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By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Massena Central School District, in consultation with St. Lawrence County Public Health officials, is seeking to transition some students back to in-person learning...

By Andy Gardner CANTON – St. Lawrence County legislators heard proposals from three entities on operating a methadone clinic in the county, all of whom are proposing their sites be located in...

By Andy Gardner FORT COVINGTON. Salmon River Central School will delay the start of in-person classes due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. SRCS Superintendent Dr. Stanley Harper made...

By Andy Gardner CANTON. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office wants to use a state terrorism prevention program grant to purchase a drone that can be used for rescue operations or criminal...

By Andy Gardner MASSENA. The Massena Central School District superintendent outlined what would happen if a student starts to show symptoms of COVID-19 while in school during the upcoming school...

By Andy Gardner Fishing League Worldwide remains interested in Massena as a venue for their major tournaments next year, despite the town canceling two big FLW tourneys that were to have happened...

By Andy Gardner MASSENA. The Board of Education made appointments and approved resignations and retirements. The board appointed Evelyn Fiske as interim junior high principal, effective Aug. 18 as...

By Andy Gardner The Board of Education held a public hearing on proposed pandemic-related changes to the student conduct code for the 2020-21 school year. The hearing drew no comments from the...

By Andy Gardner MASSENA. Massena Central’s Board of Education wants to find a new way to put an armed police officer in school after the village decided to not renew a contract to provide the...

By Andy Gardner MASSENA. The St. Lawrence Centre mall has met the state’s requirements for reopening and is now open again. Mall Manager Erica Leonard said the stores open now are Shoe Department,...

By Andy Gardner St. Lawrence County’s Board of Health president discussed what he calls his “Reopening Rollback Prevention Program” during the St. Lawrence County legislature’s Monday, July...

By Andy Gardner The New York State Education Department has released what they describe as “the framework of guidance to help schools and school districts as they plan to reopen, whether that...

By Andy Gardner A recent Supreme Court decision that ruled about half of the state of Oklahoma is Muscogee Creek reservation land could have an impact on St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s land claims,...

By Andy Gardner An NFL team that goes by an anti-Native slur will change their name, and a second Major League Baseball team has said they will review their controversial celebration gesture, but...

By Andy Gardner St. Lawrence County’s public health director says the cancelation of a Cayuga County Bassmaster tournament would have eliminated a safety window where the anglers could be tested...

By Andy Gardner MASSENA. The Massena High School Diversity Club is asking the Board of Education to consider making their graduation gowns a single gender-neutral color. Paul Haggett, who chairs the...

By Andy Gardner Local public health experts and St. Lawrence County legislators discussed concerns about bringing anglers to the area for fishing tournaments who are coming from states that are...

By Andy Gardner MASSENA. A student ex officio member of the Board of Education told members that distance learning due to the pandemic was harder on some than others. Ieronhenehtha Lazore, the...

By Andy Gardner CANTON. St. Lawrence County could be vulnerable to a second wave of COVID-19 due to unnecessary travel to and from high-transmission areas, according to one of the county’s top...

By Andy Gardner Salmon River Central is planning a drive-through June 26 graduation ceremony. Salmon River will have the graduates and family members arriving at specific times. It will be June 26 at...