99 NEWS FOR MONDAY, 4/16/12
FORD: "THE TREE-HUGGERS HAVE HAD IT LONG ENOUGH"--St. Lawrence County Conservative Patry Chairman Henry "Hank" Ford said Sunday as the party executive committee was interviewing candidates seeking its endorsement, that hikers, cross-country skiiers, and other non-motorized recreation users of trails on state-owned land should pay a "user fee"--the same way snowmobilers and ATV riders pay in the form of registration fees. Ford said "...it's time for the state to have somebody go in there, and pardon the expression, have the balls to stand up and say 'you guys are going to pay a user fee.' Ford said he told State Senator Joe Griffo nobody has the guts to say that, for fear of not being elected again. Ford said there's an untapped revenue source of tens of millions of dollars the state is not taking advantage of, because of the inequity.
MASSENA MAN JAILED WITHOUT BAIL ON 11 COUNTS, INCLUDING FELONY DWI--Village Police stopped a vehicle on Beach Street driven by 49-year-old John Empey of Richards Street about 9:50 Sunday night. He was found to allegedly be intoxicated, with a previous conviction within ten years. He was charged with a second felony, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree, and nine other charges to include no seat belt; unregistered, uninspected, and uninsured motor vehicle; improper plates and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle on a highway. Empey was arraigned and committed until a future Village Court appearance.
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PARISHVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH OXYCODONE-IMPAIRED DRIVING IN BANGOR LAST DECEMBER, 47-YEAR-OLD LOUIS TROMBLEY, ARRESTED LAST WEEK ON A FELONY DRUG POSSESSION COUNT AND RELEASED ON A COURT APPEARANCE TICKET
NATHAN BINION, A LIFETIME STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRANT AND REPEAT DRUG CRIMINAL WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND ON A FELONY COUNT ALLEGING HE ASSAULTED A FELLOW ST.LAWRENCE COUNTY JAIL INMATE LATE LAST MONTH. BINION WAS ARRAIGNED AND COMMITTED WITHOUT BAIL
OBITUARIES:
Annie Louise Wright--68--Massena. There will be no services or calling hours; arrangements are with Donaldson Funeral Home in Massena.
