This year, as the holiday approaches, something our whole community should be grateful for is President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. What we shouldn’t be grateful for is U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik who voted against both parts of the agenda. Read More ⇒
Trinity Catholic School was blown away by the support from our extended Trinity family on our One Day of Giving event in November. We were the beneficiary of a generous, anonymous donation of $10,000, if we could match it. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser and the longtime head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, keeps saying that his critics are “really criticizing science because I represent science.” Read More ⇒
When a statewide ballot measure asked a month ago if a simple majority of the state Legislature should control the redistricting process, voters made their choice loud and clear: No! Read More ⇒
GEORGETOWN, Texas (Tribune News Service) — Kyle Rittenhouse is 18 years old. Read More ⇒
Not everyone is into numbers. Read More ⇒
A fascinating article in Sunday’s Watertown Daily Times described the journey of a World War I diary written on the battlefields of France. Reporter Chris Brock detailed the story of James F. Larney’s diary. Read More ⇒
DALLAS (Tribune News Service) — At long last, President Joe Biden has undergone a thorough physical exam, and the detailed White House report ought to end the frequent insinuations from some critics that the nation’s oldest president is not up to the job. Read More ⇒
A report released two weeks ago provided a deeper look into how Andrew Cuomo ran the Executive Chamber, and its conclusions reaffirm the view that he abused his authority and betrayed the trust of his constituents. Read More ⇒
Ben & Jerry’s decision to withdraw its product from the Occupied Palestinian Territory (though not from the Jewish State) has drawn the ire of some U.S. state attorneys general, as Eli Lake points out in his Nov. 20 column “Israel’s ice cream battle heats up.” Read More ⇒
It’s unfortunate that a historic structure in Watertown has been neglected for so long. Read More ⇒
Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Jacob Javits, Nelson Rockefeller, John Lindsay, Colin Powell. There have been many great Republicans. Where have all the good ones gone? Read More ⇒
FORT WORTH, Texas — Late last month, state Rep. Matt Krause wrote to an unknown number of Texas school districts, asking them to provide information about books possibly in their libraries’ possession, specifically those addressing sensitive topics such as race and sex. Read More ⇒
A shooting in Jerusalem a week ago reminded many Jewish people of the centuries of animosity they’ve endured. Read More ⇒
The first feeling is relief. Read More ⇒
If you’re worried about the direction of the nation, the state of the economy or the sharp rise of price inflation, you’re not alone. Read More ⇒
Fifty years ago, Martha Foley Smith was a fellow classmate of mine at St. Lawrence University. We knew each other only in passing during our college years. Read More ⇒
Weeks after a “red wave” slammed New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats are still reeling. To quote Democratic strategist Lanae Erickson, “If House elections had to be held on the day of the Virginia elections, we would have lost 50 seats.” Read More ⇒
The 2022 elections are still a year away, but all signs point to trouble for Democrats. The party seems likely to lose its House majority, and possibly even the Senate. Read More ⇒
Residents of the town of Hounsfield and village of Sackets Harbor depend on timely medical attention from the Sackets Harbor Fire Company when it becomes necessary. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden has taken to saying that the Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation will reduce inflation. Read More ⇒
The Badenhausen Library in Brasher Falls will soon undergo some big changes. Read More ⇒
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — It’s Thanksgiving season. Read More ⇒
The winter of 1620-21 had been brutal for the English immigrants at Plymouth Colony. Read More ⇒
President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and their respective Democratic House and Senate caucus members claim that both the $1.2 trillion infrastructure and $1.75 trillion Build Back America bills are fully paid for. Read More ⇒
The calendar tells us tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is a federal holiday set aside for national thanksgiving. Read More ⇒
For more than a century, Zoo New York has enhanced Thompson Park in Watertown by hosting wild animals native to the state. Read More ⇒
The Washington Post reports that every year, tens of thousands of Americans die alone — no funeral services, no one to shed a tear for them. Read More ⇒
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik recently supported the E-BRIDGE Act, which will — as her office stated — help forward the expansion of rural high-speed broadband internet access. It is a bill that is important to our region. Read More ⇒
Transcripts recently released pertaining to an investigation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo provided some troubling details about his administration. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Given previous statements she’s made on nonprofit organizations breaking the law, will U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik seek to defund St. Lawrence University? Read More ⇒
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Are we not entertained? Read More ⇒
Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona has spent more than a week defending an anime video he tweeted that depicts him killing New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He says she “is representative of the plague of illegal immigration.” Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — Since Ben & Jerry’s announced in July that it would no longer sell its ice cream in Gaza and the West Bank, its British owner, Unilever has sought to do damage control. Now Unilever faces an unlikely player in international statecraft: U.S. state attorneys general. Read More ⇒
PHILADELPHIA (Tribune News Service) — The Infrastructure bill may help the United States close the huge gap with Beijing and its democratic allies on transportation, internet coverage and infrastructure investment. Read More ⇒
New guests of a local hotel are finding themselves increasingly unwelcome following some disturbances. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — This has been a really tough two years for my family, to say the least. Living through a pandemic has been a challenge on many levels — in terms of health concerns, schooling at home and the roller coaster of intermittent shutdowns. Read More ⇒
Officials in the town and village of Massena are among the few in Northern New York willing to allow marijuana to be sold in their communities. Read More ⇒
Recently, I had the privilege of working as an election Inspector (a poll worker), welcoming voters, checking identifications and generally helping to facilitate the voting process. Read More ⇒
Each community-based Salvation Army corps relies largely on money it raises through its Red Kettle program at Christmastime to fund its operations for the following year. Read More ⇒
Congratulations to all the Section X swimmers who competed Nov. 7 in the state sectional swim meet at Edwards-Knox Central School. Each and every one of you should be proud of your performances, many of which were personal bests. You are all winners! Read More ⇒
“Let’s return to civility” and provide some leadership at the same time. The Nov. 5 editorial in the Watertown Daily Times was a lesson in both. Thank you. Read More ⇒
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE — Hey, remember how Donald Trump collaborated with Russians to commit crimes enabling him to win the 2016 presidential election, provoking the two-and-a-half year Mueller investigation and inspiring a news story a day to keep trust in Trump away? Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service recently launched a postal banking pilot program that allows customers to cash payroll and business checks up to $500 in four cities: Washington, Baltimore, the Bronx and Falls Church, Va. Read More ⇒
ARLINGTON, Va. — On Oct. 4, three days after the [U.S.] Postal Service implemented degraded standards for first class mail, ensuring delivery will be slower than in the 1970s, it announced it was getting into a new business: check cashing. The experimental service is taking place in four cit… Read More ⇒
For the second time in a year, state authorities decided to close a north country prison. Read More ⇒
During my adult life, I have enjoyed shopping. I have loved walking through the aisles of local stores to find just the right gift for family members and dear friends. Read More ⇒
A document developed by Jefferson County contains interesting data that could be used to address social concerns outside of merely getting around the region. Read More ⇒
On Nov. 6, Back the Pack held its 11th annual Back the Pack Italian American Club Spaghetti Dinner. Our annual dinner was again this year an overwhelming success thanks to the Italian American Club and all of our wonderful citizens of Massena. Thanks to our supporters, we were able to sell m… Read More ⇒
THERESA — At least two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday on State Route 37, with one person being evaluated at the scene. Read More ⇒
Realizing dreams often takes time, but persistence pays off. Read More ⇒
