99 NEWS FOR FRIDAY, THE 13TH OF APRIL, 2012

MANY MAPLE PRODICERS IN THE COUNTY HAD THEIR WORST YEAR, EVER--Jeff and Lori Jenness of Dekalb, the owners of the Ore Bed Sugar Shack told the St. Lawrence Leadership Institute class Thursday early spring weather conditions that arrived in March caused their operation and many others to have output about a third of what it normally is....followed by last year's maple season which was one of the best in history. The Jennesses said they have had to purchase darker, more flavorful varieties of syrup from others, so they can produce maple candy and other popular treats. They say the New England market, where some of the top buyers in the world are located is the local producer's saving grace; late-season syrup not fit for pancakes can be sold for other food uses.

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DRUG BUST AT DELTA TAU TAU FRAT HOUSE AT 74 ELM STREET IN POTSDAM THURSDAY NETTED POT, HASHISH, SCALES, A POLICE SCANNER, AND ABOUT 11-GRAND IN ALLEGED DRUG MONEY. 22-YEAR-OLD SHAWN INNES, A CLARKSON UNIVERSITY STUDENT FROM BAINBRIDGE, NY WAS ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED ON THREE FELONIES THEN RELEASED TO PROBATION

WWNY-TV: POTSDAM MAN, 53-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY SCHMIDT INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY LOW-BALLING INCOME ON FEDERAL TAX RETURNS

HERMON MAN WITH ALLEGED BAC OF .24 PERCENT--THREE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT--47-YEAR-OLD BERNARD WOYTUS, JR. WAS STOPPED AND ARRESTED FOR DWI ON ROUTE 68 THURSDAY. WOYTUS RELEASED ON TICKETS

MASSENA WOMAN CAUGHT WITH 25-POUND POT PAYLOAD IN THE TRUNK OF HER CAR--25-YEAR-OLD JONI PRICE FREE ON 3-THOUSAND-DOLLARS CASH BAIL