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promotional deals were found matching that code OSWEGATCHIE — An Ogdensburg man is in the St Lawrence County Jail after he allegedly cut a person on their face and midsection during a physical altercation with second-degree assault on Saturday following an investigation into a physical altercation on the River Road in the town of Oswegatchie at 11:24 p.m troopers say Krake presented a knife and cut the victim near their eye and left side of the rib cage The victim was able to get away and Krake fled the scene before troopers arrived Another victim who had been near the fight was struck in the head with an unknown object and was bleeding He was arraigned in Oswegatchie Town Court and was remanded to the St Lawrence County Correctional Facility in lieu of $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: 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.” Nisco said less traffic means their finances are taking a hit I think that trend will continue,” she said “I would be concerned we’re getting back up to COVID numbers in losses on the bridge.” Lawrence said crossing totals for the first week of April are deeply concerning as they build off of losses incurred in March Total crossings tallied 7,992 for the first week of April down 40.22% from the first week of April 2019 and down 35.14% from 12,322 in March 2024 Auto crossings totaled 6,562 for the first week of April down 43.01% from 11,515 in the first week of April 2019 and down 38.23% from 10,623 in the first week of April 2024 totaled 1,430 for the first week of April this year down 22.83% from the first week of April 2019 and down 15.83% from 1,699 from the first week of April last year Lawrence describes the decrease in truck traffic as “a sign of disrupted trade flows.” Bridge crossings for March went down significantly compared to the same month in 2019 from 44,523 in March 2019 to 28,897 in March 2025 increased 0.27% from 6,035 in March 2019 to 6,051 last month crossings last month went down 24.37% from 38,206 to 28,897 last month All other crossings increased 12.10% over the same time period from 5,398 in March 2024 to 6,051 in March 2025 “We had better numbers in 2022 at this point It’s concerning I had to go back that far where we had numbers like this,” according to Lawrence “It appears Canadian sentiment is shifting where public sentiment has grown more negative to … shopping and tourism,” Lawrence said “News outlets are urging Canadians to shop local and avoid unnecessary border trips.” He also believes “increased scrutiny” at American customs checkpoints and longer wait times to get through are discouraging Canadians from making discretionary trips “Sam” Burns said if bridge crossings follow April’s losses “What does that mean to small businesses in St that will be devastating to the border towns.” Lawrence noted that decreases in auto crossings aren’t a one-to-one comparison since each vehicle coming over for a day trip or vacation usually transports more than one person “What does that mean to a border town … I think it’s time our elected officials understand what’s going on,” Burns said He suggested writing letters to all elected officials in the area — town state and federal — “letting them know what is going on at the local level They need to hear it from those on the front lines.” The Seaway International Bridge between Akwesasne and Cornwall and the Thousand Islands Bridge between Alexandria Bay and Ivy Lea also saw traffic decreases in February the most recent period for which data was available total crossings went up 6.13% between January 2024 (189,358) and January of this year (200,973) total crossings went down 7.91% from 190,436 for that month in 2024 and 175,376 in February 2025 Thousand Islands Bridge traffic went down 1.93% in January total crossings dropped 15.76% from 190,436 for that month in 2024 to 93,040 for the same month in 2025 An official with the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association said the trade war is having a bigger impact on smaller border communities The association is binational and represents bridge and tunnel operators along the northern border from the Seaway International Bridge as far west as the Aazhogan Bridge between International Falls He said on the Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit People who live and work in those major cities those folks are going to continue to go over each day,” Czudner said describing much of their traffic as “inelastic.” Detroit also is a big draw to Canadian travelers because “Detroit is one of only three cities that have all four professional sports teams in our downtown core,” he said He said there is a 15% drop in discretionary weekend trips which he attributed to Canadians responding to the trade war and “keeping the purchasing power in Canada.” “There’s hesitancy on both sides traveling back and forth,” according to Czudner Customs are contributing to decreases in traffic “I haven’t found too many issues when people have their paperwork in order but the fear factor is definitely relevant.” Czudner said he believes the two nations will eventually resolve the trade issues and get back to business as usual Canada and the United States have been the best friends throughout our joint history and we expect to go back to that relationship soon,” he said Asked when he believes bridge traffic throughout the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association membership may start to rebound “You’re going to continue to see some significant drops in traffic while we see some uncertainty,” he added “I expect it to go back quite close to normal in the future.” TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Town Board is set to hold a special meeting at 2 p.m SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Department of Public Works will begin hydrant flushing on Monday in the Park .. Copyright © 2025 Adirondack Publishing Company | https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com | 54 Broadway Thursday morning marked the opening of the walleye fishing season statewide Pictured are a number of anglers fishing underneath the Twin Bridges in Ogdensburg at the confluence of the St Anglers took to the Oswegatchie River Thursday morning to take advantage of the walleye fishing season opener in Ogdensburg Lawrence and Oswegatchie rivers is a popular fishing destination in May An angler waits for a bite Thursday morning along the shore of the Oswegatchie River at Hosmer’s Marina An angler retrieves a lure while fishing from the bank of the Oswegatchie River Thursday morning during the opening day of walleye fishing season We are now accepting applications for the NYS Trooper Entrance Exam! Please visit joinstatepolice.ny.gov to learn more a search warrant was executed at a residence on Covington Street in the city of Ogdensburg relating to a ghost gun manufacturing case led by the Special Investigations Unit – Marcy Gun Trafficking Interdiction Unit.  The six-month long investigation led to the arrest of Patrick Murphy of Ogdensburg.  Recovered from the residence Murphy was using to manufacture the firearms were the following items: Murphy was charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the 1st Degree (B felony); one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the 3rd Degree (D felony); one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the 4th Degree (A misdemeanor).  He was ordered held at the St Lawrence County Jail in lieu of $25,000 Cash Bail/$50,000 Bond.  He scheduled to appear in Ogdensburg City Court on April 8 at 10:00 a.m The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are expected.  Special Investigations Unit Detail Commander: You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Feb 20 Two North Country prisons experienced unrest Wednesday night and Thursday morning as corrections officers continue to strike statewide over dangerous conditions and staffing shortages staff at Riverview Correctional in Ogdensburg "vacated their posts leaving the dorms unsupervised" Wednesday night into Thursday morning The Albany Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) and NYS Troopers all responded to the incident at the prison the Director of Public Information for DOCCS said several corrections officers also left the strike and returned to work to help secure the facility "Their efforts were instrumental in regaining control of the facility and preventing further escalation," Mailey said in a statement The city of Ogdensburg's police chief told North Country Now his department was also asked to secure the perimeter of the prison overnight The reports say the facility was taken back under control by around 8 am Friday There are also reports of unrest at Bare Hill Correctional in Malone called his sister Unique around 8 am Thursday morning and she recorded the phone call "We're locked in the dorms right now," Butts told his sister "They literally just left us in here for dead Bare Hill has dorms that do not contain individual cells that lock so incarcerated people like Butts were locked in among other inmates in the same dorm said it was scary to hear what her brother was going through and she sympathizes with some of the concerns of corrections officers "I feel for the corrections officers if they [are] short-staffed but that’s something that you have to take to HR It has nothing to do with the inmates," said Butts Four National Guard helicopters arrived in Malone midday today It's unclear if the prison has been secured and officers have returned to work Visitations at all of New York's 42 correctional facilities have been canceled until further notice Corrections officers held unauthorized strikes outside prisons across the state this week saying their jobs have become too dangerous due to staffing shortages and increased flow of drugs into the prison “The union has presented to them many options on how we can make changes through like secured vendors and other ... ways of preventing the drugs flowing in," retired corrections officer Gregory King told NCPR while protesting Wednesday in Dannemora said "The state’s just not taking action so it’s becoming unsafe for everybody that’s working in there.” New York’s prison commissioner Daniel Martuscello issued a memo meeting some of the officers’ demands It temporarily suspends part of the HALT Act which has limited the use of solitary confinement It also provides extra overtime pay for officers working amid the strikes and it says any officers who return to work by midnight tonight won’t be disciplined It’s illegal for state workers to go on strike Advocates for those who are incarcerated say the unrest is a product of corrections officers' reducing their staffing levels for the strikes who was incarcerated at Riverview for two and a half years "It can turn into a crazy environment really quickly" when they walk off the job This was provoked by these [corrections officers'] protests." The corrections officers' strikes come the same week as officers involved in fatal beating of inmate Robert Brooks late last year are scheduled to be arrested and arraigned Stradtman believes that's not a coincidence "It seems like a really big publicity stunt in order to take all the attention off of Robert Brooks," he said The unrest at Riverview Correctional in Ogdensburg has halted SUNY Potsdam’s bachelor’s degree program inside the prison About one hundred inmates take classes in person with university professors But those classes were suspended starting Tuesday until further notice due to the corrections officers' strike SUNY Potsdam president Suzanne Smith said the university is “concerned for the safety” of its incarcerated students and the staff at Riverview and is monitoring the situation Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInOGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - On Wednesday, we told you about an effort to reopen the Ogdensburg Armory with a National Guard recruiting effort underway in the north country Now we hear what makes the idea appealing to recruiters and the community It’s been two and a half years since the New York Army National Guard vacated the Ogdensburg Armory A little dusting and we’ll be good to go,” said Capt some historical mementos were put under wrap Furnishings appear untouched including what appears to be the original pool table in what was probably the officer’s club the armory still has relics from across its 128-year history these are old litters that I would say are says in a statement to 7 News that if 30 recruits can be signed up within commuting distance of the armory the guard could strongly consider using the armory again for a guard unit “The idea that local individuals supporting their country could be able to serve out of this facility as well as making this facility an active presence for use by civic groups that’s exciting to me,” said Ogdensburg Mayor Mike Tooley Hitting that number of 30 will be up Potsdam-area recruiter Staff Sgt Jake Seguin and Watertown area recruiter Sgt They say local soldiers reporting to a local armory would be a huge plus “Having an armory a lot closer is definitely going to help them out and even help the area and the community out and grow and bring more people into the area,” said Mann And a strong selling point for signing up is free college available at several schools in this area “We offer 100 percent tuition to any SUNY school so for these kids to have an opportunity to go to a SUNY school right down the road and have their one weekend a month unit drill right down the road as well instead of having to drive down to Watertown or Syracuse or Morrisonville A quick Google search will point you toward your nearest recruiter what kind of unit could be back at the armory “We’d have to look at the strength across the state and see what would work best for force structure But it’s really going to determine what folks up here are interested in or do they want to be a cavalry scout or an infantryman or is it something like medics,” said Hammond Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.