North Country Now

1 day ago | northcountrynow.com | Adam Atkinson

POTSDAM — The Potsdam Central School’s $43 million budget for the coming year will keep spending and taxes close to 2024-2025 if approved by voters. Like many districts, the lateness of the state budget has presented some unknowns in the budget for the school’s funding from Albany, leading Potsdam school officials to keep any changes conservative. District residents will vote on the budget on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the High School Auditorium.

5 days ago | northcountrynow.com | Adam Atkinson

POTSDAM — While an investigation is underway by state police, the village’s former deputy mayor believes the municipality’s recently resigned recreation director is being railroaded. Steve Warr who had served on the village for 15 years before stepping down in January says village officials running operations now are inexperienced and have not handled the situation well.

6 days ago | northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski

MASSENA -- Refuse pickups were once again a topic of conversation during a recent village board meeting, with Department of Public Works Superintendent Marty Miller noting that crews were running into pickups with oversized trash cans and lack of clear bagsBut Miller said the use of bags not up to village code may not be the fault of residents, rather it may be tied to a supply issue. Miller said the definition of clear bags has been a hot topic with the Refuse Department.

6 days ago | northcountrynow.com | Jeff Chudzinski

MASSENA -- The St. Lawrence County Chamber will host SpringFest over eight days, running from April 20-27. Chamber officials Laura Pearson and Tiffani Amo were on hand for a recent Massena Town Board meeting, breaking down the list of events for board members and attendees. According to Pearson, conversations have been had with Cathy Moore of Liberty Utilities to start the event, which she said will be similar to Winter Fest in Canton.

1 week ago | northcountrynow.com | Matt Lindsey

GOUVERNEUR — The Gouverneur Central School District has released details of its proposed budget for the 2025-26 school year, totaling $47,840,977, an increase of $3.67 million from last year’s spending plan. The proposed budget reflects a 2.02% increase in the tax levy, translating to an additional $142,576 to be raised in local taxes. The total amount to be collected through the tax levy would be $7,208,765 if the budget is approved by voters.