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Potsdam woman declares write-in candidacy for village trustee spot

Posted 10/17/17

POTSDAM -- In its non-partisan series, Conversations with Candidates, North Country Matters, usually focus on contested races of local interest. The two races that meet that criteria this election …

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Potsdam woman declares write-in candidacy for village trustee spot

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POTSDAM -- In its non-partisan series, Conversations with Candidates, North Country Matters, usually focus on contested races of local interest. The two races that meet that criteria this election season are the Town of Canton Supervisors race and county District Attorney’s race.

Such is the case in the Village of Potsdam this year, where the Democratic and Republican caucuses were unable to fill all the slots for Village trustee. If a slot is left unfilled by election, it can be left open or be filled by appointment by the mayor and sitting village board.

Maggie McKenna, a village resident, has declared her willingness to be a write-in candidate to fill that open seat. She sat down with North Country Matters to discuss her background and her interest in and willingness to serve. That YouTube video is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uNL_I1kqzc.

North Country Matters is a local public affairs video magazine now in its 13th year. The NCM civic partners working to educate North Country residents about critical public policy issues facing our region include AAUW-St. Lawrence County, the League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County, and the Potsdam Public Library. The shows are filmed in the Fred W. Cleveland Computer Center at the Potsdam Library.

Other new shows this fall will include Aging in Place, North Country 350, volunteering for Hospice, and the NYS Ballot Propositions, among others.

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The shows are always available on YouTube. Check the websites for AAUW-St. Lawrence County (http://stlawrence.aauw-nys.org/) and the League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County (http://slc-leaguewv.org/) for specific program links as they become available. And be sure to “like” the NCM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NorthCountryMatters/ for up-to-date news on new shows.