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The Real Cost of Illegal Labor in Watertown For The Watertown Post and U62 TV

The Real Cost of Illegal Labor in Watertown

Watertown Post February 27, 2026

Samantha Reyes examines how uneven enforcement hurts lawful small businesses — from massage therapy to restaurants, landscaping,...

The Last Boy of Sackett’s Harbor Battlefield Teenage boy in period clothing runs across a grassy battlefield carrying a large American flag during a War of 1812 reenactment at Sackets Harbor, New York.

Teenage boy in period clothing runs across a grassy battlefield carrying a large American flag during a War of 1812 reenactment at Sackets Harbor, New York.

The Last Boy of Sackett’s Harbor Battlefield

Watertown Post February 27, 2026

-West Palm Beach / By Hans Wilder There are kids who grow up on cul-de-sacs.There are kids...

From Shopping Center to Summit Hub: A New Future for Salmon Run Mall Regional planners have long noted that the city sits between major Canadian metropolitan areas and the Northeastern United States. While Watertown itself is modest in size, its location places it within driving distance of millions of potential attendees for trade shows, industry gatherings and cross-border business events.

Regional planners have long noted that the city sits between major Canadian metropolitan areas and the Northeastern United States. While Watertown itself is modest in size, its location places it within driving distance of millions of potential attendees for trade shows, industry gatherings and cross-border business events.

From Shopping Center to Summit Hub: A New Future for Salmon Run Mall

Watertown Post February 27, 2026

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — After four decades as the region’s primary indoor shopping destination, Salmon Run Mall is...

From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account” Some of the very same people who once told pollsters they’d take planetary annihilation over a Trump presidency are now quietly refusing to enroll their own eligible children in these accounts.

Some of the very same people who once told pollsters they’d take planetary annihilation over a Trump presidency are now quietly refusing to enroll their own eligible children in these accounts.

From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account”

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

-West Palm Beach / By Hans Wilder There was a poll not long ago — one of...

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown Streamlining verification processes to avoid sudden benefit cutoffs Expanding local job training partnerships through Jefferson Community College Increasing coordination between SNAP caseworkers and county employment services Supporting employers who are willing to hire part-time workers into stable roles

Streamlining verification processes to avoid sudden benefit cutoffs Expanding local job training partnerships through Jefferson Community College Increasing coordination between SNAP caseworkers and county employment services Supporting employers who are willing to hire part-time workers into stable roles

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff This weekend, new federal work requirements tied to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

City of the Future? AI, Payroll, and the $90,000 Question If that forecast holds true, cities like Watertown may face a decision that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago:

If that forecast holds true, cities like Watertown may face a decision that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago:

City of the Future? AI, Payroll, and the $90,000 Question

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

Watertown Post | Opinion & Analysis By Hans Wilder Watertown once branded itself the “City of the...

Algorithm got control

Watertown Post February 25, 2026

North Country Schools Push Back on Electric Bus Mandate — A Political Opening in NY-21 A yellow electric school bus stuck in heavy snow with bold text graphics showing higher costs, maintenance issues, and property tax concerns in Northern New York.

A yellow electric school bus stuck in heavy snow with bold text graphics showing higher costs, maintenance issues, and property tax concerns in Northern New York.

North Country Schools Push Back on Electric Bus Mandate — A Political Opening in NY-21

Watertown Post February 25, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff In a development that should get the attention of every taxpayer, parent, and...

Samantha has a Few Things to Say: Democrats Stay Seated as Tributes to Veterans, Victims, and Heroes Fill the Chamber Dramatic political thumbnail showing a U.S. Capitol chamber scene with lawmakers seated, bold text reading “They Refused to Stand,” and images representing a WWII veteran, a service member rescuing a child, grieving families, Team USA athletes, and law enforcement. The Watertown Post watermark appears at the bottom.

Dramatic political thumbnail showing a U.S. Capitol chamber scene with lawmakers seated, bold text reading “They Refused to Stand,” and images representing a WWII veteran, a service member rescuing a child, grieving families, Team USA athletes, and law enforcement. The Watertown Post watermark appears at the bottom.

Samantha has a Few Things to Say: Democrats Stay Seated as Tributes to Veterans, Victims, and Heroes Fill the Chamber

Watertown Post February 25, 2026

Just to sum up the night, Democrats refused to stand for: • A 99-year-old WWII veteran •...

OPINION: Trump’s State of the Union Was a Message Made for North Country A State of the Union that sounded a lot less like Washington — and a lot more like the North Country.

A State of the Union that sounded a lot less like Washington — and a lot more like the North Country.

OPINION: Trump’s State of the Union Was a Message Made for North Country

Watertown Post February 25, 2026

Watertown Post | Opinion / By Hans Wilder If you watched President Trump’s State of the Union...

The Real Cost of Illegal Labor in Watertown

The Last Boy of Sackett’s Harbor Battlefield

From Shopping Center to Summit Hub: A New Future for Salmon Run Mall

From “Let the Asteroid Hit” to “No Thanks on the Trump Account”

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown

City of the Future? AI, Payroll, and the $90,000 Question

North Country Schools Push Back on Electric Bus Mandate — A Political Opening in NY-21

Samantha has a Few Things to Say: Democrats Stay Seated as Tributes to Veterans, Victims, and Heroes Fill the Chamber

OPINION: Trump’s State of the Union Was a Message Made for North Country

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