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3 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — A town board member here who had made a controversial social media post in July 2024 saying now-President Trump should be put down like a rabid dog, has decided to resign. Town Councilor Christine Paige, whose comments received local and national blowback, submitted a letter to the editor of the Watertown Daily Times saying she will now step down. In her opening salvo, Paige alleges that Town Supervisor Marty G.
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4 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Andy Gardner
May 11—POTSDAM — The Board of Trustees is back to a full slate. The board unanimously appointed Joshua Tulloch to full former trustee Monique Tirion's unexpired term on April 28. He joins Trustee Ryan Deuel, who was appointed in March to complete the unexpired term of former Deputy Mayor Steve Warr. Tulloch's term, like Deuel's, will run through Dec. 1.
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4 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The Board of Trustees is back to a full slate. The board unanimously appointed Joshua Tulloch to full former trustee Monique Tirion’s unexpired term on April 28. He joins Trustee Ryan Deuel, who was appointed in March to complete the unexpired term of former Deputy Mayor Steve Warr. Tulloch’s term, like Deuel’s, will run through Dec. 1.
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6 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — This year, the village is experimenting with new methods to reduce the amount of goose feces in Ives Park. The latest approach, suggested by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, involves installing 500 feet of wire fencing along the riverbank. According to Village Department of Public Works Superintendent Gregory R. Thompson, DPW crews recently set up the fencing, and it seems to be making a difference. “Although there are still a few geese getting in there.
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6 days ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The village’s 2025–2026 budget has been approved, featuring a 1.31% increase in the general fund tax rate. During a special meeting held on April 28, the mayor and village trustees formally adopted the new budget. The total budget—covering the general fund as well as water, sewer, hydroelectric, recreation, and trash services—amounts to $12,717,548. Of that, $7,306,261 will be funded through fees and taxes.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — After Potsdam village officials said this year’s Summerfest would be laid out differently due to downtown construction work, they’re now saying that won’t be the case. The construction project, funded through the 2019 Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant, may require the relocation of Summerfest events from downtown streets to the village’s parks and other public spaces, according to village officials.
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1 week ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
NORFOLK — State police continue to search for a man who fled a traffic stop two days ago. At 8:33 a.m. Wednesday, troopers chased a driver who was fleeing from them in Norfolk. The driver pulled over on Sober Street and escaped on foot. Troop B Public Information Officer Brandi M. Ashley declined to give the make and model of the car, citing the ongoing investigation. She said troopers so far have only figured out the driver is a man but don’t know who he is or where he is from.
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2 weeks ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
NORFOLK — State police say there is no danger to the public after troopers spent Wednesday searching for a person who fled a traffic stop and escaped into the woods. State Police Troop B Pubic Information Officer Brandi M. Ashley said a trooper initiated a vehicle pursuit in the town of Norfolk around 8:33 a.m. Wednesday. “The vehicle pulled over and the suspect fled on foot onto Sober Street,” Ashley said. Police still don’t know who the person is.
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2 weeks ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The village board voted to upgrade its economic developer position from part-time to full-time. David Thurlow, who was hired last year at a $50,000 annual salary as a part-time employee, was brought on in anticipation of the retirement of longtime economic development director Frederick J. Hanss this spring. During its Monday night meeting, the village board of trustees voted to move Thurlow from 24 to 40 hours per week, effective immediately.
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2 weeks ago | 
nny360.com | Andy Gardner
POTSDAM — The Potsdam Public Library board has approved its proposed budget for the upcoming year, which includes an increase in appropriations of about $27,000. Residents of the Potsdam Central School District will vote on the budget on June 18, from noon to 8 p.m., in the library’s main reading room. Eligible voters residing within the Potsdam school district are eligible to participate in the annual Potsdam Public Library vote.
