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Report: Another North Country teen suicide may be linked to Facebook blackmail


Apr 12, 2021 —
State police are investigating the apparent suicide of another North Country teenager who they think was blackmailed on Facebook. Shylynn M. Dixon was an 18-year-old junior at Heuvelton Central School in St. Lawrence County. She died on March 3rd.
Her guardian, Rosemarie Maneri, told the Watertown Daily Times that Shylynn had written a note before she died, saying she had sent photos of herself more than a year earlier to another Facebook user.
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State police warn of social media dangers after Potsdam teen's deathThe person threatened to share the photos with her friends and family if she didn’t send more. Dixon tried blocking the account, but then the person contacted her friends and family saying she was in trouble. 

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Despite pandemic, Massena Public Library records high numbers for 2020


MASSENA — Despite the pandemic that closed the Massena Public Library’s doors to the public for part of 2020, Director Elaine Dunne said the library still turned in some impressive numbers for the year.
The library released its 2020 annual report, detailing the final figures in a number of areas. The figures represent both the main library in Massena and its Badenhausen Branch in downtown Brasher Falls. The report must be submitted to the state annually.
“Despite being shut for a couple months and only operating for curbside services, we still managed to serve our patrons. I think that really showed in our annual report,” Ms. Dunne said.

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Ogdensburg library board files sexual harassment complaint against city councilor


OGDENSBURG — A sexual harassment complaint against a city councilor has been investigated by the Ogdensburg Public Library on behalf of one of its employees.
A report was originally submitted to the library’s Board of Trustees by Executive Director Penny J. Kerfien on March 15, alleging the library’s sexual harassment policy was violated when Councilor Steven M. Fisher sexually harassed her in a Facebook comment posted to the Friends of the Ogdensburg Public Library page in February.
Though the library board has maintained confidentiality, the Times is choosing to identify the parties due to the public nature of the incident leading to the complaint.

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Development Authority of the North Country broadband survey still seeking input

WATERTOWN — In February, the Development Authority of the North Country began soliciting input from St. Lawrence County residents about their internet needs and affordability, and more than 1,500 people

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Flooding on Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River not likely this year


Apr 12, 2021 — Lake Ontario is eight inches lower than average for this time of year. That’s the lowest it’s been in early April since 2015. The chance of flooding on the lake and the St. Lawrence River this summer is relatively low.
Lake Ontario's water level is below average for this time of year, its lowest since 2015. Chart: International Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River Board.Spring came early, exposing low wetlands and shorelines along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. "But this is really the lowest part of water levels for the year," says Tony David, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's environment director and a member of the International Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River Board, which oversees water flows from below Niagara Falls to Montreal. "It’s also the time when Lake Ontario begins its seasonal rise."

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SLC Arts Announces 2021 Grant Recipients


SLC Arts Announces 2021 Grant Recipients
Over $60,000 for the Arts in the North Country
Some Great Art is coming to the North Country (Source: SLC ARTS)
By Craig Thornton | April 12, 2021 at 10:55 AM EDT - Updated April 12 at 10:55 AM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) -
SLC Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Decentralization Regrants. SLC Arts offers three grant opportunities for artists, arts organizations, municipalities, and 501(c)3 non-profit organizations throughout St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. Each year, through the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Program, SLC Arts distributes over $60,000 in state funds throughout the North Country, for the purpose of arts programming. Projects of all artistic disciplines funded through this program include, but are not limited to: concerts, theatrical performances, art classes, public art exhibitions, and even the creation of new, community-based work.

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Watertown Seniors Helping Seniors recognized for pandemic work


WATERTOWN — Joanne and Dianne Nugent-Ward, co-owners of Seniors Helping Seniors, were recently recognized with awards of Provider of Choice, Employer of Choice and Leader in Excellence 2021 by Best of Home Care for providing high client and caregiver satisfaction to area seniors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
With hundreds of locations across the country and even abroad, Seniors Helping Seniors is an in-home senior care provider prioritizing the employment of mature adults as caregivers for other seniors. The Watertown franchise team has provided non-medical services such as companionship, housekeeping, meal preparation and grocery shopping to seniors in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, allowing them to live independently during the pandemic.

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St. Lawrence County Planning Board OKs Massena greenhouse with stipulations


MASSENA — The St. Lawrence County Planning Board has signed off on a special use permit and site plan for a proposed greenhouse on County Route 42 in Massena, but with some stipulations.
Confluent Energies, Inc. plans to construct the greenhouse on two currently vacant pieces of property owned by Arconic on County Route 42.
St. Lawrence County Planner II Dakota B. Casserly told the Planning Board Thursday night that the project will be done in two phases. Phase one will include the construction of a 10-acre, 434,853-square-foot, high-tech greenhouse to grow leafy greens such as lettuce. He said phase two would be a duplication of phase one.

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Campus sexual misconduct: 'I wasn't going to say anything, but...' | Education


EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault and harassment.
POTSDAM — Pervasive and painful are the simplest words to describe sexual violence and sexual harassment, but the history and reality of survivorship is complicated and sometimes unspeakable.
The words can come.
Marching from the Ives Park intersection toward SUNY Potsdam’s Satterlee Hall on Wednesday, about 30 people rallied against campus sexual misconduct.
Allegations against SUNY Potsdam faculty members surfaced over the weekend on social media platforms — both Facebook and Instagram — and concerns about the university’s Title IX procedure drew students downtown and dozens more to simultaneous virtual forums.

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SUNY Potsdam students speak out about reporting faculty members' sexual misconduct | St. Lawrence County


EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault and harassment.
POTSDAM — By the time SUNY Potsdam students concluded hours of protest, Wednesday’s sun had set.
But it wasn’t an ending.
Rally and forum participants — survivors of campus sexual assault and harassment, and their supporters — said they feel unheard, unseen and unsupported by the university.
Marching from the Ives Park intersection toward SUNY Potsdam’s Satterlee Hall, about 30 people rallied against campus sexual misconduct. Allegations against SUNY Potsdam faculty members surfaced over the weekend on social media platforms — both Facebook and Instagram — and concerns about the university’s Title IX procedure drew students downtown and dozens more to simultaneous virtual forums.

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