Bob Beckstead

1 week ago | nny360.com | Bob Beckstead

MASSENA — As a cost-cutting move, the Massena Recreation Department will continue to leave outdoor ice rinks unsupervised and, with no cameras monitoring the rinks, that was a concern for a village trustee. Rebecca Violi shared her concern with trustees and Recreation Director Michael P. McCabe during a review of the Recreation Department’s proposed 2025-26 budget. “We’re not going to monitor the rinks anymore. We’ll have our full-time workers open them up.

1 week ago | nny360.com | Bob Beckstead

MASSENA — A 3 to 5 p.m. program offered at Massena Central High School is helping J.W. Leary Junior High School students who, for one reason or another, aren’t able to attend regular classes during the day. The district’s board of education approved Beth Reyes, Heather Burl-Taylor, Erin Mclear and Nicole Ashley as 3-5 program teachers to assist with those students. “We’ve been operating a 3-5 program for (grades) nine through 12 for a number of years.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Bob Beckstead

Apr. 10—MASSENA — There's money waiting in the wings for the Massena Arts and Theater Association, but first they have to put their own funding into the continued restoration of the historic Schine Theater in downtown Massena. MATA President Allison Smith and Secretary Matthew J. LeBire told the village board that, in order to complete the theater restoration, they needed to raise $400,000 before any of the other funding was provided to them.

2 weeks ago | nny360.com | Bob Beckstead

MASSENA — There’s money waiting in the wings for the Massena Arts and Theater Association, but first they have to put their own funding into the continued restoration of the historic Schine Theater in downtown Massena. MATA President Allison Smith and Secretary Matthew J. LeBire told the village board that, in order to complete the theater restoration, they needed to raise $400,000 before any of the other funding was provided to them.

2 weeks ago | nny360.com | Bob Beckstead

MASSENA — One Massena restaurant has announced its closing, while another will be on the move to a new location. Lee-Anne and William Kane announced in a Facebook post that Eyland’s restaurant, located in the St. Lawrence Hotel at the corner of Main and West Orvis streets, would be closing its doors this weekend. Its final days for service are Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “Today we have to announce the hardest decision we’ve ever had to make.