INTERESTING BEERS TO BE TASTED IN POTSDAM—Larry Reece, a co-sponsor for the Racquette River Craft Beer and Wine Fest having its second day today from 3-9pm during day three of Potsdam Summerfest, says two of the beers to be sampled in Fall Island Park are made from ingredients going back to ancient times—one from ancient Egypt, and another from what is believed to have been King Midas's tomb. The ingredients for the brews were determined from pottery samples obtained in archeological digs.

THE POTSDAM SUMMER FESTIVAL PARADE STARTS AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON, BEGINNING IN CLARKSON UNIVERSITY OLD SNELL PARKING LOT, DOWN ELM STREET, TO MARKET STREET PAST THE REVIEWING STAND, THEN TO MAIN STREET. “RUN TO THE RIVER” BY THE POTSDAM FIRE DEPARTMENT STARTS AT 7PM.

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GUNS, POT, AND CASH SEIZED AFTER A COUNTY ROUTE 6 TRAFFIC STOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THREE FELONY ARRESTS MADE: 45-YEAR-OLD MARYBETH JOANETTE AND 54-YEAR-OLD GEORGE JOANETTE, SR—BOTH OF ENGLISH SETTLEMENT ROAD IN MORRISTOWN AND 53-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY HERBICK OF MANSION AVENUE OGDENSBURG WERE ALL ARRAIGNED AND JAILED WITHOUT BAIL

23-YEAR-OLD BRETT LOGAN OF WINTHROP ARRESTED AND RELEASED THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY RAN AN ATV DRUNK TO A BAR ON ROUTE 11C; WITNESSES HELPED WITH TIPS

COUNTY LEGISLATORS CHANGE STAFFING COMPOSITION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCHERS, VOTE WAS 9-6 OUT OF CONCERN ABOUT BENEFIT COSTS

DEC URGES CAUTION WITH OPEN FIRES BECAUSE OF HOT, DRY CONDITIONS TODAY