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Watertown’s Future Won’t Be Built With Water Parks Concept rendering of Watertown Public Square at dusk featuring restored historic buildings, decorative lighting, a digital billboard atop an existing building, illuminated storefronts, brick walkways, a fountain, and a vibrant downtown atmosphere focused on economic development and historic preservation.

Concept rendering of Watertown Public Square at dusk featuring restored historic buildings, decorative lighting, a digital billboard atop an existing building, illuminated storefronts, brick walkways, a fountain, and a vibrant downtown atmosphere focused on economic development and historic preservation.

Watertown’s Future Won’t Be Built With Water Parks

Watertown Post June 17, 2026

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder Stand in Public Square for a few minutes and really look around....

Glass Half Full: At Least the JB Wise Eyesore Is Finally Gone Concept rendering of a redeveloped JB Wise site in downtown Watertown, New York, showing a modern plaza with landscaped walkways, seating areas, storefronts, and renovated brick architecture

Concept rendering of a redeveloped JB Wise site in downtown Watertown, New York, showing a modern plaza with landscaped walkways, seating areas, storefronts, and renovated brick architecture

Glass Half Full: At Least the JB Wise Eyesore Is Finally Gone

Watertown Post June 15, 2026

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder For weeks, the conversation surrounding the demolition of the old JB Wise...

Carney Has Flown Too Close to the Sun on Wings of Luxury Butter CUSMA Reality Check: Canada Needs America More Than Ottawa Admits

Carney Has Flown Too Close to the Sun on Wings of Luxury Butter

Watertown Post June 13, 2026

By Hans WilderWatertown Post Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting something that no Canadian leader has successfully...

Social Media Down, Community Still Connected

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Social Media Down, Community Still Connected

Watertown Post June 12, 2026

Looks like Facebook is having some issues today, but the good news is that WatertownPost.com is still...

Welcome to the Watertown Basement Jungle Fresh Air, Fresh Food

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Watertown Post June 12, 2026

By JOEL PILON WATERTOWN, N.Y. — If you’re embracing the North Country’s famously damp basements, a little...

Opinion: Northern New York, Ontario and the Border Question Nobody Wants to Discuss As trade uncertainty grows and border frustrations continue, Northern New York and Ontario may have more to gain from closer cooperation than continued division.

As trade uncertainty grows and border frustrations continue, Northern New York and Ontario may have more to gain from closer cooperation than continued division.

Opinion: Northern New York, Ontario and the Border Question Nobody Wants to Discuss

Watertown Post June 11, 2026

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder When Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently met with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, most...

New York’s New AI Advertising Law Arrives — And It May Affect More Local Businesses Than They Realize New York's New AI Advertising Law Arrives — And It May Affect More Local Businesses Than They Realize

New York’s New AI Advertising Law Arrives — And It May Affect More Local Businesses Than They Realize

Watertown Post June 11, 2026

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A new New York State law that took effect this week is changing the...

WORLD CUP BRIEFING: NORAD IN THE SKY, BARS OPEN LATE, AND NORTHERN NEW YORK READY

Watertown Post June 9, 2026

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues across North America, security preparations are already underway around major...

Should the WLDC Be Disbanded? Some Watertown Residents Think So The Watertown Post

Should the WLDC Be Disbanded? Some Watertown Residents Think So

Watertown Post June 9, 2026

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A simple comment posted on the Watertown Post this week summed up a growing...

Jefferson County Knows Germany Better Than Germany Knows Jefferson County

Watertown Post June 7, 2026

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder One of the things that always amazes me is how many Germans...

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