Byram to adopt marijuana ordinance, schedules annual festival ● Budget to be adopted: Adoption of the 2021-22 municipal budget is scheduled for April 6. Township manager Joseph Sabatini... Local News 02 Apr 2021 | 03:04
Ogdensburg Municipal Park (File photo by Vera Olinski) Highlands Council outlines ways its grants will help Ogdensburg Lisa Plevin called her agency one of the best kept secrets in state government. The New Jersey Highlands Council offers non-competitive... Local News 02 Apr 2021 | 02:28
A past Lenape Valley Soccer Camp at C.O. Johnson Park (Photo by George Leroy Hunter) ( George Leroy Hunter) Byram’s park improvement plans begin to take shape After hearing proposals about ways to improve to C.O. Johnson Park, the Byram Township Council agreed to make the park a... Local News 29 Mar 2021 | 02:04
Byram Township Municipal Building (File photo by Vera Olinski) Byram passes $11.9 million budget affected by Covid-19 The Byram Township Council unanimously approved its $11.9 million municipal budget for 2021. There will be a 0.89 percent... Local News 09 Mar 2021 | 05:53
Byram Township’s current municipal buildings (Photo by Vera Olinski) Estimate for new Byram municipal building comes in at $5.5 million The “middle of the road” estimate to build a new police department and administrative building in Byram is $5.5 million,... Local News 16 Feb 2021 | 06:04
The Ogdensburg First Aid Squad Building (File photo by Vera Olinski) Ogdensburg’s First Aid Squad ‘folds,’ its building to be transferred to the borough ● First Aid Squad building — Mayor George Hutnick said the Ogdensburg First Aid Squad has “folded” and is very close to finishing... Police & Fire 16 Feb 2021 | 01:17
Scott Olson (File photo by Amy Stewart) Byram council removes volunteer over ‘vulgar’ anti-Trump tweet The township council’s removal of Scott Olson from Byram’s Open Space Committee overshadowed other business at the Feb. 2... Local News 12 Feb 2021 | 04:13
Ogdensburg passes ordinances regulating stormwater, backyard chickens Ogdensburg. The Ogdensburg Council unanimously passed two ordinances at its Jan. 25 meeting. Stormwater management The council... Local News 02 Feb 2021 | 12:00
Ogdensburg Mayor George Hutnick (left) and Fire Chief Eric Slater enjoy the bonfire (Photo by Vera Olinski) Heater’s Pond bonfire warms the community Ogdensburg continued a tradition the community has enjoyed since 1954 – the Heater’s Pond bonfire. Last Saturday night, in... Entertainment 02 Feb 2021 | 11:16
Byram Township municipal buildings (Photo by Vera Olinski) Byram hammers out 2021 budget In difficult financial times, the Byram Township Council held its proposed 2021 budget increase to 0.89 percent. During their... Local News 26 Jan 2021 | 05:12
Byram school board president resigns after recall petition What would ordinarily be a short reorganization meeting turned into more than an hour of public discussion about how and... Local News 19 Jan 2021 | 05:23
Corporal Hayden Harris Byram honors murdered soldier discovered by firefighters Byram Township rallied to support the family of Corporal Hayden Harris, and to make sure his name is never forgotten. Corporal... Local News 19 Jan 2021 | 04:53
Sisters play in Mickey Park during the September 2019 Ogdensburg Day (File photo by Vera Olinski) Ogdensburg Council looks ahead to ‘normalcy’ in 2021 Ogdensburg is planning to promote local businesses and create a community committee to give the borough a boost in 2021. Local News 12 Jan 2021 | 02:05
Byram Township municipal building (Photo by Vera Olinski) Byram councilman slams state for big increases in retirement payments During a time of tight budgets, Councilman Raymond Bonker said the New Jersey state government has made things worse. At... Local News 28 Dec 2020 | 04:14
Bathing Beauties, in Ogdensburg, honored frontline workers by having artist Kim Lonsky paint its windows Ogdensburg approves Covid policy for municipal workers The Ogdensburg Borough Council on Dec. 14 approved a COVID-19 policy for municipal workers in an effort to avoid misunderstandings.... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 03:23
