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MASSENA — Although outdoor work on the Massena Central School District’s $49.6 million capital project is on hiatus until spring, work is still progressing behind the scenes.
MASSENA â St. Lawrence Centre mall officials are putting an empty storefront to good use, providing an opportunity for exercise and fun this weekend. Roller skating and rollerblading sessions started Thursday and continue from noon to 4 p.m. through Sunday at the former TJ Maxx store. Hoverboards are also allowed. The cost is $5 per person per day, and participants must bring their own roller skates, rollerblades or hoverboard, wear a mask and practice social distancing. âItâs something Iâve wanted to do here. It just never came to fruition. Weâre going to give it a s...
MASSENA â A survey is underway in the Massena Central School District to get more information from families about their participation in the school meal program. The survey is being done as part of a Nutrition Hubs grant received by the district. Among the districtâs objectives are to improve the school lunch program and increase student participation in the school meal program by 25% by November, and they need feedback from district parents and guardians to help with the effort. âThe big goal for the school will be to increase participation in the USDA lunch program the rest o...
MASSENA — A survey is underway in the Massena Central School District to get more information from families about their participation in the school meal program.
Citizen Advocates' behavioral health clinic in Malone. Photo: Joe Riccio Feb 19, 2021 — Drug and alcohol addiction and untreated mental health issues have long devastated many pockets of the North Country. But there are long waitlists for treatment, and often long drives to clinics in Syracuse and Albany. A new clinic in Malone is trying to change that. "We don’t see a person out in our communities who hasn’t been personally affected or had a loved one or a friend impacted by one of these issues," says James Button, CEO of Citizen Advocates, based in Malone. He says people have been fa...