CONVENIENCE STORE OPERATORS DON’T WANT CORNWALL BORDER STATION MOVED A recent article in the Ottawa Citizen interviewed Alex Scholten, president of the Canadian Convenience Stores Association. The a...

PULLING APART: INCOME POLARIZATION IN NEW YORK STATE November 15, 2012 - A new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute shows that various income measures all point toward the same conclusions: in...

GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION STRENGTHENING NEW YORK’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS Albany, NY (October 25, 2012) - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed into law a robust package of legislation that w...

MULTI-STATE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK, SO FAR NY NOT AFFECTED The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are currently coordinating a multi-state...

GENERAL ELECTION DEADLINES: REGISTER TO VOTE NOW! Mail Registration Applications must be postmarked no later than October 12th and received by a board of elections no later than October 17th to be...

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES REGULATIONS TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS FROM DANGEROUS DRIVERS September 25, 2012 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today a multi-pronged initiative to keep drivers with a...

MASSENA BOARD APPROVES NIGHTLY CURFEW According to the Daily Courier Observer, the Massena village Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt a revised curfew law following a public...

Governor Cuomo Signs Bills to Protect Youth from Harmful Effects of Cigarettes Albany, NY (September 5, 2012) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed two bills to protect New York’s children and t...

Ontario Finishes Last on Poverty Indicators Toronto, Ontario - Aug. 29, 2012 - An Ontario-wide coalition, The Ontario Common Front, made of more than 90 groups and organizations concerned with growing...

State Hunter Education Courses Available Now All new hunters or trappers planning to go afield this upcoming hunting and trapping season must first complete a mandatory hunter or trapper education...

SCHUMER: ALCOA’S PLAN FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADES AT MASSENA MANUFACTURING PLANT HINGES ON GRASSE RIVER CLEANUP – SENATOR URGES EPA TO FAST-TRACK APPROVAL OF RIVER PROJECT Last week, at Alc...

Canton Village Detour In Effect Please be advised the detour for the Canton Village Reconstruction Project went into service Monday, August 6. The detour, which runs from Riverside Drive to State...

Cornwall Zellers Likely to Close in March 2013 The Hudson’s Bay Company said it will close most of its remaining Zellers outlets, including the longtime Zellers store in Cornwall’s Eastcourt Mal...

Governor Cuomo Declares State of Emergency for St. Lawrence County After Severe Thunderstorms July 19 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for St. Lawrence County to allow New...

NYPA Summer Movies The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will continue its free “Friday Matinees” in July with showings of contemporary movies at the admission-free Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Hawkins Poi...

Win for Doheny Matthew A. Doheny defeated Kellie A. Greene, 72 percent to 28 percent, in the GOP primary on Tuesday, according to unofficial election-night results. This means it will be a rematch in...

A Child Born in 2011 Will Cost $234,900 to Raise According to USDA Report The USDA released the annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding that a middle-income family with a child...

Assembly Passes Landmark Legislation to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Assemblyman Michael Cusick, and Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried today announced the...

Owens Announces Funding for Malone-Dufort Airport Congressman Bill Owens announced funding for the Malone-Dufort Airport in the Town of Malone. The grant, totaling $118,080 will be used to...

Water Level The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control monitors water levels and controls outflow at the dam in Massena. The board says the water levels are low; four inches below normal....

“Empire: Men of Steel” airing this Sunday National Geographic will be airing a new film about ironworkers called “Empire: Men of Steel” this weekend. It airs on the National Geographic channel...

Massena Curfew A strategy to hinder juvenile crime and improve quality of life may have youth off Massena streets at 10 p.m. Officials are gathering crime data, such as vandalism, to show that the...