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WATERTOWN – The Volunteer Transportation Center Foundation Inc. has announced its annual Posh Purse Palooza held earlier this month has been deemed a success.

During National Volunteer Week — Sunday, April 18, through Saturday, April 24 — it seems only fitting to thank the volunteers who are the backbone of the Volunteer Transportation Center Inc. For more than 30 years, the Northern New York community has been served well by a core group of more than 250 volunteers who spend hours upon hours each week ensuring our neighbors get where they need to be. Our volunteers use their own vehicles to take folks to medical, dental and mental health appointments as well as for cancer treatment and renal dialysis. In 2020, this added up to more than ...

Friday, March 12, 2021 - 8:46 am Above are L.E.A.’S Diner owners Steve and Tasha Bobardus, with Jeremiah S. Papineau, director of communications and foundation director for the VTC. Photo submitted by Jeremiah Papineau. HEUVELTON -- L.E.A.’S Diner in Heuvelton received the most votes for the People’s Choice Award at the 22nd Annual North Country Chili Cook-Off. The event was held in a new format this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re at a loss for words,” said Steven Bogardus, who owns L.E.A.’S Diner with his wife, Tasha. “We are shocked, honored a...