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■ LOWVILLE — Assemblyman Kenneth D. Blankenbush, R-Black River, will hold mobile office hours from 9 a.m. to noon today at the Lowville municipal building, 5535 Bostwick St.

■ OGDENSBURG — The ice fishing derby set for Feb. 18 has been canceled because of a lack of ice. Wheathouse Bay is all water, so the popular staple of Ogdensburg’s annual River Shiver winter carnival has been canceled.

■ GardenShare has switched from a quarterly printed newsletter to a bimonthly email to avoid the cost of printing and mailing to 2,000-plus subscribers. The nonprofit organization will still mail its local food guide and an annual report.