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Olney Files New Ethics Complaints as Term Ends, Escalating Long-Running City Hall Dispute digital media usa

Olney Files New Ethics Complaints as Term Ends, Escalating Long-Running City Hall Dispute

Watertown Post December 31, 2025
By The Watertown Post WATERTOWN — On his final day in office, outgoing City Council Member Cliff...
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Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City Cliff Olney

Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City

Watertown Post December 30, 2025
FOR THE WATERTOWN POSTBy Hans Wilder Watertown residents opened their December electric bills expecting a seasonal bump...
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Watertown Needs a Fix — And It Starts With the Sunken Manholes A silver Mini Cooper with New York license plate reading “3I ATLAS” hits a sunken manhole cover on Arsenal Street near McDonalds in Watertown, with its front tire dipping into the broken pavement.

Watertown Needs a Fix — And It Starts With the Sunken Manholes

Watertown Post December 30, 2025
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A fresh city council is about to be sworn in, sleeves rolled up, hands...
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AFTER THE ELECTION: TIME TO STOP POINTING FINGERS AND START FIXING WATERTOWN New Council, Old Problems: Manhole Mayhem Still Wrecking Cars Across the City

AFTER THE ELECTION: TIME TO STOP POINTING FINGERS AND START FIXING WATERTOWN

Watertown Post December 8, 2025
Watertown finally made it through another city council election — bruised, noisy, dramatic, and full of the...
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NYC’s Political Earthquake And The Coming North Country Shift: Why Watertown Is About To Feel The Pressure The unintended baggage of the NYC labor ecosystem Many downstate industries rely heavily on undocumented labor. Landscaping crews. restaurants. Construction teams. Delivery circuits. Car washes. Food prep. You name it. Those networks migrate with the employers — paperwork or not.

NYC’s Political Earthquake And The Coming North Country Shift: Why Watertown Is About To Feel The Pressure

Watertown Post November 10, 2025
–Watertown NY By Hans Wilder New York City just elected Zohran Mamdani, a self-described left-wing ideologue whose...
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IN WITH THE NEW, OUT WITH THE OLD — AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR WATERTOWN If significant numbers of new‐Yorkers begin relocating here, Watertown could see a surge in demand for housing — which could drive up rents and home prices, squeeze infrastructure, and alter the demographic, economic, and social fabric. For long-time Watertown residents, that means the new council must act proactively: ensuring that the benefits of influx are shared, and the burdens are managed.

IN WITH THE NEW, OUT WITH THE OLD — AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR WATERTOWN

Watertown Post November 5, 2025
-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder Last night’s election results sent clear signals: in New York City, the...
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WHO SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES? CITY MANAGER RESIDENCY RULE RETURNS AS CAMPAIGN FLASHPOINT IMG_1750

WHO SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES? CITY MANAGER RESIDENCY RULE RETURNS AS CAMPAIGN FLASHPOINT

Watertown Post October 22, 2025
WATERTOWN, NY — The question of whether the City Manager should actually live in the city he...
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Illegal Kitchen Hires in Watertown Restaurants “May” Cost Locals 200 Jobs Restaurant kitchen with multiple cooks in white caps preparing food on stoves.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Illegal Kitchen Hires in Watertown Restaurants “May” Cost Locals 200 Jobs

Watertown Post September 29, 2025
Watertown, N.Y. — While diners across town are enjoying plates of curry, pizza, lo mein, or kebabs,...
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