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MASSENA — The village Department of Public Works superintendent went one for two on his requests to fill two positions. Hassan A. Fayad had recommended that Andrew Beaulieu be appointed as a backhoe operator and Thomas Blair as an assistant street foreman. “That’s in the absence of the permanent street superintendent. This individual will fill in the gap during the other individual’s absence,” he told village trustees. He said both positions had been held by a tenured employee who was not expected to return to work, leaving two in-house vacancies. Mr. Fayad said they ...

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Saturday, January 2, 2021 - 4:18 pm MASSENA -- A Massena Police Department sergeant has been promoted to lieutenant. The village board voted on Tuesday, Dec. 15 to promote Sgt. Cody Wilson to lieutenant. Chief Jason Olson had previously said the position is a "working lieutenant," meaning Wilson will conduct investigations along with other duties that come with the position. Acting Mayor Matt Lebire said he supports filling the lieutenant position, which had been left vacant to save money in response to anticipated shortfalls in sales tax revenue and state aid caused by t...

President and north korea nearing a boiling point. the president insisting that millions of americans want him to keep up the verbal attacks. >> i will tell you, we have tens of millions of people in this country that are so happy with what i'm saying because they're saying finally we have a president that's sticking up for our nation. >> so what to do trump's core supporters think? jason carroll went to north carolina to speak with them. it's a story you'll see only out front. >> they will be met with fire and fury. >> reporter: the president's comments on north korea drawing condemnation fro...

Little bit and have advisers on things of that magnitude. >> reporter: olson opens woody's bar in north carolina. he opened it after retiring from the army where for a short time he was stationed in south korea. he still supports trump but when it comes to north korea, olson says trump should tone down the rhetoric. >> i know he doesn't -- i'm almost sure he doesn't want, i know the american people don't want a war and i think sometimes that can be pushed to that type of environment. nobody want s ths that we've be war for the last 20 years. we don't need to fight with anybody else. >> reporte...