year-old tae kwan do student has earned a black belt in the martial art. Jonathan G. French, a student at Jeet Gi Taekwondo, Massena, recently was promoted to 1st degree black belt. Jee...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 9:01 am
POTSDAM -- As part of a paving project, Potsdam will close Cottage Street from Market Street to Waverly Street from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. The village Department of Public Works is r...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 6:24 am
St. Lawrence County residents should keep their distance and not disturb newborn fawns or other young wildlife, as many animals are in the peak season for giving birth, the state Department of Environ...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 6:23 am
John Rose at his hot dog stand in Potsdam. NorthCountryNow photo by Craig Freilich POTSDAM – A new hot dog stand has popped up in Potsdam. John Rose retired as a custodial supervisor for the county af...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 5:16 pm
MORLEY – An active 103-year-old resident of Maplewood Campus in Canton, Ann Scott, was an honored guest at the Morley Library during a recent program about the country schools of the North Country. Th...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 5:12 pm
The state Senate today unanimously passed a bill introduced by Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, that would make killing emergency responders First Degree Murder. “Mark’s Law,” a measure that wou...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 2:14 pm
St. Lawrence County's unemployment rate dropped by nearly a whole percentage point from March to April, according to the monthly survey released by the state Department of Labor this afternoon. In Apr...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 2:08 pm
From left to right Rhonda Dihrberg, Sharon Howard, Ramona Caskinett, Tish Sacket, Shannon Conklin, Tammy Lumbard and Dawn Butler. POTSDAM – For just $20, motorcycle enthusiasts have a chance to win a...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 11:44 am
Pictured from left; Ms. Mary Ann Ashley, GSA co-advisor; Ms. Kimber Petrie, GSA co-advisor; Ms. Colleen Conklin, PFLAG Social Justice Award Recipient; Mr. Mark Passamonte, CCS High School Principal....
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 11:38 am
MASSENA -- St. Regis Nursing Home is among seven New York recipients of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality National Quality Award for its performance in the long-term health care field. The New York H...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 11:37 am
Four local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in winter 2011-2012 quarter: • Jordon Davis of Dekalb Junction, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering technol...
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