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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. Competitor Danny Lefebvre of St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Quebec was in competition for first position with two other competitors when his car went off the speedway in the backstretch and hit the cement wall. After several minutes of care by the rescue team, the driver was transported to the hospital where his death was confirmed during the evening. Lefebv...
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 legislative leaders to create a new development fund devoted to spurring economic activity in the North Country. The agreement allows for the net earnings from the market sale of a block of unutilized hydropower from the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Hydroelectric Plant to be applied for economic development in S...
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 addition of 100 experienced investigators to the State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), nearly doubling the number of troopers currently serving in the unit in order to more aggressively combat heroin trafficking. Additionally, the State will launch an unprecedented effort to make supplies of naloxone, a leading overdose...
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 left out of the negotiating process. “There was no level of involvement … I was summoned to the governor’s office in July … I was told there would be negotiations and that never happened,” Massena Town Supervisor Joseph Gray, a former St. Regis Mohawk Tribe public information officer said. “I feel I was lied to by the governor and his staff and the...
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 other outdoor adventure opportunities in New York State. The application is called the “New York Fish & Wildlife” app, and it provides advanced GPS mapping features as well as many other features to maximize any outdoor adventure, including detailed species information, news, advisories and weather alerts, social networking and photo sharing, 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, Chief Timmy Currier said, police responded to 11 incidents where someone found hypodermic needles improperly discarded. There is no pattern with respect to location. Needles have been found along Dodge Street, Bowers Street, Somerset Street, Woodlawn Avenue, Highland Avenue, Main Street, Jefferson Avenue, North Main Street, Maple Street, Center...
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 13337 we will provide more time for the submission of their views on the proposed Keystone Pipeline Project. Agencies need additional time based on the uncertainty created by the on-going litigation in the Nebraska Supreme Court, which could ultimately affect the pipeline route in that state. In addition, during this time we will review and...
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 temporary Port of Entry on Brookdale Avenue at the traffic circle. City officials have received a work schedule from CBSA that calls for the temporary site to be cleared by the end of April, with asphalt roadway repair completed by the end of May. Should everything proceed according to schedule, it’s expected the northbound detour will be removed a...
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 afternoon. Poirier spent two terms as mayor of Cornwall, elected once in 1988, and again in 2003. Funeral arrangements have not yet been released. Quebec elections The Liberals in Quebec will form the province’s next majority government taking 70 seats in the 125 seat National Assembly, the Parti Québécois 30, the Coalition Avenir Québec 22 and Québ...
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 has launched a new sex offender registration and public notification website called OffenderWatch®. Massena police will now be part of a nationwide network of over 5,000 law enforcement agencies, which includes over 40 New York agencies. The service enables people to search for sex offenders, who may be in close proximity to their homes, places of w...
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 those reported in Massena. As usual, the county board of public health is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated. GOVERNOR CUOMO OUTLINES AGENDA FOR 2014 Albany, NY (January 8, 2014) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivered his 2014 State of the State Address recently. Some of the initiatives Cuomo outlined as part of his State of the State message are bel...
Massena Boys and Girls Club signs deal to purchase former St. Joseph's school, hope to be fully operational sometime next year By Andy Gardner MASSENA -- Officials with the Massena Boys and Girls Club inked a deal to purchase the former St. Joseph's school on Bayley Road on Tuesday morning and are hopeful to soon have the facility up and running. "Our goal is to open next year sometime," Tim Currier said, president of the Massena Boys and Girls Club board of directors. Now that the title is in...
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 4%, creating a total sales tax of 8%. The county had been seeking the 1% hike for the past several years as a way to increase revenue. They finally were able to get the tax increase passed in Albany earlier this year. The tax hike went into place on Sunday. FRANKLIN, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES GET SHARE OF $80 MILLION STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS...
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 Massena Memorial Hospital Board of Managers unanimously voted to hire FreedMaxick Healthcare to look at the financial side of the hospital’s potential transition to a private non-profit. Their work is contracted to cost up to $32,000. Board member Gary Borgosz said he was concerned about potential additional monetary liabilities. He noted that the d...
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 its monthly meeting this week. The position had been open since late September, when former board member and Vice President Greg Cunningham resigned following several controversial issues at Salmon River. The board is currently operating one member short after accepting Mr. Cunningham’s resignation at its October meeting. An attempt to elect a v...
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. Duve. There were 6 propositions on the ballot. Below are results: NY voters authorize 7 Vegas-style casinos New York voters have authorized seven Las Vegas-style casinos to be built to boost the economy. One would be in the Southern Tier near Binghamton, two in the Catskills and Mid-Hudson Valley region, and another in the Saratoga Springs-Albany area...
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 new border crossing recently at a Cornwall City council meeting. During the presentation, MacNaughton repeatedly said the final plan will be for Canada to operate a port of entry on American soil, at the port of entry in Rooseveltown, New York where the American port of entry is currently located. It cannot be estimated when the move will happen...
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 serious potential damages to the fiscal health of the State that would undermine the economic progress it has made in the last three years. A default would be unprecedented, but data from past recessions suggests that the State’s revenue loss could be as high as $2 billion. Economists believe that a default could trigger a national, if not global, r...
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 firm to negotiate their annual contract between the district, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the state Education Department to cover education costs for Native American students. She will receive $125 per hour. Ahearn is the primary council for the Salmon River Central School District and recently completed their negotiation on an identical...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR HELLS ANGEL MEMBER WHO ESCAPED QUEBEC PRISON Quebec police continue to search for a member of the Hells Angels who escaped from a minimum-security prison where he was serving a sentence for second-degree murder. Rene Charlebois, 48, was discovered missing Saturday night during a routine headcount by staff at Montée Saint-François prison in Laval. In 2003, Charlebois was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a number of charges including second-degree m...
SALMON RIVER APPOINTS POTSDAM MAN TO HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITION The Salmon River Central School Board has appointed Michael W. Warden of Potsdam to the position of high school principal. The board is currently shooting for a Sept. 16 start date for Mr. Warden. He’ll begin his career at Salmon River as a commuter from Potsdam. Mr. Warden is also approved to provide necessary evaluations under the state’s Annual Professional Performance Review Plan criteria. Mr. Warden has worked in sch...
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 General Eric T. Schneiderman joined elected officials and community leaders from New York to celebrate the implementation of a key component of New York State’s innovative program for preventing prescription drug abuse. Introduced in June 2011 by Attorney General Schneiderman and unanimously passed by the Legislature in 2012, was the Internet Syste...
NYS DMV INTRODUCES NEW DRIVER LICENSE AND NON-DRIVER ID DOCUMENTS New York driver’s licenses have gotten a makeover. The Department of Motor Vehicles, looking to crack down on counterfeiting, is rolling out a new, high-tech license that tones down the color and ramps up the security. The new design, which contains more than 30 security features, places them among the most secure of their kind in the country. The most apparent change in the documents is that the photos and personal data are l...
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 seen nine confirmed cases of Lyme disease in little more than a week, according to NorthCountryNow. “Lyme disease is an infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, passed on to humans by a tick, usually a deer tick,” explained Karen Wilkins, RN, Director of Infection Prevention. “The disease includes not only a characteristic rash but fever, headache, stiff nec...
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 information has been released for the upcoming Tastes and Talents of the North Country Festival, planned as part of the Bassmasters tournament. The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce suggests bringing lawn chairs and sunscreen. Chamber staff also wish to encourage carpooling. Coolers, backpacks, and large totes will not be allowed into the festiva...
