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The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, March 8th from 11:00am-6:30pm at the Massena Community Center 61 Beach Street, Massena NY 13662, for anybody who meets eligibility criteria, this includes:  1.    Individuals 65+ years and up   2.    Priority Group 1b Essential Workers (click…
The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations this Thursday, March 4th from 1:30pm-4pm at Golden Dome in Ogdensburg for Individuals 65+ years. You must verify that you meet eligibility criteria by: 1.    Showing proof of NYS residency: NYS driver’s license; statement from landlord; mortgage records;…
The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations this Thursday, March 4th from 8:00am-10am at the Golden Dome in Ogdensburg for Priority Group 1b—Essential Workers who meet criteria.  You must verify that you meet eligibility criteria by: 1.    Showing your driver’s license or equivalent 2.    …
The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, March 4th from 10:15am – 12:30pm at the Golden Dome in Ogdensburg for Individuals with a Developmental Disability, Comorbidity, or another Underlying Health Condition who meet criteria.   You must verify that you meet eligibility criteria by…
The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations in conjunction with St. Lawrence Health Systems this Thursday, February 25th from 8am-4pm at Massena Memorial Hospital for priority group 1b—essential workers. You must verify that you meet eligibility criteria by: 1.    showing your driver’s license or…
The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations in conjunction with St. Lawrence Health Systems this Friday, February 26th from 8am-4pm at Gouverneur Hospital for priority group 1b—essential workers who meet criteria. You must verify that you meet eligibility criteria by: 1.    showing your driver’s…
The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations in conjunction with St. Lawrence Health Systems on two dates for individuals with a developmental disability, comorbidity, or other underlying health condition: 1.    Saturday, February 27th from 8am-4pm at Massena Memorial Hospital 2.    Monday, March…
On February 5th Governor Cuomo announced a list of comorbidities and underlying conditions that New York State will use to determine eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. New Yorkers who have one of these conditions will be eligible for the vaccine beginning February 15th. The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department and area providers are…
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office would like to inform the public of our participation in the CRASHDOCS program by Carfax.  With this program, you are able to search to find, save and/or print your accident report free of charge.  At the time of your accident, a Deputy will provide you with a CRASHDOCS card that includes a Report number…
Canton, NY – January 28, 2021 - On Friday, January 22, 2021, Governor Cuomo recently announced that effective February 1, 2021, participants in higher-risk sports may participate in individual or distanced group training and organized no/low-contact group training and other types of play, including competitions and tournaments, if permitted by…
As a follow up to the information that the County shared last week regarding an exposure at the Canton location of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), please share that there will be very limited staffing onsite this week in Canton. There will only be staff available to meet the existing appointment obligations. Unfortunately, the majority of…
The St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging and the New York Power Authority are presenting a Free Weatherization Workshop for older adults on February 23, 2021 from 9 am - 10:30 am via Zoom.  Participants will receive a free weatherization kit.  Clients must pre-register for the workshop by calling 315-386-4730 or email: [email protected].  …
Volunteers needed to assist with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Efforts   Canton, NY—The St. Lawrence County Public Health Department is seeking help from medical and non-medical volunteers as they move forward planning for the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Since the start of the pandemic, the county has reported over 2,000 cases of…
St. Lawrence County will temporarily close the physical location for the Department of Motor Vehicles in Ogdensburg on December 23, 2020 through Monday, January 4, 2021.   There has been a positive case of COVID-19 identified and the closure of the DMV Office located at 206 Ford Street, Ogdensburg will provide an opportunity to have the impacted…
St. Lawrence County has closed the physical location for the Department of Social Services December 21st through Monday, December 28th.    There has been a positive case of COVID-19 identified and the closure of the Harold B. Smith Building at 6 Judson Street, Canton will provide an opportunity to have the impacted areas thoroughly cleaned and…
St. Lawrence County will be temporarily closing the HB Smith Building, located at 6 Judson Street in Canton. This building is home to many of the units of the Department of Social Services. This will include tomorrow, November 19th and Friday, November 20th. The Department of Social Services will be available during normal business hours on…
Where: Meadows Diner, 5835 Co Rd 27, Canton NY 13617 Date: Sunday, November 15th Time: 12:15pm – 1:30pm Individuals who dined at the Meadows Diner at the above location during the day and time listed have a potential risk of exposure to COVID-19. If you believe you were present at this location on Sunday, November 15th between 12:15pm – 1:…
Where: Canton Pizza Hut, 5933 US Highway 11 University Shopping Ctr, Canton, NY 13617 Date: Saturday, November 7th 2020 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Individuals who dined at Pizza Hut at the above location during the day and time listed have a potential risk of exposure to COVID-19. If you believe you were present at this location on Saturday…
Where: Potsdam Walmart, 7494 US-11, Potsdam, NY 13676 Dates: Monday, November 2nd, Wednesday November 4th, Thursday November 5th, Friday November 6th Times: 11/2: 7am – 2:30PM, 11/4: 7am – 2pm, 11/5: 7am – 4pm, 11/6: 7am – 4pm Individuals who visited Potsdam Walmart at the above location during the days and times listed have a potential…
2020/2021 School Taxes are payable to the St. Lawrence County Treasurer from 11/3/2020 to 11/30/2020. Please call (315) 379-2234 if you are looking for your amount due. Please pay by mail or dropbox, our office is still closed to the public except by appointment: St. Lawrence County Treasurer 48 Court Street Canton, NY 13617 The dropbox is…
Halloween should be spooky, not scary! Governor Cuomo asks for your help to make sure everyone has a healthy and safe Halloween. Halloween celebrations and activities, including trick-or-treating, can be filled with fun, but must be done in a safe way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The best way to celebrate Halloween this year is to have…