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Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 5:59 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg Mayor Jeffrey M. Skelly says he and his fellow councilors accused of violating the city charter will not step down in the wake of an arbitration ruling. A dispute settled in arbitration between the city council and the Ogdensburg police union included an opinion that the council had violated the labor contract and city charter when the council instructed the former city m...

Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 1:34 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg citizens hoping to remove four elected officials from council have reportedly raised nearly $15,000 to hire an attorney, but further details regarding their progress have not been shared publicly. A group of Ogdensburg citizens is working to remove three city councilors and the mayor after an arbitrator ruled that they violated a section of the city charter that requires ...

OGDENSBURG — A resolution last year calling for the layoffs of four police officers — now found by an arbitrator to have violated the city charter — could put the

OGDENSBURG — In a decision issued Wednesday, an arbitrator found the city violated its chart… OGDENSBURG — A resolution last year calling for the layoffs of four police officers — now found by an arbitrator to have violated the city charter — could put the political future of three city councilors and the mayor in jeopardy. The question of whether the four officials should resign has been raised following the decision released Wednesday. But the answer lies with whom you a...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 5:31 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg tabled a wastewater treatment center change order that would have increased costs by $5 million and would have allowed the city to accept waste from other haulers to generate revenue. Several project alternates were left out of the original project scope due to costs that exceeded engineering plans. The city borrowed enough money to cover the alternate projects, which als...

Saturday, January 16, 2021 - 7:13 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg City Manager Stephen Jellie said he expects to have an update on the state mandated police reforms at the Jan. 25 meeting. Other communities are much further along in the process. St. Lawrence County, for instance, has already completed the process for the Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Mayor John Rishe sought an update Jan. 11 as state mandated deadlines are quickly approachin...

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 1:31 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg City Manager Stephen Jellie has reopened the Lockwood arena after discussions with the Ogdensburg school superintendent. Two letters were read aloud during the Monday, Jan. 11 City Council meeting asking officials to reconsider its decision to delay the reopening of the city’s ice arena until January 16. The pleas did not fall upon deaf ears. The letters said the activi...