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08/07/2024

WATERTOWN — If any Watertown City Golf Championship followers decided to fill out a bracket for this year’s revamped tournament, their bracket may already be busted.

03/07/2024

WATERTOWN — A decades-old tradition drew crowds to Thompson Park Tuesday evening to kick off the Fourth of July weekend.

02/07/2024

WATERTOWN — State police are investigating an animal cruelty case in the town of Watertown at a property where animals were removed in a similar case in 2018.

01/07/2024

MASSENA — The Massena Town Board has recognized a local church that will be celebrating a significant anniversary in July.

01/07/2024

WATERTOWN — The Disabled Persons Action Organization has added rapper Flo Rida to annual concert series lineup.

30/06/2024

WATERTOWN — City Councilman Benjamin P. Shoen recently saw the fastest electric bike he’d ever seen whizzing by him down a city sidewalk.

29/06/2024

HENDERSON — It was brief, but for a moment the earth shook Friday night. The United States Geologic Service, USGS, has reported a magnitude 3.4 earthquake offshore in Henderson Harbor.

29/06/2024

WATERTOWN — A group of nearly 300 students flipped the page to the next chapter of life when they walked up on stage Friday night at the Watertown High School

28/06/2024

CLAYTON — After a strong showing by the community on Tuesday and Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection may now be open to moving the proposed location of a new

Looking for something to do? Here are a few events coming up in Watertown.
26/06/2024

Looking for something to do? Here are a few events coming up in Watertown.

WATERTOWN — Two block parties and the annual Mount Carmel Feast.

Not one person stood up to speak in favor of this proposal. As expected the community is universally opposed to either p...
26/06/2024

Not one person stood up to speak in favor of this proposal. As expected the community is universally opposed to either proposed location. Save The River Thousand Islands Land Trust

CLAYTON — The public had the chance on Tuesday to voice opinions on a proposed U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility on Blind Bay, and the hundreds of people in

25/06/2024

WATERTOWN — Get your swimming attire out. Put on your sunscreen. And have your beach towel ready.

25/06/2024

Registered Republican voters in the 24th Congressional District will decide today to send incumbent U.S. Rep. Claudia L. Tenney or Geneva businessman Mario J. Fratto to the fall general election.

25/06/2024

CAPE VINCENT — Anna, an abandoned ship that was beloved by many local residents and visitors, appears to have taken her final bow.

24/06/2024

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has proposed building a new, industrial-scale Border Patrol station that would permanently destroy Blind Bay, an ecological treasure located in the heart of the

24/06/2024

Ticks are a threat to national security and the U.S. military’s mission readiness, according to Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, and she wants to do something about it.

24/06/2024

WATERTOWN — The city Public Works Department’s main building dates back to the days of horses and buggies.

23/06/2024

AKWESASNE — Akwesasne Mohawk Police are looking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person.

21/06/2024

FORT DRUM — Mountainfest took over Fort Drum on Thursday with tons of people on hand to celebrate the men and women of the military.

20/06/2024

WATERTOWN — Erica Turck has more news percolating with her coffee bar and cafe.

18/06/2024

WATERTOWN — With a potentially dangerous heat wave coming into the north country over the next few days, the city is opening the Thompson Park pool for additional hours this

18/06/2024

WATERTOWN — Owners of Longway’s Diner are hoping to rebuild after part of the building was damaged in an early Sunday morning fire.

17/06/2024

WATERTOWN — Adams Center native and current Lewis County Manager Ryan M. Piche was named Friday as Jefferson County administrator.

17/06/2024

ALBANY — Short-term rental units would be tracked by New York state, and platforms would have to collect occupancy and sales taxes on reservations the same way they do on

17/06/2024

WATERTOWN — City officials are gearing up to start construction of a crucial costly water treatment plant project next year to reduce two disinfection byproducts that prompted drinking water violations

13/06/2024

WATERTOWN — Starting July 1, the cost will increase 25% for the city to pick up your trash.

11/06/2024

SYRACUSE — Northern Blend Chorus of Watertown captured the gold medal on Saturday, May 4 as they won the Area 3 convention and contests chorus championship of Harmony, Inc..

11/06/2024

Congratulations to the Jefferson Leadership Institute Class of 2024!

Over the past year, you have diligently immersed yourselves in understanding community challenges and harnessing your leadership skills.

As you continue your journey as influential leaders in our community, remember that your impact will be profound and far-reaching. We are incredibly proud of each of you and look forward to seeing the great things you will achieve.

Continue to lead with empathy, courage, and commitment. Congratulations, JLI Class of 2024! 🎉

Allison Andrews - Greater Watertown North Country Chamber of Commerce
Adam Baird - Knowlton Technologies
Jarrod Bellinger - Barrett Paving Materials Inc.
Kevin Border - New York Air Brake
Andrea Carr - Flower Memorial Library
Casey Dickinson - BCA Architects & Engineers
Caroline Feasler - Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County, Inc
McKenzee Fisk-Kamide - Gymo Architecture Engineering & Land Surveying Dpc
Mary Hughson - The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence
Cori Lesher - Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County, Inc
Marina Morrow - The Thousand Islands Arts Center
Kaytelynn Loomis - Watertown Savings Bank
Caitlyn McDowell - Knowlton Technologies
Noah Murrock - Watertown Savings Bank
Shannon Phillips - Samaritan Medical Center
Amanda Tehonica - Flower Memorial Library
Nick Thomas - Development Authority of the North Country
Shikhar Vyas - Samaritan Medical Center
Danielle Young - Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions, Inc.
Elizabeth Zeigler - Children's Home of Jefferson County
Amy Zukas - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County

Many thanks to our generous JLI Program Sponsors: New York Air Brake and Samaritan Medical Center and our Graduation Sponsor SeaComm

11/06/2024

CAPE VINCENT — The Channel Marker 243, a restaurant that opened this spring, caught fire overnight Tuesday.

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Amidst a week of competition and celebration on base, hundreds watched in awe at Fort Drum's Mountain Fest for the 10th Mountain Division field ops and history demonstration. #northernnewyork #nny360 #nny #WatertownDailyTimes #northcountry #JeffersonCounty #10thmountaindivision #wwiiveteran #fortdrum #mountainfest #blackhawkhelicopter #howitzers photos by: @karadanielledry

The past, present and future of the 10th Mountain Division came together on an artillery field on the training grounds north of the division’s home post Thursday, Aug. 10. Joined by some of the most senior commanders in the 10th Mountain Division, World War II veteran of the 10th Mountain Division Hilton R. Labow visited the post on Wednesday to meet new recruits, division leadership and to witness some of the modern Army’s most interesting equipment. #northernnewyork #nny360 #nny #WatertownDailyTimes #northcountry #JeffersonCounty #10thmountaindivision #wwiiveteran #fortdrum photos by: @karadanielledry

10th annual 20 Under 40 virtual recognition ceremony
10th annual 20 Under 40 virtual recognition ceremony

Week 14: CSA unboxing with St. Lawrence County Editor Tom Graser
Week 14: CSA unboxing with St. Lawrence County Editor Tom Graser

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Week 13: CSA unboxing with St. Lawrence County Editor Tom Graser

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Week 6: CSA unboxing with St. Lawrence County Editor Tom Graser

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A 60-year love story continues, now separated by glass

Director of Infection Prevention at Samaritan Medical Center talks COVID-19
Director of Infection Prevention at Samaritan Medical Center talks COVID-19

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Faith in sermons: despite decreased church attendance, words of wisdom still matter

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Watertown Daily Times

The story of the Watertown Daily Times as a newspaper dates back to 1861, evolving from the weekly New York Reformer, which had been established in Watertown eleven years before. With the advent of the Civil war, and the necessity of getting news quicker being an urgent matter, a daily paper was created.

The original daily Reformer of 1861 was a four-page publication of about 1,500 circulation during the Civil war and less in the years following. It was edited from offices at the east end of the Paddock Arcade and moved into a new location on Arcade Street in 1861. The paper took its present name in 1870, although at that time it was by no means certain that the publication would survive its financial difficulties.

The newspaper did survive the financial perils of the 1870s and grew to prominence under the editorial leadership of Harold B. Johnson, who joined the city staff at age 22 in 1904. Mr. Johnson became editor in 1919 and acquired the business in 1932. The newspaper is now in its fourth generation of family ownership moved to Washington Street in 1962. The paper has the largest news gathering staff in the north country, and covers news in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Oswego and Franklin Counties. It is Northern New York’s leader in reporting and advertising in print and online.

“The printed word possesses substance. Newspapers seek to provide as news that which has authenticity and thereby will stand up in contrast to the babble of misinformation.” -John B. Johnson, editor and publisher, 1949-2002.