Articles from the December 4, 2008 edition
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Forty-Six people arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
Between Nov.13, 2008, and Nov. 24, 2008, the Cornwall RCMP Detachment coordinated a High Intensity Enforcement Project in the Cornwall area to disrupt the contraband tobacco supply chain. R...
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week held at AMS
On Nov. 18 the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service came to the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School to make a presentation on Cyber Bullying. Sergeant Bill LaFrance...
By Canada Customs seizes $85,000 undeclared by Akwesasne resident
Canadian authorities announced this week that border agents at Cornwall Island’s Canada Customs seized a large amount of undeclared cash from a local resident. The 43-year-old Akwesasne, Quebec man a...
Police seize Cayuga Nation’s untaxed cigs
Police in western New York raided Cayuga-owned convenience stores last week, seizing 17,600 cartons of cigarettes they say failed to have required excise tax paid on them. While authorities have yet...
Treasures up for raffle and auction this weekend at St. Regis Rec
The St. Regis Recreation Centre will be hosting their annual holiday fundraiser this weekend with a large variety of treasures to be won or...
Theresa Jemison
Theresa (nee Cook) Jemison, 90, died on November 24, 2008 in Basom, NY. She was born Nov. 11, 1918, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (McDonal...
Bruce Jackson
Bruce David Jackson, age 55, of 41 Lennox Street, Cornwall, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the Cornwall Community Hospital, McConnell Site,...
Sarah Thompson
Mrs. Sarah C. Thompson, 89, of 236 Wishe Delormier Road, Cornwall Island, died Sunday (November 30, 2008) evening at Cornwall Community Hospital,...
Evelyn J. Caputo
Mrs. Evelyn J. “Diggy” Caputo, age 58, of 419 Roosevelt Road, Sweet Flag Estates, Hogansburg, died Monday morning (November 24, 2008) at Massena Memorial Hospital. She was born May 19, 1950 in Uti...
Memorial Service for Shirley Lazore
A memorial service for Shirley Lazore, age 71, of East Third Street in Corning, NY, who died Sunday, November 23, 2008 will be held on Saturday, December 6th at the First United Methodist Church at...
Letter to the Editor
When doing your Christmas/Holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to the address below. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special p...
Niawen
These two helpful children, Tyas and Theya Benedict, bagged up the donated candy to send in the soldier’s care packages. This bunch of candy was d...
Stolen metal belt sought
The St. Regis Recreation Committee is seeking the assistance of the community in locating a metal Iroquois belt design that was displayed on our outdoor pavilion. Sometime last week an unknown...
Adam Louis Martin arrested following pursuit
Cornwall, Ontario - On December 1st, 2008, at approximately 10:03 a.m., Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service officers were patrolling Cornwall Island when they observed Adam Louis Martin, 25 years of age,...
RCMP makes more arrests in Project Colisée
Montréal,Thursday, November 27, 2008 – This week, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) arrested suspects alleged to have conspired to export cannabis to the United States in 2005 or...
16th Annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards announces 2009 list of outstanding achievers
November 24, 2008 - TORONTO - Fourteen exceptional achievers, coming from diverse backgrounds, both culturally and geographically have been named recipients of the 2009 National Aboriginal...
Nithotiion:sa Ronkia’taro:roks Where Young People Gather
Nithotiion:sa Ronkia’taro:roks - Where Young People Gather is a new after-school program in Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education (AMBE) schools. Registration began during Bring Your Parents to School...
AMS kids caught caring!
The Caught You Caring campaign continues to be an important part of the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School as students continue to look forward to being...
Children’s Trivia winners
On behalf of Akwesasne Child and Family Services Community Support Unit we would like to congratulate the winners of the Children’s Trivia Contest h...
Kana:takon School participates in Heart and Stroke fundraiser
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, students at Kana:takon School participated in a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The students in K4 and...
Create unique holiday gift for quilters by visiting Great Lakes Seaway Trail
Sackets Harbor, NY -- Need a gift for the quilter on your Christmas 2008 list? Here is a shopping list from the Seaway Trail Foundation for assembling an affordable, one-of-a-kind gift basket,...
Mohawk Indian Housing Corporation Update
Construction is on schedule with the Housing Services Administrative Office and Community Facility located at 188 McGee Road, Akwe...
Malone hospital welcomes new Urologist
Malone—Dr. Julio Ossorio, M.D., has joined the Medical Staff at Alice Hyde Medical Center. Dr. Julio Ossorio, a board-certified Urologist (Amer...
Notice to the Community
This is to inform the community that the following persons have applied for Akwesasne Membership. Teala Gordon, age 17, daughter of Cindy Sherrow, Akwesasne and Stephen Gordon, a non-Indian. Cheyenne...
Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance Reminders
There is still only one ambulance and duty crew on at any given time and we service the whole of Akwesasne. Patients are taken to Cornwall, Malone and Massena hospitals. Our friends at Seaway Valley...
