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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 “legally binding decision”, against Ogdensburg Firefighters (his main target), he says they shou...

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 depends on what ill-advised decision he’s trying to justify. When talking about firefighter Jake Th...

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 agree this is what happened next: “Luckily our quick response, we were able to get there quickly a...