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Cornwall, ON – Monday, June 23, 2014 – Martin Bélanger – The Cornwall Motor Speedway would like to provide clarifications on the events that occurred during the June 22nd Mini-Stock feature race....

Governor Cuomo Announces Agreement with Legislative Leaders to Create Economic Development Fund in North Country Albany, NY (June 16, 2014) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with...

Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide Initiative to Combat Heroin Use Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a statewide initiative to combat the rise of heroin use. The multi-faceted approach includes the...

Although the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and St. Lawrence County seem to have reached an agreement on the decades-old land claim case, Brasher and Massena’s town supervisors are upset that they were l...

NEW YORK STATE FISH & WILDLIFE SMARTPHONE APPLICATION Governor Cuomo announced the launch of a free mobile application that provides up-to-date information on fishing, hunting, wildlife watching and...

Massena police getting reports of discarded hypodermic needles NorthCountyNow -- MASSENA -- Citizens are reporting to police finding hypodermic needles discarded in public places. So far in April,...

STATE DEPARTMENT: KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE REVIEW EXTENDED Washington, DC (April 18, 2014) On April 18, 2014, the Department of State notified the eight federal agencies specified in Executive Order...

WORK BEGINS TO DECOMMISSION TEMPORARY CBSA PORT OF ENTRY April 16, 2014 - The City of Cornwall would like to advise the public that the Canada Border Services Agency has started to decommission the...

Former mayor Phil Poirier passes away A former Cornwall mayor who was battling a rare form of cancer has passed away. Phil Poirier died Tuesday. He was 68. City hall confirmed the news Tuesday...

MASSENA POLICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP RESIDENTS TRACK SEX OFFENDERS MASSENA ­ Massena Police Department is making it easier for residents to track nearby sex offenders. The department...

FLU UPDATE Most of the cases of influenza in St Lawrence County have been found in the Massena and Ogdensburg areas. There have been a total of 107 cases reported this season, with forty percent of th...

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY TAX INCREASE IN EFFECT The cost to purchase items in St. Lawrence County has gone up. A sales tax hike has gone into effect. The local share of the sales tax increased from 3% to...

MASSENA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FACING $2 MILLION LOSS THIS YEAR, HIRES CONSULTANT TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE PRIVATIZATION Reprinted from NorthCountryNow MASSENA – Facing a nearly $2 million loss this year, the M...

LAPAGE ELECTED SALMON RIVER BOARD OF EDUCATION VP The Salmon River Central School District Board of Education elected one of its newest board members, Robert Lapage, as vice president of the board at...

UNOFFICIAL ELECTION 2013 NYS RESULTS In St. Lawrence County, the unofficial results, with absentee ballots still not counted, is that Mary Rain-R has won over incumbent District Attorney Nicole M. Duv...

CBSA MEETS WITH CORNWALL OFFICIALS ON PORT OF ENTRY The new Cornwall port of entry is just an interim solution. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) official Steve MacNaughton revealed plans for the...

GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES COST OF WASHINGTON DEFAULT ON NEW YORK ECONOMY Albany, NY (October 9, 2013) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo outlined the economic cost of a Federal default on New York, including...

MASSENA CENTRAL HIRES LAWYER TO NEGOTIATE TUITION CONTRACT WITH TRIBE, STATE Reprinted from NorthCountryNow.com MASSENA -- The board of education hired Kathy Ahearn of the Guecerio and Guecerio law...

I-STOP ACT COMPONENT GOES INTO EFFECT IN NYS Now Doctors Must Check Patients’ Narcotic Prescription Histories Before Writing Or Refilling A Prescription (August 27, 2013) STATEN ISLAND — Attorney Gen...

MASSENA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CONFIRMED NINE LYME DISEASE CASES IN A WEEK Reprinted from NorthCountryNow (August 11, 2013) MASSENA – Massena Memorial Hospital’s infection prevention specialist has see...

Coolers, backpacks, totebags won’t be allowed at Waddington Bassmasters tournament; lawnchairs, sunscreen suggested Story from NorthCountryNow WADDINGTON -- A list of “dos and don’ts” and detour...