By Watertown Post StaffJanuary 11, 2026 For the residents of 119 South Rutland Street, flooding isn’t a once-in-a-decade disaster. It’s a recurring way of life. […]
Category: City of the Future
Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price
By Hans Wilder Somewhere between Albany’s spreadsheets and Governor Kathy Hochul’s press releases, the North Country’s home-based daycare providers got quietly shoved under the bus. […]
🌟 A Fresh Start for Watertown: New City Council Ready to Roll Up Their Sleeves
Watertown, NY — The dawn of 2026 brings a refreshed and energized City Council to the heart of our community, promising civic pride, practical solutions, […]
Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City
FOR THE WATERTOWN POSTBy Hans Wilder Watertown residents opened their December electric bills expecting a seasonal bump — not a heart attack. Social media lit […]
Watertown Needs a Fix — And It Starts With the Sunken Manholes
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A fresh city council is about to be sworn in, sleeves rolled up, hands on the wheel, hopefully ready to drive us […]
AFTER THE ELECTION: TIME TO STOP POINTING FINGERS AND START FIXING WATERTOWN
Watertown finally made it through another city council election — bruised, noisy, dramatic, and full of the usual North Country theatrics. And for a moment, […]
Part 2 – Mamdani’s Rising NYC Influence Triggers a Northward Exodus
PART II — CONTINUED ARTICLE What makes this wave fundamentally different from earlier migration cycles is that it is not being driven by local opportunity […]
3i ATLAS UPDATE
Good evening, Watertown — still no word from NASA, still no word from Elon, and still no official explanation for why 3I/ATLAS is behaving like […]
WHO SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES? CITY MANAGER RESIDENCY RULE RETURNS AS CAMPAIGN FLASHPOINT
WATERTOWN, NY — The question of whether the City Manager should actually live in the city he runs made its way back into the spotlight […]
Who’s Going to Budge First — the Buyers or the Sellers? Watertown’s Housing Market Is Now in a Full-Blown Standoff
-Toronto By Hans Wilder The Watertown housing market has quietly entered its most interesting phase in more than a decade — a classic game of […]