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3 days ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
CANTON -- St. Lawrence County probation officers will soon be armed and outfitted with body cameras following the approval of a contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. Legislators approved the measure during the June 2 Full Board meeting, just over one-year after the initial review was initiated by a board-appointed committee.
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3 days ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
SLC celebrating National Dairy Month in June with "Red, White and Moo" theme CANTON -- June will be "Red, White and Moo" as St. Lawrence County celebrates National Dairy Month. To celebrate the occasion, Dairy Princess Isabella Perretta and alternate Dairy Princess Danica Dishaw.
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4 days ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
CANTON -- Eloise June (Finley) Kroeger, a lifelong North Country resident, is celebrating a milestone birthday as she turns 100-years-old. St. Lawrence County officials celebrated the occasion Monday at the full board meeting, with County Historian Nancy LaFaver detailing Kroeger's life. Born June 3, 1925 to Arthur and Edith Edna (Beals) Finley, Eloise attended the Marshville/Heacher one-room schoolhouse in the hamlet of Marshville, near Hermon, until eighth grade.
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4 days ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
MASSENA -- The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is relaunching an ambassadors program in Massena, welcoming businesses and officials to the community. According to Chamber Director Ben Dixon the ambassadors will also attend grand openings, open houses, groundbreaking ceremonies and marketing events to boost local business. Dixon recently told Town Board members and meeting attendees the group was already taking shape, with monthly meetings already in the works.
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6 days ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
MASSENA -- What started with a dream and shed has expanded to a full-service bait and tackle shop in the village of Massena. For Shawn Raymo and his sons Aaron and Brian the journey began five years ago after they were unable to find live bait locally for a fishing excursion. "That's when we got the idea to start a shop. We just couldn't find anything we needed, so I figured I would do it myself," Shawn said.
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1 week ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
MASSENA -- The former Woodlawn Hotel, located at 40-42 Woodlawn Ave., is slated for the wrecking ball again after village trustees opted to seek bids to have the structure removed. Trustees approved the plan after the owner, Ye Nanhai of Flushing, Queens, failed to make any progress in addressing numerous code violations.
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1 week ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
CANTON -- A self-proclaimed whistleblower whose employment was terminated by Citizen Advocates for alleged HIPAA violations is now suing the non-profit organization for wrongful termination. According to court documents obtained by North Country This Week, Brandi Lamay is taking legal action against Citizen Advocates, her employer from October 2021 through Nov. 10, 2023 for firing her for accessing patients' charts.
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1 week ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
POTSDAM -- Hundreds of active duty and retired law enforcement officers joined the family, friends and community members to celebrate the life of First Sergeant Michael Snell. Snell tragically passed away on May 20 at the age of 56 due to a 9/11 related illness. Superintendent of State Police Steven James and Major Brent Davison, Troop B Commander, were on hand to pay their respects to Snell.
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1 week ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
Canadian border crossings have dropped 290,000 across all New York Ports of Entry last month, which equates to a 22% decrease, according to Senator Chuck Schumer. In a release, Schumer said tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump have led to a "nose dive" in entries, which in turn is hurting the North Country economy as summer tourism efforts ramp up. In St. Lawrence County, the Ogdensburg Port of Entry decreased from 43,945 crossing in April 2024 to just 31,857 crossings in April 2025.
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1 week ago | 
northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski
MASSENA -- Following a January executive order from President Donald Trump that largely rolled back diversity, equity and inclusion policies in government, Massena Central School Board members requested a review of the district's Title IX policy. At a recent board meeting, district leaders signed off on an amended policy following a review from the district's attorney, the Ferrara Firm.
