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OGDENSBURG — City Council voted Monday night to pay an $825,000 debt to St. Lawrence County that’s been accumulating since 2003.

OGDENSBURG — A heated debate ensued at Monday night’s City Council meeting over the appointment of a new member to the city’s vacancy committee — an appointment that ultimately prevailed.

OGDENSBURG — A heated debate ensued at Monday night’s City Council meeting over the appointment of a new member to the city’s vacancy committee — an appointment that ultimately prevailed. Mark Knowlton, a city resident who does business with one councilor, was appointed by a 4-3 vote to the spot left vacant by former committee chairman Michael Frary. Mr. Frary was first appointed to the seat in November 2011, but his term expired Dec. 31, 2020. Mr. Knowlton’s term began...

OGDENSBURG — Gathered on the steps of City Hall before Monday night’s council meeting, a sea of colorful signs rose into the air while about 50 citizens chanted for the resignation of the mayor and three councilors. “Out the door with the ‘Fab 4,’” “All 4 are guilty, all 4 must go!!” and “Step down now” were just a few signs on display for about 45 minutes leading up to Monday’s 6 p.m. City Council meeting. “We have great concerns with...

OGDENSBURG — One City Council member has submitted a resolution calling for the mayor and three councilors to resign following an arbitrator’s decision this week that the city charter was violated when the body agreed to eliminate four police officers. But the resolution has been omitted from Monday night’s council agenda. Councilor Daniel E. Skamperle confirmed Friday that following the arbitrator’s decision, the minority members of council — himself, Michael B. Powers...

Among a grid of faces, a silent talking head is interrupted: “You’re muted.” Streamed live online or posted as video conference links, public meetings look and sound different from pre-pandemic town hall and school cafeteria gatherings. The global and ongoing COVID-19 health crisis has ushered virtual meetings to the fore of government operations, inviting public participation through screens and chat boxes. In the year since the first wave of the pandemic, and like people around...

OGDENSBURG — By the summer a historical marker will inform passersby of the significant role Ogdnesburg residents play in women’s suffrage.

OGDENSBURG — City Council will hold its first meeting of 2021 Monday night at the new meeting time of 6 p.m.

OGDENSBURG — City Council agreed Monday night to a three-year deal to provide security at Ogdensburg International Airport, but not before the chairman of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority board made it clear the cost is high. “The Bridge and Port Authority considers the city of Ogdensburg to be our partner,” Vernon D. “Sam” Burns said. The authority has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic and the closure of the Canadian border, Mr. Burns said. The contrac...