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To the Editor: The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York State, NYS State Capitol Building, Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul: As the Deputy Mayor of the City of Ogdensburg, New York I …

OGDENSBURG — The three incumbents for Ogdensburg City Council will be serving another four years after claiming what they are calling a decisive victory Tuesday night.

OGDENSBURG — City Manager Stephen P. Jellie and Comptroller Angela M. Gray will present the 2022 preliminary budget during a special City Council meeting Nov. 1.

OGDENSBURG — Several Ogdensburg residents have let the City Council know that they are not happy with some of City Manager Stephen P. Jellie’s recent Facebook posts, calling them forms

OGDENSBURG — With a new governor in Albany, the Ogdensburg City Council decided it was time to state its case as to how valuable St. Lawrence County’s three prisons are

OGDENSBURG — There are three seats up for election on the Ogdensburg City Council and eight candidates seeking votes from city residents.

OGDENSBURG — Following a lengthy discussion during the July City Council meeting on Monday night, councilors decided to table a resolution requesting the state take “immediate action” to address the various deteriorating buildings on St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center land. Councilors shared concerns on the “strong” wording of the resolution and what kind of message it would send to the state and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, especially as another round of prison closures are expe...

OGDENSBURG — Conflict ensued at the Monday night City Council meeting, which led to one person being ejected as councilors ultimately voted to appoint two new trustees to the Ogdensburg Public Library Board of Trustees. Councilors William B. Dillabough, Steven M. Fisher, John A. Rishe and Mayor Jeffrey M. Skelly voted in favor of appointing Christopher B. Lalone and Jamie R. Amo to the board. But councilors Nichole L. Kennedy, Michael B. Powers and Daniel E. Skamperle voted against the new...

OGDENSBURG — Calling the “unmaintained” buildings of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center a public safety threat, City Council on Monday night will vote on whether to pass a resolution requesting the state take “immediate action” to address the various deteriorating buildings on psychiatric center land. The state “abandoned” the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in the early 1980s, according to the resolution, and as a result, dozens of old, deteriorating stone b...

OGDENSBURG — Wreaths were placed at a memorial for veterans at Ogdensburgh Cemetery to honor those who served their country at a Memorial Day ceremony held by the VFW Post