MASSENA — The Town Council has agreed to sign host agreements with MLFLW, LLC for three major fishing tournaments, with one councilor who originally voted against it because of her
MASSENA â Major League Fishing made a major announcement for Massena on Friday.
The league is bringing the 2022 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Championship to Massena and the St. Lawrence River, with the top 50 anglers of the season taking part in professional bass fishingâs premier five-fish limit circuit. The event will be held Aug. 16-21, 2022.
Town of Massena Tourism Director Donald Meissner said it is the big event of the season for the anglers.
âThis is for the national championship. The top 50 anglers that compete all year come in for the huge prize. This is bigger than the bass league coming because this is the national championship. Itâs the culmination of everything weâve been doing for all these years coming to fruition,â he said.
MASSENA — James Hidy told the Massena Town Council this week that he believes former Town Supervisor Joseph D. Gray was instrumental in bringing fishing recognition to the area, and
MASSENA â Village trustees have approved a new policy that addresses filming in the village.
They held a public hearing this week to take comments on the proposal, which was written in collaboration between village officials and Film Massena, a group of citizens who are trying to bring filmmaking and filmmaking opportunities to Massena.
Deputy Mayor Matthew J. LeBire called it âa pretty solid policyâ and noted that it was geared toward commercial filmmakers who had crews of three or more individuals.
âAs a filmmaker, I can say this permit strikes the appropriate balance of being reasonable towards filmmakers while also protecting Massenaâs assets,â Film Massena Coordinator Elijah Winfrey said.