Potsdam News

A surprising and ambitious newcomer on the international scene and in the politics of the Middle East is the Persian Gulf Emirate of Qatar, a country that became independent in 1971 when Britain ended its protectorate there.

The list of on-site analysis of lab tests is growing, which means results will be available faster, speeding up diagnosis and treatment, especially for those receiving emergency care.

The academic leaders for the class of 2013 at Hammond Central School are Rachael Hodgdon, valedictorian, and Coral Mahay, salutatorian.

A 25-year-old Massena man who has been charged with a number of felonies in recent months will have one of those reduced to a misdemeanor when he makes his next appearance in Massena Village Court.

A Potsdam, New York, man was arrested Wednesday and charged with public lewdness for allegedly rubbing a grocery store's packaged pepperoni stick on his exposed penis and then putting it back on the shelf.

One of the few contested races for school board seats in the region is in Potsdam, where voters will be electing three board members from a field of four that includes a former board of education member, two newcomers and only one incumbent.

The academic leaders for the class of 2013 at Madrid-Waddington Central School are Kathleen Elizabeth Tiernan and Austin David Scott, co-valedictorians, and Jennifer Elaine Ryan, salutatorian.

Village police charged William L. Payne, 25, of 190 Center St., Massena, and Tammy S. Zertuche, 20, of 1639th St.

The Potsdam Central School District Board of Education has chosen a contractor to move ahead with work to repair aged and leaking roofs on each of the district's school buildings.

School officials are legally required to pursue eviction action against Building Blocks Day Care Center because the agency has overstayed the terms of its lease, according to Superintendent Patrick H. Brady.

A pile of 14 aging wooden crates discovered in a Norwood carriage house/barn was donated to the geology department at the beginning of the semester.

Parishville's BirchBark Bookshop has been a St. Lawrence County institution since 1990, but a new shop in Canton and the creation of an online business model signal a new chapter for the booksellers.

After serving for four years on the Colton-Pierrepont Central School Board of Education, Jo Ann Roberts is looking for a second term on the board, as is her opponent Scott A. Baxter, who served one term on the board from 2008 to 2012.

A funeral service for 83-year old Mrs. Erleen C. Sheldon, currently of Morristown and formerly of Parishville, NY, will be held Friday, May 17 at 3:00 PM at the Seymour Funeral Home in Potsdam with Rev.

Funeral services with military honors for 82 year old George C. Drasney, 136 County Rt.

Sunday is enrolled in the Allied Health Program at Seaway Career & Technical Education Center and is a student at Massena Central School.

Canton-based state police charged Rachel G. Durgan, 22, of Heuvelton with petit larceny after responding to a shoplifting complaint at 3:55 p.m. Monday from the Potsdam Walmart store.

Patrol responded but was unable to locate the suspect vehicle. 0252 Traffic stop - Verbal warning issued to the motorist for avoiding the traffic light at the intersection of Market Street and May Road.

Workers will begin repairs today on the damaged roof at the extension to Canton-Potsdam Hospital's campus at 49 Lawrence Ave.

Sorry it has taken so long but I was on vacation. I went to the village meeting in Potsdam and was shocked to find that our town supervisor stated that she was ready to take the full burden of paying for the recreation programs for Potsdam.