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27-741: The league formed in 2005 out of the Interstate Junior Hockey League with teams based in the Northeastern United States and expanded over the next few seasons. Charlie Nielsen is the commissioner of the league. In December 2011, the Northern New York Gamblers of Massena, New York opted to leave the IJHL. In July 2012, the ijhl folded after the "Super Elite" league went under. Most of the "Super Elite" league members decided to create

54-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.67. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

81-644: A hydroelectric power generating dam, the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project , on the St. Lawrence River adjacent to Massena. Curran Renewable Energy manufactures wood pellet fuel and mulch in the town. Massena is also home to the Eisenhower and Snell Locks, part of the St. Lawrence Seaway which allows ships and vessels to pass through the St. Lawrence River and on to the Great Lakes . While on November 2, 2015, Alcoa announced

108-582: A new league called the Northern States Junior Hockey League (NSHL) so they could resume play in the fall. As of September 2012 the IJHL lists the following members. The Super Elite League is the IJHL's Jr B league, the Elite league is on par with Jr C. Massena (town), New York Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County , New York , United States. Massena is along the county's northern border, just south of

135-537: A significant expansion at the Alcoa plant, solidifying its status as the oldest continuously operating aluminum production facility in the Western Hemisphere. The 1980s saw the establishment of the St. Lawrence Centre Mall and St. Lawrence strip mall complex, fostering a regional retail hub, attracting Canadian shoppers. The town suffered natural disasters in the 1944 Cornwall-Massena earthquake and in

162-593: Is higher than both the state and federal rates and ranks the 5th highest in New York State. By 2012 industrial employment had declined and there were 10,357 people in the town, down from 16,021 in 1970. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,121 people, 2,510 households, and 3,454 families residing in the town. The population density was 293.7 inhabitants per square mile (113.4/km ). There were 5,880 housing units at an average density of 131.6 units per square mile (50.8 units/km ). The town's racial makeup

189-472: Is vacant. Before Steve & Barry's opened, the town of Massena had attempted to use eminent domain to replace the Hills/Ames with a Wal-Mart in 2006. In 2009, the mall owners circulated a petition to replace the former Hills/Ames/Steve & Barry's building with a Target . Several tenants moved out of the mall in 2011 and 2012, including original anchor store TJ Maxx . Sears closed its store at

216-693: The January 1998 North American ice storm . Massena is located just south of the St. Lawrence River , and the Grasse and Racquette rivers pass through town. Massena has a humid continental climate ( Köppen : Dfb ). The modern town's economy is centered on power production, the commerce of the St. Lawrence Seaway , and an Alcoa Aluminum plant, the world's longest continually operating aluminum facility. Alcoa employs over 600 people at its facilities in Massena. The New York Power Authority now operates

243-535: The New York Special. The final run of regular local trains into the town was in 1964. Massena was a location featured in Me, Myself & Irene , released in 2000, starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger . Massena was a location featured in the film Frozen River . For Ellen , released in 2012, was filmed in Massena and the surrounding area. St. Lawrence Centre Mall St. Lawrence Centre

270-643: The St. Lawrence River and the Three Nations Crossing of the Canada–United States border. The population was 12,433 at the 2020 census. The town of Massena contains a village also named Massena . Massena was established in 1792 by Anable Faucher. The settlement was initially called Nikentsiake by the Mohawk Indians , translating to "where the fish live." Massena was one of the first towns settled in St. Lawrence county, but

297-655: The 1830s, harnessing the Grasse River to turn their wheels. They included a saw mill, stone-cutter, and a tannery. In 1833, New York State Legislature approved a canal that would bypass a troublesome rapids hindering navigation on the St. Lawrence by linking the Grasse and St. Lawrence Rivers. However, the British North American government preempted this project by building the Cornwall Canal on

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324-690: The Canadian side of the River, completed in 1843. The Massena Canal project was revived at the end of the century and completed in 1898, finally connecting the Grasse River and St. Lawrence River. A powerhouse built in 1900 provided hydroelectric power to the town. The new canal attracted the Pittsburgh Reduction Company (later Alcoa ). This influx of industry workers transformed former health retreat hotels into housing for

351-492: The burgeoning workforce. The Massena Power Canal was closed in 1958. In 1928 the town was the scene of the antisemitic Massena blood libel . The town's Jews were falsely accused of kidnapping and ritual murder of a girl. In the 1950s, the New York Power Authority was established, leading to the creation of the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project . Spanning the St. Lawrence River ,

378-598: The entire village, and almost all of the town of Massena are served by the Massena Central School District , which also serves most of the Town of Louisville , and portions of Norfolk and Brasher towns. Additionally, it contains a portion of the Akwesasne cemsus-designated place , and the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation . New York State Route 37 , a northeast–southwest highway, passes along

405-406: The former Sears space into an elaborate Christmas village for the holidays using empty cardboard refrigerator boxes. While sales at some of the local stores were better than expected during the 2017 holiday season, the mall still faces other challenges. Bon-Ton closed in early 2018 leaving JCPenney as the only anchor left. In April 30, 2024, demolition began on the mall's interior as it became

432-604: The hydropower plant was capable of generating over 900,000 kilowatts of electricity. Simultaneously, the 1950s witnessed the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway , a monumental American-Canadian navigational project. This system of locks and gates facilitated the movement of boats through the river, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. With the completion of the Seaway and Power Project, Massena experienced

459-403: The idling of the smelter at its "Alcoa West" plant, the facility remained open through negotiations with New York State, and 400 jobs were saved until 2019. The Forgings and Extrusions facilities at Alcoa West were unaffected. The changes resulted in the loss of 487 jobs. It was estimated in 2013 that nearly 30% of Massena residents live below the poverty line. St. Lawrence County's poverty rate

486-475: The mall in 2014 and was replaced with Sears Hometown Store but closed in 2017. The mall's ice rink closed in August 2016 due to mechanical problems and reopened as a multi-use sports arena. After Payless ShoeSource closed its store in the mall in spring 2017, many residents of the Massena area, where the Alcoa now only runs one of its former plants and Canadians no longer come in their former numbers, believed

513-467: The mall was now dead and called for it to be closed and demolished. Erica Leonard, the mall's director, hired by a group of Canadian investors who bought the mall around that time and made immediate physical improvements, went on a local radio station to urge people to stop being so negative and seeing the mall's decline as irreversible. "I just stopped listening to them," she later told The New York Times . Leonard began to find local businesses to fill

540-474: The outskirts of the town. The town is served by Massena International Airport , east of Massena village, south of NY-37. Trailways of New York provides bus service from Massena to Syracuse . The town had until 1961 been the terminus for New York Central Railroad (NYC) sleeping car passenger service on its St. Lawrence Division ; the last sleepers came in from the NYC's Iroquois and the outgoing sleeper fed into

567-460: The properties, opened a hotel and began to advertise them. By 1858, three hotels, numerous rental cottages, a bathing house, and a plant that bottled and sold the spring water, had been built. By about 1900, the Springs' status as a popular resort had faded. Up until the 1880s, the town was predominantly agricultural, mainly home to butter and cheese production. The first small mills were built in

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594-574: The spaces vacated by national retailers, and made it clear to those engaging in criminal activity on the premises that they were not welcome. New tenants have included North Country Showcase, a local company which sells products by local artists; an event planner ; a specialty popcorn store run by a local member of the Mohawk Native American tribe , and other local merchants who sell chainsaw-carved wooden statues and bourbon maple syrup. Under Leonard's direction, local residents converted

621-530: Was $ 50 million. In 1995 it was sold to AP Massena Partners. During this time the mall went through serious financial troubles, falling to just a 75% occupancy rate. In September 2003, the mall was sold for $ 3.6 million to the Carlyle Development Group who hired General Growth Properties to manage it beginning February 2004. One anchor, originally occupied by Hills until 1998, Ames until 2002 and Steve & Barry's from 2007 to 2008,

648-475: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The town's median household income was $ 58,391, and the median family income was $ 62,696. Males had a median income of $ 48,484 versus $ 46,819 for females. The per capita income was $ 25,111. About 6.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over. Both

675-399: Was 96.80% White , 0.30% Black or African American , 1.25% Native American , 0.41% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from other races , and .02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population. There were 5,510 households, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 12.2% had

702-556: Was a shopping mall in Massena , New York , United States . It includes one anchor store, JCPenney . The mall was built in 1990 by the Heritage Company. At that time the Massena economy could support it, with a strong manufacturing base built around several local Alcoa plants and heavy cross-border shopping by Canadians from the area of Cornwall, Ontario , just across the St. Lawrence River . The cost of construction

729-715: Was not incorporated until 1802 when it was formed from the town of Lisbon . The town and its village are named after André Masséna , a general and Marshal to Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars . The town boasted the Massena Springs, a pair of sulfur springs, one hot and the other cold, reputed to possess healing powers known to the Native Americans before European settlement. In 1820, an Army veteran, Captain John Polley, hoping to capitalize on

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