Canton-based state police charged Crystal M. LaBaff, 35, of Canton with felony counts of third-degree grand larceny and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing Monday following an investigation into a complaint filed with troopers on Nov. 21 from the town of Potsdam. PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENTS - CANTON - State police investigated a number of property damage accidents on Monday around the region.
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Massena man faces felony DWI count
Village police charged Aaron M. Clary, 36, of 4320 state Route 310, Norfolk, with a felony count of driving while intoxicated and ticketed him for speeding at 2:23 a.m. Saturday following a traffic stop on Water Street. Police said Mr. Clary refused to take a breathalyzer test.
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Massena drug investigation leads to federal drug bust
A handful of individuals were arrested in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday stemming from an investigation into a gang-related New York City drug ring with ties to the Massena area. Village police, St. Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies and officers from federal agencies gathered people from Massena and Norfolk in what started as a lengthy investigation into the dealing of cocaine and heroin in Massena.
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Massena drug investigation a oeOperation Believe it or Nota leads to federal drug bust
A yearlong investigation into a gang-related New York City drug ring with ties to the Massena area led to six arrests Wednesday in what police have called “Operation Believe it or Not.” Between about 5 and 7:30 a.m., village police, St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies, state police and officers from Homeland Security Investigations - all members of the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force - arrested members of two rival Bronx-based gangs, 18 Park and Young Gunnaz, also known as the YGz, for the distribution of cocaine and heroin, including the arrest of 18 Park gang leader Jonathan Rodriguez, 27, Massena Village Police Chief Mark E. LaBrake said.
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McFaddin represented District 15, which includes the Waddington and Lousiville, from 1986 until 1994 and later District 12, which includes the Norfolk area, 1995 to 2002. "He honorably and diligently discharged the trust so reposed in him and has now departed, leaving a record, which we remember and which today we seek to commemorate," the resolution said.
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Norfolk proposal to form municipal water district in Cook Street area draws mixed reviews
NORFOLK – Tensions rose during an information meeting for Norfolk residents regarding the creation of a new water district Monday night at the Norfolk Fire Station 3 Community Hall. There were several moments during the meeting when Norfolk Town Supervisor Charlie A. Pernice had to intervene in order to calm the tension in the hall.
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Town Supervisor reflects on gang leader found hiding in town
NORFOLK – Norfolk Town Supervisor Charlie A. Pernice urged residents and landlords to report suspicious activity after a gang leader was found hiding in Norfolk. Mr. Pernice said it's only a matter of time before gang violence makes its way to the North Country.
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Ralph F. Pillinger
MASSENA: Ralph F. Pillinger, 83, formerly of Hermon, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday December 14, 2015 at the St. Regis Nursing Home where he had been a resident since 2013. Ralph served proudly in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.
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St. Lawrence County to open 42 miles of new multi-purpose trails
St. Lawrence County Officials and the County Trails Advisory Board are looking to open 42 miles of multi-purpose trail in the northeastern portion of the county, according to a press release from County Attorney Stephen D. Button. Mr. Button said the trails will require the towns covered by the Flatlands Unit Management Plan, which include Madrid, Brasher, Stockholm and Hopkinton and the County to pass local laws opening the various roads necessary for operation.
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Prejudicial remarks to jury by DA results in 2014 rape conviction reversal
A state appellate court has reversed the conviction of a former Norfolk man who was sentenced to prison in April 2014 for felonies related to the 2013 rape of a 15-year-old girl. Wednesday's ruling by the state Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department cites numerous prejudicial remarks made by District Attorney Mary E. Rain during her closing arguments in the trial of Patrick R. Wright.
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Norfolk man indicted on DWI charge
It is charged that on Aug. 9, on Pine Street in the village of Potsdam Mr. Johnson operated a 2005 Chevrolet motor vehicle while intoxicated. THe charge was elevated to a felony because Mr. Martin was previosly convicted of a misdemeanor count of DWI on July 29, 2008 in Bombay Town Court.
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St. Lawrence County legislators want to add $3 million to unreserved fund balance
St. Lawrence County legislators have a tall New Year's wish for County Administrator Ruth A. Doyle and county departments heads. In other action, during a special full board meeting that preceded the Finance Committee meeting, legislators voted unanimously in favor of filling a vacant assistant district attorney job.
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Norfolk-area man faces year in county jail as part of plea bargain deal
A Norfolk-area man will be sentenced to serve one year in the St. Lawrence County jail, Canton, after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts in a plea bargain agreement with the St. Lawrence County District Attorney's Office. Justin L. Lafleur, 28, has been held at the county jail with bail at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond since being charged Aug. 11 with four counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
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Gary Bero of Massena won $1,000 in the Massena Memorial Hospital Auxiliary's Christmas Cash raffle. Debby Long and Janace Planty, both of Massena, and Gerald Martin of Norfolk each won $500.
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Two dozen motorists ticketed in Massena over five-day period
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North Country Assemblyman Marc Butler, R-Newport, says he will focus on job growth and quality education for the North Country in the coming year Butler, whose 118th Assembly District includes St. Lawrence County towns from Norfolk and Madrid south to Colton, Clifton and Fine, released a statement on the opening of the 2016 Legislative Session. "With the opening of the new legislative year I want to emphasize that upstate New York needs significant attention and support.
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Norfolk man jailed for sending letter, drawing to protected party
Christopher J. Konsul IV of state Route 56, Norfolk is charged with first-degree criminal contempt, county sheriff deputies said. On Dec. 27, Konsul allegedly sent a letter and a drawing to a person with whom a court order bars him from having contact, deputies said.
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New contract switches St. Lawrence County sheriffa s deputies to 12-hour shifts
Members of St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department road patrol have agreed to work 12-hour shifts under a new three-year contract that also provides slight raises. The new contract was approved by both the St. Lawrence County Legislature and the St. Lawrence County Deputies Association Inc. It replaces a former five-year contract that expired Dec. 31, 2014.
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History and a Haircut
On an unusually mild and rainy day in December, 67-year-old barber Thomas D. Jarvis paces around a customer like an artist with his canvas, his trademark toothpick poking out of the corner of his mouth, his platinum hair parted across his head from the far left. Mr. Jarvis sports his burgundy zip-up barber's smock, the uniform of the tonsorial artisan.
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