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2 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The Potsdam town supervisor told town councilors that federal and state representatives are working to secure funding for Potsdam Specialty Paper to help cover the costs of repairing flood damage that happened last year.
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3 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — About 400 people protested in downtown Potsdam on Saturday as part of coordinated “No Kings” rallies held throughout the country that day. The date, April 19, was chosen because it’s the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which are considered the start of the Revolutionary War. “That’s the time at which we decided we didn’t want kings,” said Ginger Storey-Welch, who led Saturday’s protest.
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6 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The Village Board recently appointed a permanent DPW crew leader, a chief water plant operator and a temporary parking enforcement officer. Brian Barrett, who has worked as the probationary Department of Public Works crew leader was unanimously appointed to the position permanently.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The village board has appointed a new summer recreation leader to oversee seasonal programming at Sandstoner Park. This newly created position is separate from the village recreation director role, which was vacated when Trey Smutz resigned on March 20. The decision was made during the board of trustees’ budget workshop held April 8. Although only three members were present, it was enough to meet quorum requirements.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The Village Board of Trustees voted to unanimously accept former village recreation director Trey Smutz’s resignation at their meeting on April 7. Smutz resigned March 20. State police have reported that they are investigating Smutz, but so far have declined to say anything more. They did not immediately respond to a request asking about the nature of the investigation.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The village is moving closer to beginning construction on its streetscape renovation and riverwalk trail initiatives, following approval of a $4.68 million bond to finance the initial costs of the work. During its April 7 meeting, the village board of trustees also accepted a contractor’s bid for the construction of a new Brooks Street, which will connect Depot and Raymond streets, and hired a marketing firm to assist with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
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1 week ago | 
mymalonetelegram.com | Andy Gardner
OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority officials say they’re seeing “real-world consequences” of the Trump administration’s trade war as traffic across the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge is dropping to pandemic levels. “It’s quite concerning,” OBPA Executive Director Steven J. Lawrence told the OBPA Board of Directors on Thursday night. “It’s affecting everything from tourism and trucking.”OBPA Chief Financial Officer Patricia A.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — Village trustees, department heads, and the mayor are actively refining the 2025–26 budget, with early figures showing that most of the financial plan is tied up in fixed costs such as contractual salaries and retirement expenses. The proposed budget, totaling nearly $14 million, encompasses the general fund along with water, sewer, hydroelectric, recreation, and trash services.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Andy Gardner
Apr. 12—OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority officials say they're seeing "real-world consequences" of the Trump administration's trade war as traffic across the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge is dropping to pandemic levels. "It's quite concerning," OBPA Executive Director Steven J. Lawrence told the OBPA Board of Directors on Thursday night. "It's affecting everything from tourism and trucking."OBPA Chief Financial Officer Patricia A.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
OGDENSBURG — Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority officials say they’re seeing “real-world consequences” of the Trump administration’s trade war as traffic across the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge is dropping to pandemic levels. “It’s quite concerning,” OBPA Executive Director Steven J. Lawrence told the OBPA Board of Directors on Thursday night. “It’s affecting everything from tourism and trucking.”OBPA Chief Financial Officer Patricia A.
