Potsdam News

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his 'Tax-Free NY' initiative Wednesday, aiming to transform SUNY and private college campuses and communities across the state into tax-free zones to attract startups, venture capital, business and investments from across the world, according to a news release issued after a televised news conference by the governor in ... (more)

Born in Potsdam, New York, Kraig Dafoe grew up in Canton. He went on to play high school football before joining the United States Army Reserves at the young age of 17.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has designated June F. O'Neill, Hon. '99, as chair of the SUNY Potsdam College Council, effective immediately.

There will be a self-guided tour from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. of seven Potsdam and Norwood village gardens with brochure guide on June 15.

The Potsdam Police Department is looking for the female operator of a dark-colored SUV with driver side door damage after it was struck by a bicycle between 6 and 7 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Elm and Grant streets.

Police arrested a 41-year-old John Allison of Potsdam, N.Y., for allegedly rubbing a packaged pepperoni stick on his exposed penis and putting it back on the shelf.

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department is still investigating the scene where a 45-year-old Potsdam man was struck by a locomotive Sunday night.

Once again the proceeds of the Clarkson and Potsdam Garden Clubs plant sale have been donated to the Potsdam Humane Society for the care of the north country's needy animals.

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office tells WWNY-TV in Watertown that when deputies arrived on the scene late Sunday night they found 45-year-old Kevin Seig on the railroad bed in the town of Potsdam, near where he lives.

A donation in size never seen before, SUNY Potsdam's Geology Department was gifted a pile of 14 aging wooden crates filled with unique rocks and minerals.

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.