99 NEWS FOR THURSDAY, 6/9/11
VILLAGE POLICE NOT NEEDED OUTSIDE OF FORMER VILLAGE LIMITS IF DISSOLUTION OCCURS, CITIZEN SAYS--the Potsdam Village-Town Joint Dissolution Study Committee took public input Wednesday on its report about options for services, should the Village dissolve into the Town of Potsdam and form one, consolidated government. One of the suggestions is to make the current village police a town-wide force. Bob Regan, a Town-outside resident of Route 56 North told the Committee there would have to be more police officers hired to cover outside the Village limits, and there has never been a need for that kind of coverage...so that would be a waste of time and resources. Committee member Mark Lee told Regan hiring more staff was not in the scope of the Committee discussion, but the 2-thousand percent increase in coverage area is a concern. A proposition to dissolve is expected to be on this November's general election ballot.
ALSO ONLINE TODAY....
TWO POTSDAM WOMEN ACCUSED OF THREATENING MAN TO GET HIS CAR AND MONEY, 45-YEAR-OLD CHRISTINE AND 17-YEAR-OLD MIRANDA LARABY ARRAIGNED AND RELEASED ON THEIR OWN RECIGNIZANCE WEDNESDAY. PAIR IS ACCUSED OF TELLING A MAN TO EITHER TURN OVER HIS CAR, PAY THEM 500 DOLLARS, AND BUY NEW TIRES FOR THE CAR; OR ELSE THEY WOULD REPORT TO POLICE HE SEXUALLY-ABUSED AND RAPED THE 17-YEAR-OLD.
NATIVE AMERICAN SMOKE TAX BACK, AT LEAST FOR NOW. STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RULES STATE CAN COLLECT UNTIL SHE DECIDES ON SENECA CASE CLAIMING IMPROPER PROCEDURES
FORT COVINGTON STABBING LIKELY JUSTIFIED ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, FRANKLIN COUNTY GRAND JURY HANDS UP NO BILL OF INDICTMENT AGAINST ELAINE ASSINEWAi, ACCUSED OF KNIFING HER HUSBAND IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. ASSINEWAI FREED FROM JAIL. PROSECUTORS SAY THE COUPLE HAS A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
JAMES FISH PROMOTED FROM CLARKSON UNIVERSITY COMPTROLLER TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
HOGANSBURG MAN PICKED UP BY POTSDAM POLICE ON WARRANT ALLEGING RUCKUS WITH POLICE IN MARCH, 24-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL CROWLEY RETRIEVED UPON RELEASE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL ON UNRELATED CHARGES AND ARRAIGNED, RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE UNTIL FUTURE COURT DATES
HEALTH DEPARTMENT LIMITS FOOD AT POTSDAM PRESBYTERIAN BICENTENNIAL TO PARISHONERS ONLY, NO GENERAL PUBLIC ALLOWED TO PARTAKE, NO HOME-MADE BAKED GOODS ALLOWED.
OBITUARIES:
Lyle Masters--69--Depeyster. Services 2pm Saturday at Allen-Denesha Funeral Home in DeKalb Junction. Calling hours at the funeral home Saturday 11am-2pm
