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MASSENA — The town and village boards have signed off on paperwork that officially transfers management of the Massena Rescue Squad from the town to the village, a move that
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 5:42 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week MASSENA — Massena will have new leadership in 2022 as the town supervisor and mayor aren’t seeking reelection. Massena Town Supervisor Steve O’Shaughnessy, Al Nicola and Sam Carbone won’t seek reelection for their positions in November, according to Massena Democrats who held a caucus Tuesday. All three were on council during the lengthy and controversial process of shifting ownership of Massena Memorial Hospital from the town to St. Lawrence Health System. During their time on the council ...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 1:20 pm BY ANDY GARDNER North Country This Week MASSENA – Village officials will be encouraging the public to voice their opinions on how the Board of Trustees should regulate cannabis businesses. Mayor Tim Ahlfeld said Trustee Matt Lebire has been putting together a fact sheet on the new law. It legalizes cannabis possession and use for ages 21 and up, and also allows for commercial cannabis sales starting next year. “The legislation is thousands of pages long. And then you’ve got different groups that have looked at it, like the New York ...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 5:59 am MASSENA – Trustees during a Tuesday, May 18 village board meeting made three appointments, one to a DPW position and two to other village boards. They also accepted a BDC board member’s retirement. The board voted 4-1 to appoint Thomas Blair as assistant street foreman at the Department of Public Works. The dissenting vote was Trustee Francis Carvel. DPW Superintendent Hassan Fayad said the position fills a vacancy created by a retirement, and Blair was the most qualified of three candidates. The board voted to accept Ben Murtaugh’s...
Massenaâs new mayor: Iâm a problem solver Massena new mayor says I'm a problem solver 2 - clipped version By Abbey Buttacavoli | April 22, 2021 at 6:57 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 10:01 AM MASSENA, N.Y. (WWNY) - Massena has a new mayor, who describes himself as a âproblem solver.â The village board unanimously supported Tim Ahlfeld for the post this week. The mayorâs post was left empty when Timmy Currier resigned in January after his arrest on a drug possession charge. Ahlfeld will hold the job until a special election in November to fill out the remaining year...