THERE'S ENOUGH PARKING IN DOWNTOWN POTSDAM, PLANNER SAYS—Paul Cummings of the Chazen Group, helping the Village put together the Local Waterfront and Downtown Revitalization Plan, says study has shown there is a sufficient amount of spaces—between 700 and 800 –when considering the demand, traffic, and the number of businesses downtown. Parking is a perennial bone of contention in the Village.

SEVEN PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS BY AN APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE AT THE FORMER DEKALB JUNCTION ROLLER-SKATING RINK WEDNESDAY; EFFORT BY SIX DEPARTMENTS SAVED SOME OF THE STRUCTURE BUT ONE APARTMENT WAS DESTROYED AND TWO OTHERS DAMAGED. NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED

BRASHER SUPERVISOR JAMES DAWSON SAYS STATE LAW MAY BE INTERPRETED TO ALLOW ATV'S ON THE BRASHER STATE FOREST TRUCK TRAILS, SAYS “VEHICULAR” TRAFFIC ON THE TRAILS COULD INCLUDE THE MACHINES

36-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH JENNE OF GOUVERNEUR ARRESTED ON A LONG LIST OF MISDEMEANOR CHARGES, INCLUDING WEAPON POSSESSION AFTER HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE GUNS HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO POSSESS AS A CONVICTED FELON. HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO CHOKE A FEMALE DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. JENNE RELEASED TO PROBATION UNTIL FUTURE COURT DATES

FORMER GOUVERNEUR TALC BUILDING BURGLARIZED, METAL STOLEN. TWO FELONY ARRESTS MADE....27-YEAR-OLD TAD NICHOLS AND 24-YEAR-OLD TYRONE ALDRIDGE. NICHOLS RELEASED ON A COURT TICKET, ALDRIDGE JAILED

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