LOWVILLE â It was 201 years in the making but the 200th edition of the Lewis County Fair opened Tuesday.
Just before the annual parade was about to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, heavy rain began pouring down, canceling the event. Lewis County Fair board members confirmed it would not be rescheduled.
But the rain didnât dampen spirits roughly 1,000 people gathered at the fairgrounds for the fairâs opening day.
Kaitlyn Ward Lee played the bagpipes as a crowd of about 100 gather at the fairgrounds gate off Bostwick Street. Lewis County Agricultural Society Board of Directors President Douglas P. Hanno in his opening remarks noted it was a great accomplishment to reach the bicentennial of the fair.
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WATERTOWN â While some north country school districts have figured out ways to bring more students back for in-person instruction each day, many have cited challenges, including transportation and distancing during lunch periods.
In a letter Monday, 45 school district superintendents in the St. Lawrence-Lewis, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton and Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES regions appealed to state legislators to advocate for additional guidance to allow all students to return to school in person each day beginning in the fall.
The letter states that while the most recent guidance from April 9 is helpful in many regards, there continue to be many restrictions that will ultimately make a complete return to school impossible: cohorts at the secondary level; social distancing on school buses; social distancing in classrooms and cafeterias where students are eating; and guidance on in-person, virtual and hybrid learning.
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WEST CARTHAGE â Brian Peck announced Sunday his candidacy for town of Champion supervisor, seeking the Republican nomination.
Mr. Peck, a lifelong resident of the town, is currently Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Kenneth D. Blankenbush, R-Black River, and previously served as Director of Operations to state Sen. Patricia Ritchie, R-Heuvelton. Mr. Peck started Coughlin Printing at age 25 and grew the business to 14 employees.
Republican Bruce R. Ferguson, who is currently the town supervisor, has announced he is not running for re-election. Republican Jonathan J. Schell announced Feb. 22 that heâs a candidate for supervisor of the town of Champion.
A primary election is slated for June.