MASSENA, New York (WWNY) - The marquee is back at the Schine Theater in Massena.

It’s a part of the Massena Arts and Theater Association’s renovation plan, where in the last three months, it has $60,000 in donations for revitalizing the Schine Theater. That’s a $3.2 million project. So far, it has secured $2.8 million, mostly from grants.

Now that the new marquee is up, leaders hope it’ll remind people that the project is real.

“I would not be telling the truth if the marquee return was not a part of our marketing strategy. Yes, absolutely. In the non-project world, in the fundraising world, people want to see results, and we hope the community understands. Yes, this has taken a long time. The project has been slow-going in the beginning. Lots of things had to happen before to be able t

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