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CANTON — Municipal officials are again calling on state lawmakers to pass a pair of bills allowing for a local Route 11 speed reduction at the village’s northeastern gateway.
Itâs well known that the stretch of U.S. Route 11 between Canton and Potsdam can be risky for drivers. One particularly problematic section is the entrance to the St. Lawrence Health System Medical Campus. Located at 6119 Route 11 in Canton, itâs been the scene of some major accidents. âThe $23 million Medical Campus officially opened in March 2017, further developing the villageâs outskirts. But the facilityâs entrance is not always easy â or safe â to navigate. The southbound lane heading toward Canton has a wide shoulder [that] drivers sometimes use to tu...
CANTON — Road safety concerns along the Route 11 corridor between Canton and Potsdam aren’t new. But with recent collisions and pending state legislation that could lead to a speed
WATERTOWN â While some north country school districts have figured out ways to bring more students back for in-person instruction each day, many have cited challenges, including transportation and distancing during lunch periods. In a letter Monday, 45 school district superintendents in the St. Lawrence-Lewis, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton and Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES regions appealed to state legislators to advocate for additional guidance to allow all students to return to school in person each day beginning in the fall. The letter states that while the most recent guidance from April ...
CANTON â A more than two-year wait for a $6 million state grant for St. Lawrence County emergency services is over. The county Board of Legislatorsâ Operations Committee last week unanimously passed a resolution authorizing board chair William J. Sheridan to sign a contract with the state and modify the 2021 budget to reflect a $6 million revenue increase from the 2018 Statewide Interoperable Communications Targeted Grant program for radio dispatch upgrades. SICG-Targeted is part of a collection of interoperable communications grants administered by the state Division of Homeland Se...