LEGISLATOR SAYS COUNTY SHOULD NOT BE THE “BE-ALL, END-ALL” FOR PUBLIC SERVICES—District 4 representative Alex MacKinnon told 99 News Tuesday that the county should be the 'provider of last resort' when considering services to the public, which is why he supports and advocates for the working out of a deal between NYSARC and the county to provide rural bus service. The two parties are considering an arrangement where passengers would be picked up on the same routes it employs for consumers throughout the county. The county cut the rural bus now run through a partnership with Roethel and the state DOT from its 2012 budget, with the last run December 23^rd.

ALDI'S INTERESTED IN POTSDAM, SEEKS TO DEVELOP LAND BETWEEN TRACTOR SUPPLY AND MAHONEY'S ON THE POTSDAM-CANTON ROAD; TOWN COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH “EXPERT FEE” FOR REGULATORY PROCESS ENGINEERS, LEGAL COUNSEL

POTSDAM POLICE MAKE TUESDAY NIGHT POT BUST—18-YEAR-OLD KYLE KAIN CAUGHT WITH ABOUT 2 OUNCES OF WEED AND ABOUT 600 DOLLARS CASH IN MAIN STREET TRAFFIC STOP ABOUT 10:30PM KAIN RELEASED ON TICKETS TO APPEAR IN COURT ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGES

MASSENA POT SMUGGLER AARON VICE FACES MAXIMUM OF 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS GUILTY PLEA TO POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE; VICE DEALT POT PICKED UP ON AKWESASNE TO POINTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION

COLLISION BETWEEN CANTON SCHOOL BUS AND TRACTOR-TRAILER PULLING A MOBILE HOME ON ROUTE 68 NEAR HOWARDVILLE ROAD ABOUT 2:40PM YESTERDAY RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES FOR BUS DRIVER DAVID EVANF OF POTSDAM AS SIDE MIRRORS TOUCHED, NO STUDENTS HURT AND NO RECORD OF TICKETS

FIFTH ARREST MADE IN CONNECTION WITH LAST WEEK'S POTSDAM-CANTON DRUG SWEEP...21-YEAR-OLD JAMES WALKER OF NEWPORT, RI CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR CONSPIRACY CHARGE AND MARIJUANA POSSESSION VIOLATIONAND RELEASED ON COURT TICKETS