Massena News

Gouverneur-based state police charged David E. LaBarge, 30, of Massena with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell following a stop at 7:45 a.m. Monday on Route 11 in the town of Gouverneur.

Massena:Helen M. Zakarauskas 77 of Massena died at the Highland Nursing Home Saturday morning, June 15, 2013.

As signs that read 'It's My MMH' begin popping up in yards around Massena, Massena Memorial Hospital officials are moving forward with a preliminary plans to see what would be involved in turning from a municipal hospital to a private, not for profit facility.

Massena-based state police charged Dean M. Lamphere, 60, of 2928C state Route 11B, Hopkinton, with third-degree promotion of prostitution and tampering with physical evidence.

A St. Regis Falls man was charged with obscenity and acting in a manner injurious to a child under age 17, Sunday, for an incident that occurred in May, Massena-based state police said.

Village police said Anthony J. Brothers, 28, of 12 Laurel Ave., Massena, turned hmself in on a bench warrant from village court alleging he had failed to appear as directed for scheduled court appearances.

For three hours Saturday, supporters of St. Lawrence Central athletes took Dodge vehicles for a test drive in a fundraiser that put just over $2,600 in the school's athletic fund.

A mannequin named Melvin served as the focal point for a presentation on Civil War uniforms during a St. Lawrence County historians spring roundtable Friday morning in Massena.

The following students have been selected for inclusion on the dean's list for academic achievement during the spring semester at St. Lawrence University.

The village board has accepted a proposed settlement with a Massena woman who allegedly failed to live up to the terms of an agreement she signed for a deferred payment loan.

Scott A. Davison Jr., 27, of 147 E. Orvis St., Massena, was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to pay $1,660 in restitution and $541 in fines, fees and surcharges in connection with a grand larceny charge Monday in St. Lawrence County Court.

A 54-year-old Chase Mills man was charged with menacing early Friday morning following an investigation into a report he had pointed a shotgun at another man during an altercation in a driveway at 15 Amherst Road in the village.

Bonn, Germany- Mr. Walter S. Wilson, 60, passed away Saturday June 8, 2013 in Germany after his courageous battle with cancer.

The St. Lawrence County Planning Board gave the green light to a proposal to build a Nice N' Easy convenience store at the corner of Main Street and East Orvis Street.

A 17-year-old Massena teen was jailed early Thursday following his second arrest within a two-hour span Wednesday night.

Massena-based state police charged Mitch R. Nanticoke, 26, of 4 Snye Road, Snye, Que., with second-degree criminal contempt at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday after he was allegedly found violating an order of protection during a secondary inspection at the U.S. port of entry in Rooseveltown.

Massena-based state police charged Joedi L. Foster, 20, of Parishville with third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child early Tuesday afternoon following an investigation into a complaint filed with troopers at 1:27 p.m. Sunday from the town of Parishville.

A Massena man charged with pepper spraying an ex-girlfriend during a dispute was sent back to the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility following an appearance this week in village court.

A piece of equipment being operated in Alcoa's Electrode Department at their West Plant caught fire early Wednesday evening, but damage was limited to the equipment and there were no injuries, according to Alcoa officials.

Mr. Harold A. Flynn, 92, of 18 Brighton Street, passed away Saturday morning, June 8, 2013 in the emergency room at Massena Memorial Hospital.