Donald Black, Brasher Falls, recently harvested a giant pumpkin weighing nearly 850 pounds. He trucked the humongous gourd to Norwood-Norfolk Elementary School, where students enjoyed guessing its weight. His grandson, Bo Pircsuk, is a kindergarten student at the school.
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Canton house suffers moderate damage in morning blaze
CANTON – A Goodrich Street house suffered what was described as moderate damage in a fire today that reportedly began at an attic electrical junction box.
Canton Fire and Rescue were called out at 11:58 a.m., to a structure at 5 Goodrich St., owned by Randy Needom of Woodbourne.
Potsdam firefighters provided mutual aid; Morley and Rensselaer Falls departments were on standby.
The house is insured by the owner, but fire investigators said none of the four occupants had renter's insurance.
No one was reported injured.
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Clarkson chooses expert in technology marketing and business strategy as trustee
POTSDAM -- Clarkson University's board of trustees has chosen a technology marketing and business strategy consulting firm's founder to join them on the board.
Raymond L. Skowyra Jr. of Saint Paul, Minn., founder and principal consultant with Summit Associates, will serve on the academic affairs and marketing committees.
Skowyra earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, and a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Ogdensburg Amvets Auxiliary hosting free Veterans Day dinner Nov. 11
OGDENSBURG – The Amvets Post #19 Auxiliary is hosting a free Veterans Dinner on Friday, Nov. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m.
The menu includes roast beef, mashed potatoes, carrots, beans, gravy, and tossed salad.
The cost is free to veterans and $5 for guests.
RSVP at 393-6140.
Some deliveries available if called in far enough ahead.
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Ten-Minute Play Festival at SUNY Potsdam Nov. 10-12
POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre and Dance will present its annual Ten-Minute Play Festival from Nov. 10 to Nov. 12 in the college's Black Box Theatre.
This year's festival is divided into two programs:
Program A will be presented Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. It features: "Bench Seat," directed by Andrew Boucher; "Donne In," directed by Lily McAvoy; "Figment," directed by Carolina Battista, and "6 Lane," directed by Matthew Dubrey.
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