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Ron Bouchard’s Racing Charity announced that its annual scholarships have been awarded to three local students.

Geoff Bodine scored the breakthrough win for team owner Rick Hendrick, who now has 269 wins.

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Deep Water Point announced that Vice Admiral Thomas J. Moore, USN, Ret., joined its consulting practice to further strengthen its...

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 10:51 am To the Editor: How is a significant loss of good paying jobs, “For a Better Ogdensburg”? Not a loss decided by a private company or organization, or a state or federal entity, which we’d all rail against, but cuts consciously made by four elected city officials. The same officials who are now threatening our public library. Ogdensburg taxpayers recently got, on average, a $100 a year tax cut (more for those who approved the cut). But at...

NASCARs Most Memorable Moments at Talladega Superspeedway We can probably all agree on number one but individual mileage will vary on the rest. Apr 22, 2021 RacingOneGetty Images NASCAR founder Bill France conceived Talladega Superspeedway -- originally named Alabama International Motor Speedway -- as the world’s largest and fastest oval and succeeded on both fronts. Following the success of Daytona International Speedway, which opened in 1959, France looked to replicate the model...

Monday, April 5, 2021 - 6:44 am To the Editor: Ogdensburg’s city manager is once again all over the place trying to defend imprudent actions. It seems his every move suits only his agenda, not what’s best for our community. When an arbitrator made a binding decision that the four politicians (his enablers) violated the City Charter and needed to step down, he said the city “absolutely disagrees”, and then completely ignored it. But when a judge made what he calls a ...

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 9:54 am To the Editor: What story will Ogdensburg’s city manager use next to defend his actions? He says the city can’t afford essential public services because of “significant fiscal distress”. But he’s also stated, in reference to applying for the SAFER grant: “One of the problems is you have to show there is financial hardship and right now with everything we’re doing I’m not sure that will come through.” So which is it? It d...

Ogdensburg assistant fire chief suspended WWNY Ogdensburg assistant fire chief suspended By Keith Benman | January 13, 2021 at 4:55 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 9:50 PM OGDENSBURG, N.Y. (WWNY) - Ogdensburg firefighters made quick work of a fire – keeping a bad situation from getting worse. So why is an assistant fire chief now suspended? It got exciting at 414 Seymour Street on January 4. A kitchen stove’s gas line leaked and caught fire. Firefighters and the resident there agr...