June 18, 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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