WATERTOWN — Shortly before noon on Tuesday, nine masked Watertown City School District students boarded a First Student bus outside of Harold T. Wiley Intermediate School to simulate what back to school might look like come September. Read More ⇒
DRESDEN — The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Tuesday confirmed a second known infestation of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in the Adirondacks. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Erin E. Gardner will have to wait to see whether a hearing officer recommends she can keep her job as the city’s parks and recreation superintendent. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed one new COVID-19 case Tuesday, bringing the county’s total number of confirmed cases to 214. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The fairgrounds pool soon will be gone forever. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson-Lewis BOCES is in the midst of a $25 million renovation project, and at least a dozen former students have returned to work on the upgrades. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — An investigation by the state attorney general’s office into a May 2019 fourth-grade lesson plan at North Elementary School that included a re-enactment of a slave auction has found the incident “had a profoundly negative effect on all students present.” Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Monday’s daily coronavirus update from Jefferson County said five recently reported positive virus cases confirmed by a particular lab have now been “appropriately deemed negative,” and the county’s updated numbers reflect these changes. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Among the 107 school districts that haven’t submitted reopening plans for in-person learning to the state are 10 schools across Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Oswego counties, according to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office. But some schools are claiming a glitch has prevented their plan… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Lee M. Adkins, 29, of 724 West Main St., Apt 4, was charged with second-degree criminal trespass by city police at 5:12 p.m. on Sunday. Read More ⇒
HONEYVILLE — On Aug. 27, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Slate Sr. will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple was married at the Sulphur Springs Methodist Church. The late Collon Slate, brother of the groom, and Mrs. JoAnn Hayes Roberts, Lorraine, sister of the bride, witnessed the cer… Read More ⇒
The pool store set a record for sales last year, and will likely do around 30 percent more in 2020. The RV store is doing nearly 70 percent more business at this point in the year compared to last, and the ATV store had doubled its sales. Read More ⇒
The 2020 Census has been running for months, but the response rate for most north country counties is well below the state average. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — The Carthage Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its annual Business Awards Dinner tentatively set for Tuesday, Oct. 20. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Youth Philanthropy Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently awarded $19,530 in grants to eight north country nonprofit organizations that will support a wide range of community programs and projects. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Thomas J. Sweredoski, 48, of 246 N. Pleasant Street, Apt. 2, was charged with second degree burglary and criminal mischief for intentional damage of property at 1:14 p.m. on Saturday by city police. Read More ⇒
Editor’s note: This story contains film spoilers. Read More ⇒
The Watertown Daily Times sent retired Fort Drum Army Ranger Brian Eisch questions about his thoughts on the new documentary, “Father Soldier Son,” in which a New York Times film crew followed him and his family for nearly 10 years. He answered the questions from his home in Wisconsin. Read More ⇒
THREE MILE BAY — Little White Church by the Lake held an open call for animal blessings at the church on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Hunting and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits for the 2020-21 season will go on sale Monday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Friday. Read More ⇒
Outdoor enthusiasts will have the opportunity to explore three Wildlife Management Areas this month, as part of the annual, temporary opening of typically restricted wildlife refuges in the north country. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — The Carthage Central School District has embarked on a $34.5 million capital project, approved by referendum in May 2019, to improve the safety and security at all the district’s buildings. In addition, the project will allow for better maintenance of facilities and consolidate Gr… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — On Friday afternoon, Lt. Gov. Kathy C. Hochul sat on a comfy mauve colored sofa in a business on the second floor of the newly furbished Lincoln Building with a view of Public Square below. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — A 15-year-old who was airlifted to Syracuse with a fractured femur and broken kneecap is supposed to check out of the hospital just two days after the accident, his family reports. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — James C. Corbin, longtime program director at WWNY-TV7 and WNYF-TV Fox 28, will retire at the end of August. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Upon Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Friday announcement that schools across the state have the OK to reopen in the fall, districts are detailing individual reopening plans, which include three specific elements vital to the safe reopening of each district. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases Friday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 217. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — After taking its computer system offline two weeks ago Saturday following a malware attack, Samaritan Medical Center has been able to get some applications back up and running, with an investigation into the incident still underway. Read More ⇒
REDWOOD — A program providing an independent environment for children and their families to explore and to learn about nature has been a hit this summer at the Indian River Lakes Conservancy. Read More ⇒
UPDATE: Summer Jean Sprouse has been located in good health. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The union representing state correctional officers said illegal drugs were found this week in packages mailed to inmates at Watertown and Gouverneur Correctional Facilities. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Richard M. Devine, 37, 845 Starbuck Ave., was charged by city police Wednesday with felony first-degree rape. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Despite an interruption because of the coronavirus, the city’s newly formed Neighborhood Watch group is doing its part to make the city safe. Read More ⇒
DEPAUVILLE — Eleanor Vincent, Lydia Williams, Lydia Osborn, Susan Ormsby, Amy Ormsby and Anna Bishop. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — The Clayton Chamber of Commerce estimates that the Bassmaster Elite tournament held in the village last month netted the region $250,000 in direct income, but local officials say they can’t begin to estimate the value of the free advertisement the region received. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The developer whose High Street commercial building was condemned a few weeks ago now has a second property that’s been posted by the city for condemnation. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — River Hospital has begun allowing one or two scheduled visitors per day to visit patients on the Acute/Swing Bed Unit, the Emergency Department and in the Ambulatory Surgery Unit, by prior arrangement with nursing staff. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed 12 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the county’s total number of confirmed cases to 217. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Legislators, Scott A. Gray, is calling on leaders in Washington to come to a compromise on the next package of coronavirus aid legislation and include direct, unrestricted aid to state and county governments. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A Syracuse brokerage firm has been hired to market the remaining space in the former Convergys call center that won’t be occupied by the YMCA’s planned community and aquatic center. Read More ⇒
North country colleges will be receiving nearly $3 million in TRIO grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer says he is looking for clarity regarding the “uneven enforcement” of rules for boats that travel between U.S. and Canadian waters on the St. Lawrence River but never reach land or anchor. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — A 15-year-old was airlifted to Syracuse on Thursday after his grandmother said he was driving his dirt bike alongside a corn field on County Route 66 when he turned a corner and crashed into a man mowing his lawn. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Xavier M. Kyle, 27, 1202 Superior St. G14, was charged by city police with petit larceny after he allegedly left Kinney Drugs on Coffeen Street with a TotalWireless cellphone without attempting to pay. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County Public Health Service will be working with the Wildlife Services program of the United States Department of Agriculture to distribute oral rabies vaccine baits across the north country. Read More ⇒
HOUNSFIELD — The property surrounding the long-vacant Rusted Route Bar and Grill on Route 3, though now cleaned up and presentable, will not see new life as a farmers market until next year. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — The Carthage Farmers Market will participate in the Give Back NY during Farmers Market Week. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — National, local and state Republican officials visited the city on Wednesday to voice their support for law enforcement and declare they “Back the Blue.” Read More ⇒