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Northern NY sports scoreboard: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Sectional play continued in a number of sports in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. Let’s take a look at the sports scoreboard from around there area from Tuesday. High school boys lacrosse Thousand Islands 7, Lowville 6 (Section 3 Class D First round) St. Lawrence Central 12, Potsdam 11 (Section 10 Class D quarterfinal) […]
Georgia man drowns in North Country pond after jumping off cliff
Gouverneur, N.Y. — A man from Georgia drowned in St. Lawrence County this week after jumping off a cliff in into a pond, troopers said. Shawndre O. Sheffield, 32, of Albany, Georgia, was found dead Tuesday around 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, said Brandi M. Ashley, a spokesperson for the State Police.
NYSP identify man found deceased in St. Lawrence County late last week
CANTON, N.Y. (WWTI) – New York State Police have released the identity of the main that was found dead in his home in the town of Canton on Thursday, May 16. State Police identified the man as 58-year-old John Barr of Rensselaer Falls as the deceased in a brief statement on Friday afternoon. An autopsy […]
Signs of hope: Canton teen off ventilator month after heart attack on basketball court
CANTON TWP. — There’s hope on the horizon as Canton High School senior Obosa Obasuyi begins to recover following a heart attack on the basketball court last month. It's been a long road already, but after more than six weeks in the hospital, the teen is now awake, off a ventilator and making progress as friends and family rally in support.
Neighbors recount tense moments in Nicholville on Sunday
NICHOLVILLE, New York (WWNY) - There were some tense moments in a St. Lawrence County community on Sunday. People who live on Water Road in the hamlet of Nicholville said there was a large police presence there. Neighbors told 7 News that police told them to stay inside their homes.
16-year-old student found on driveway after prom party dies, police say
EVANS MILLS, New York (WWNY/Gray News) - A 16-year-old high school student died early Sunday morning after what police called an after-prom party in New York. WWNY reports officers were called to a home in Evans Mills around 3:15 a.m. for an unconscious male lying in the driveway. The boy,...
American Red Cross helps one after Massena blaze
MASSENA, N.Y. (WWTI) – One person is being aided by the American Red Cross after a Monday fire in St. Lawrence County. Volunteers from the Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid to one person after a fire Monday on Spruce Street in Massena. The Red Cross […]
Clarkson University Names Allegany Student Presidential Scholar
POTSDAM, NY — Aiden Rose Gardiner of Allegany has been named a Presidential Scholar for the Spring 2024 semester at Clarkson University. Gardner is a junior majoring in health care.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours. Download the TAPinto App! Click here for Android. Click here for iOS. Get Greater Olean area news in your inbox: Click here to sign up for our newsletter. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Softball Game Preview: Canton Will Face Gouverneur
Canton is 8-2 against Gouverneur since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Canton Golden Bears will face off against the Gouverneur Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory. Canton is...
Heuvelton Central School secures invitation to join in NASA’s Student Launch initiative
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, N.Y. (WWTI) – A team from Heuvelton Central School in St. Lawrence County, NY placed 11th among the 100 teams competing at the National Finals in the American Rocketry Challenge, which had a record-breaking 922 teams and 5,000 students from 45 states enter this year. Heuvelton Central School‘s rocketry team placed […]
Harrisville gets ready for return of train traffic
HARRISVILLE, New York (WWNY) - Train traffic will increase between Carthage and Newton Falls and that means tracks through Harrisville will be used for the first time in 20 years. The train tracks through Harrisville have been more of a history lesson for those who live there. “A lot of...
NYSP investigate a death in the town of Canton
CANTON, N.Y. (WWTI) – New York State Police are seeking the public’s help in regards to a death in the town of Canton on Thursday morning. One man is dead after troopers responded at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16 to Heuvelton Street. Authorities were called to do a welfare check, but found a deceased male. […]
The St. Lawrence County’s 60th Annual Dairy Festival Days in Canton
CANTON, N.Y. (WWTI) – The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has announced that the 60th Annual Dairy Festival Days in Canton will be held on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. All are welcome to attend for a weekend of community as St. Lawrence County celebrates National Dairy Month and the 60th anniversary […]
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