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Jefferson County’s Forgotten Revolutionary Story: Carlton Island and the Road to America’s 250th AI-generated historical painting showing American militia rowing toward a British fort with wooden palisades on a bluff at Carlton Island in the St. Lawrence River during the Revolutionary period.

AI-generated historical painting showing American militia rowing toward a British fort with wooden palisades on a bluff at Carlton Island in the St. Lawrence River during the Revolutionary period.

Jefferson County’s Forgotten Revolutionary Story: Carlton Island and the Road to America’s 250th

Hans Wilder March 12, 2026

As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026, many...

$3 Million Housing Boost for the North Country: Small Towns Could See New Life Modern small housing concepts including a backyard cottage, above-garage apartment, and compact container-style home that could be built on vacant lots and residential properties in Watertown and Northern New York.

Modern small housing concepts including a backyard cottage, above-garage apartment, and compact container-style home that could be built on vacant lots and residential properties in Watertown and Northern New York.

$3 Million Housing Boost for the North Country: Small Towns Could See New Life

Hans Wilder March 11, 2026

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder Across Northern New York, one issue comes up again and again—housing. Not...

Constantino Campaign Sparks Energy Online as Supporters Rally Behind Petition Drive Anthony Constantino supporters discussing the campaign and petition drive on social media

Anthony Constantino supporters discussing the campaign and petition drive on social media

Constantino Campaign Sparks Energy Online as Supporters Rally Behind Petition Drive

Hans Wilder March 10, 2026

-West Palm Beach By Hans Wilder In the rough-and-tumble world of modern politics, one place you can...

No Kings, No Clue: A Saturday Conversation in Watertown’s Public Square image of protesters gathered in Public Square, Watertown, New York, during a “No Kings” demonstration.

image of protesters gathered in Public Square, Watertown, New York, during a “No Kings” demonstration.

No Kings, No Clue: A Saturday Conversation in Watertown’s Public Square

Hans Wilder March 10, 2026

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder On Saturday I wandered down to Public Square in Watertown, not because...

The Movie That Almost Was: How Politics Killed a Sackets Harbor Film Before the First Scene About ten years ago, there was a plan on the table to make a movie in Northern New York. Not a Hollywood blockbuster, not some green-screen spectacle filmed in Vancouver pretending to be somewhere else. A real film about a real place: The Battle of Sackets Harbor during the War of 1812.

About ten years ago, there was a plan on the table to make a movie in Northern New York. Not a Hollywood blockbuster, not some green-screen spectacle filmed in Vancouver pretending to be somewhere else. A real film about a real place: The Battle of Sackets Harbor during the War of 1812.

The Movie That Almost Was: How Politics Killed a Sackets Harbor Film Before the First Scene

Hans Wilder March 5, 2026

By The Watertown Post About ten years ago, there was a plan on the table to make...

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

Hans Wilder February 27, 2026

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

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”

Hans Wilder February 26, 2026

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

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

Hans Wilder February 26, 2026

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

Trapped in the Feed: When the Platform Becomes the World A Bubble That Feels Like Truth

Trapped in the Feed: When the Platform Becomes the World

Hans Wilder February 23, 2026

Watertown Post | Opinion -Watertown NY By Hans Wilder Walk through Public Square, sit in a coffee...

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE. This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

This isn’t about scoring partisan points. It’s about memory. Political memory is short — unless someone insists on lengthening it.

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE.

Hans Wilder February 13, 2026

Watertown NY By Hans Wilder There are moments in politics when the spin machine runs so hot...

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Jefferson County’s Forgotten Revolutionary Story: Carlton Island and the Road to America’s 250th

$3 Million Housing Boost for the North Country: Small Towns Could See New Life

Constantino Campaign Sparks Energy Online as Supporters Rally Behind Petition Drive

No Kings, No Clue: A Saturday Conversation in Watertown’s Public Square

The Movie That Almost Was: How Politics Killed a Sackets Harbor Film Before the First Scene

The Last Boy of Sackett’s Harbor Battlefield

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

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

THEY SAID IT. WE HAVE THE TAPE.

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