June 1, 2026

City Life & Community Voices

Marines, Military Exercises, and Packed Hotels: Fort Drum Surge May Be Impacting Thousand Islands Tourism Marines, Military Exercises, and Packed Hotels: Fort Drum Surge May Be Impacting Thousand Islands Tourism

Marines, Military Exercises, and Packed Hotels: Fort Drum Surge May Be Impacting Thousand Islands Tourism

Watertown Post May 10, 2026
WATERTOWN — A major military buildup tied to ongoing training operations at Fort Drum may be creating...
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Will Watertown Schools Bring Back the Presidential Fitness Test? Fort Drum’s Backyard May Be the Perfect Proving Ground A National Push—With Military Roots

Will Watertown Schools Bring Back the Presidential Fitness Test? Fort Drum’s Backyard May Be the Perfect Proving Ground

Watertown Post May 5, 2026
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — For a generation that grew up timing mile runs on cracked school tracks and...
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Does the County Have It Out for the City? Watertown’s Development Fight Just Got Harder A pulled $1M infrastructure grant, political infighting, and neighborhood pushback raise a bigger question—why is building anything in the City of Watertown becoming nearly impossible?

Does the County Have It Out for the City? Watertown’s Development Fight Just Got Harder

Watertown Post March 31, 2026
WATERTOWN, NY — A last-minute decision to pull a major infrastructure grant from a city-backed housing project...
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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.

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 •...
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