EVANS MILLS — Watertown Audiology and Fyzical Therapy has opened its third location, with its newest office near the main entrance of Fort Drum. Read More ⇒
While retailers got the go-ahead to reopen Friday, area banks won’t quite open their doors to patrons. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Salmon Run Mall will only partially open under the Phase II reopening executive order that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed on Friday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Scott A. Gray isn’t dwelling on Thursday night’s chaos and confusion that briefly delayed the north country’s moving into Phase II of reopening. Read More ⇒
A 52-year-old Dexter man has been appointed as the 30th Troop Commander of Troop D, a region of the state stretching across seven counties in Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed two new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the county’s total number of confirmed cases to 73. Read More ⇒
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Jefferson and Lewis counties. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Lake Ontario’s level has begun its seasonal decline, well below its peak level a year ago, but still well above its long-term average for this point in the year. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation, 131 Washington St., has awarded an additional $9,725 in community support funding to north country organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The board of directors of the Orchestra of Northern New York voted unanimously last week to cancel all concerts for the remainder of its 2020 season. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The North Country Spouses’ Club (NCSC) has announced that several individuals in the Fort Drum and surrounding communities were awarded over $5,000 in continuing education scholarships during the NCSC 2020 award cycle. Scholarship winners are: Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The state Board of Elections reminds all New Yorkers that the deadline to register to vote for the June 23 primaries, including the Democratic presidential primary, is this Friday, May 29. Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked by midnight, May 29. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Jefferson County Fair — billed as the oldest continuously running fair in the nation — has been canceled due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Co-owner Michael J. Hazlewood is tired of seeing the tables at the Wood Boat Brewery sit empty when this is normally the busiest time of the year. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The city and the firefighters’ union will meet on June 11 with a mediator during a video conference to talk about the next step in their labor negotiations. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The city and its employees’ union are working together to try and save jobs slated to be cut in the proposed budget. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases Thursday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Dustin R. King, 35, 9565 East Road, Lowville, was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of strangling a man into unconsciousness and then stealing his wallet. Read More ⇒
The state Department of Health has deployed several trained specialists to reach out to people who may have been a contact to someone who tested positive for the disease COVID-19. People in Oswego County who receive a phone call with the caller ID “NYS Contact Tracing” (518-387-9993) are ask… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Applications will soon be accepted for the third annual Susan Peters Nursing Scholarship through the Samaritan Medical Center Foundation. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — The Carthage Farmers Market will open for the season Friday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Rev. Jeff Smith said he is seeing businesses become essential in which people are coming together, making him wonder why churches aren’t included — but at the same time he has lost multiple family members to COVID-19. The pastor is conflicted. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — There are two seats available for the Watertown City School District Board of Education, with four candidates submitting their names for consideration and vying for a spot. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Erin D. Gardner, the city’s parks and recreation department superintendent who filed a complaint with the state’s Division of Human Rights against former City Manager Rick Finn, has been suspended. Read More ⇒
The north country’s economy got a big boost Wednesday with the news that retailers, the real estate industry and furniture stores can reopen for business early Friday morning after being closed for more than two months because of the coronavirus. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Unemployment rates for April in Jefferson County are the highest they have been since 1990. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Local seasonal traditions are coming back, in a new and socially distanced form. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases again Wednesday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — As it has done for the past three years, the Village Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry challenged the public to donate during the months of March and April. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — In spite of the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Runningboards Marketing is growing its business by leaps and bounds, having just added its first two franchisees. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Former City Council candidate Patrick Hickey is willing to raise money to keep all three city pools open. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — All baseline testing for Samaritan Summit Village staff and residents was completed late last week, according to a release from Samaritan Medical Center. Read More ⇒
Mother Nature has seemingly skipped spring and moved right on to summer as Tuesday’s temperature peaked near previously set record highs. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Heather Spezzano, who has held the position of executive director of the Jefferson County SPCA since September 2017, has left the job. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — City police responded Sunday morning to an Arsenal Street apartment and found components of a suspected methamphetamine lab. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases again Tuesday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
When a new era of American space flight launches on Wednesday, a craft will be commanded by someone very familiar with, and extremely fond of, the Earthly beauty of the Thousand Islands. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Aaron S. Fuller, 18, of 168 Sterling St., Apt. 3, was charged by city police Tuesday with third-degree falsely reporting an incident. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A handful of stores in the Salmon Run Mall are providing curbside pickup during the state’s Phase I of the reopening of the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Tiffany M. Booth, 28, of 141 N. Meadow St., was arrested on Monday at 10:25 a.m. after police allege she attempted to shoplift a pack of Nicoderm CQ patches and a Thermalon black wrap from the Kinney Drugs on Coffeen Street. Ms. Booth was charged with petit larceny. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Residents will have a chance to voice their opinions on Tuesday night about the proposed city budget. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Kisa M. Kinnard, 45, of 419 Clay St., Apt. 3, was arrested Saturday at 6:58 p.m. by Watertown City Police. Ms. Kinnard was arrested for second degree criminal trespass and second degree harassment for physical contact, after police allege she trespassed in the apartment of Henrie… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Shidarius Q. Pyatt, 24, of 435 South Hycliff Rd, Apt 619D, was arrested Sunday by city police after he allegedly assaulted a woman, Naturee Harper, by punching her repeatedly in the face and then pouring concentrated soap and Listerine mouthwash in her eyes. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Two men were arrested Saturday after they allegedly stole an ATV from a garage in the town of Watertown. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases Monday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
August Kissel, a cousin of my great-grandfather, was a native of Germany who, with several relatives, emigrated to this country at the age of 15 in 1857. August’s obituary in the Watertown Daily Times edition of March 29, 1923 stated that he arrived in Theresa by stagecoach from Evans Mills … Read More ⇒
As nationwide unemployment figures reach record highs, the Army is offering career-seekers an opportunity to be all they can be. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County confirmed no new COVID-19 cases Sunday, leaving the county’s total number of confirmed cases at 71. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Aleshia N. Reed, 27, of 845 Starbuck Ave., was arrested early Saturday morning at 12:11 a.m. Mrs. Reed was arrested after police allege she yelled at uniformed police officers after being asked to quiet down repeatedly. Police say Mrs. Reed said she could not be arrested at her p… Read More ⇒