Assemblyman Scott Gray

One ribbon, a whole lot of smiles. Honored to stand with the kids, families, officers, and the Police Activities League of Massena (PAL) team to officially open this terrific new playground.

Investments like this strengthen the North Country and give families one more reason to be proud of living in the North Country. Congratulations to everyone who helped make it happen.

Congratulations to the outstanding student athletes recognized this year by the Italian-American Civic Association.

The Clarence “Boots” Gaffney Award goes to Julianna Delaney and Jameson Lettiere of Immaculate Heart Central, and the William I. Graf Award goes to Marra Dickinson and Maddox Corey of Watertown High School. These four young people represent the very best of our North Country, on the field and in the classroom.

Here is a truth that holds up long after the final whistle. Your academics will take you places, but your athletics build the character you carry with you the whole way. You learn how to win with humility, how to lose with grace, how to push through when your body wants to quit, and how to show up for your teammates when it counts. Years from now, you may not remember every test or every grade, but you will never forget those moments in sport, the early mornings, the big games, and the people you shared them with.

A word to the families too. Behind every standout athlete is a parent in the stands, a sibling cheering from the sideline, and people who drove the early practices and believed in these kids before anyone else did. This recognition belongs to you as well.

Congratulations to all four. The North Country is proud of you.

A big day for the North Country. This week the North Country had the privilege of welcoming an entire team from the Department of the Army, including officials from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment, along with the Program Management team for the Janus Program and their regulators.

Project Janus is the Army’s effort to bring advanced nuclear microreactors to military installations, and the North Country and Fort Drum should be at the front of that conversation. This is not abstract policy that lives only in Albany. It is about energy reliability, national security, good jobs, and the long term future of this region.

It was an absolute pleasure to put this community’s best foot forward. When the Army team from the Pentagon comes north, they should see exactly what this region offers every day. A community that is ready to lead.

U.S. Army Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Division
10th Mountain Division

Honored to sponsor a team at the Old Glory Golf Classic. Thank you to NBC Watertown for a wonderful day celebrating our veterans and the North Country organizations that serve them. This is what community gratitude looks like.