Port Leyden News

A Lewis County teen is in trouble with the law following an incident at BOCES. According to the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, Justin Morhan, 16, of Port Leyden has been charged with third-degree criminal mischief.

Constableville resident Lydia Dittrich said, "I think it's unfortunate because when you not only close the doors to a school, you close the door to a community." Constableville resident Joseph Genter said, "We're afraid our community Constableville will just end up being kind of pushed to the side.

South Lewis Central School District Superintendent Douglas E. Premo recently recommended the closure for the 2012-13 school year of the smallest of the district's three elementary schools, with its students to be split between Glenfield and Port Leyden.

A Lewis County teenager is accused of stealing electronic devices from several vehicles in the Lyons Falls area.

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