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Micron’s Economic Wave May Be Heading North: Five Companies Eye Watertown Airport Site Micron semiconductor development in Clay connected by Interstate 81 to Watertown International Airport, where five Micron-related companies are considering an 88-acre industrial site.

Micron semiconductor development in Clay connected by Interstate 81 to Watertown International Airport, where five Micron-related companies are considering an 88-acre industrial site.

Micron’s Economic Wave May Be Heading North: Five Companies Eye Watertown Airport Site

Watertown Post September 18, 2026

By Hans Wilder | Watertown Post WATERTOWN, N.Y. — For years, Northern New Yorkers have heard about...

Opinion: An Amphitheater? Watertown Can Dream Bigger Than That. Aerial concept rendering of a modern mixed-use redevelopment in downtown Watertown, New York, showing a large brick-and-glass building surrounding an expansive public plaza with trees, seating, and walkways. The plaza extends around the east side of the building, while a roadway enters a ground-level parking garage integrated into the structure.

Aerial concept rendering of a modern mixed-use redevelopment in downtown Watertown, New York, showing a large brick-and-glass building surrounding an expansive public plaza with trees, seating, and walkways. The plaza extends around the east side of the building, while a roadway enters a ground-level parking garage integrated into the structure.

Opinion: An Amphitheater? Watertown Can Dream Bigger Than That.

Hans Wilder July 8, 2026

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — By Hans Wilder One of the things we’ve always believed at the Watertown Post...

Reclaiming Jefferson County’s Stolen Harvest: Hemp’s Past, Present, and Profitable Future Historic oil painting-style image of farmers harvesting hemp in Jefferson County, New York, with horse-drawn wagons, steam machinery, and rolling North Country farmland in autumn.

Historic oil painting-style image of farmers harvesting hemp in Jefferson County, New York, with horse-drawn wagons, steam machinery, and rolling North Country farmland in autumn.

Reclaiming Jefferson County’s Stolen Harvest: Hemp’s Past, Present, and Profitable Future

Watertown Post May 28, 2026

By Joel PilonWatertown Post Jefferson County has been told a lot of stories about hemp. For generations,...

Manhattan Is Full. So Guess What’s Showing Up on Zillow Searches? Watertown. Newspaper-style graphic comparing Manhattan apartment prices to Watertown housing costs, featuring the New York City skyline, a Watertown home, and headlines about the New York housing crisis driving migration north.

Newspaper-style graphic comparing Manhattan apartment prices to Watertown housing costs, featuring the New York City skyline, a Watertown home, and headlines about the New York housing crisis driving migration north.

Manhattan Is Full. So Guess What’s Showing Up on Zillow Searches? Watertown.

Watertown Post May 25, 2026

There’s an old joke in New York real estate that if you can afford a broom closet...

Massena Faces Massive Data Center Power Requests in NYISO Queue

Watertown Post May 17, 2026

St. Lawrence County, NY — A map of current load requests pending in the NYISO queue shows...

Watertown’s Housing Reality: A Majority-Renter City Changes Everything

Watertown Post May 12, 2026

By Hans WilderWatertown, NY For decades, people in Watertown have debated taxes, schools, growth, decline, and why...

Albany vs. Rural New York: Senate Bill Targets Controversial Wind and Solar Siting Agency Windmills and solar panels near the Lake Ontario shoreline under a cloudy Upstate New York sky.

Windmills and solar panels near the Lake Ontario shoreline under a cloudy Upstate New York sky.

Albany vs. Rural New York: Senate Bill Targets Controversial Wind and Solar Siting Agency

Watertown Post May 12, 2026

WATERTOWN, NY — The long-running battle over who controls rural New York may be heading for another...

Convention Center Plan Dead? Good — Salmon Run Mall Is the Real Opportunity Concept image showing a canceled convention center construction site contrasted with a renovated Salmon Run Mall transformed into a busy convention center with exhibition halls and an indoor tropical pool complex.

Concept image showing a canceled convention center construction site contrasted with a renovated Salmon Run Mall transformed into a busy convention center with exhibition halls and an indoor tropical pool complex.

Convention Center Plan Dead? Good — Salmon Run Mall Is the Real Opportunity

Watertown Post March 11, 2026

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — With the proposed Thousand Islands Convention Center on Outer Arsenal Street now shelved, the...

As Albany Considers Lawmaker Pay Raise, North Country Residents Brace for Rising Bills A proposal circulating in Albany to raise the salaries of New York State lawmakers by roughly 26 percent is landing at an uncomfortable moment for many residents and business owners in Northern New York, where utility bills, taxes and everyday operating costs continue to climb.

A proposal circulating in Albany to raise the salaries of New York State lawmakers by roughly 26 percent is landing at an uncomfortable moment for many residents and business owners in Northern New York, where utility bills, taxes and everyday operating costs continue to climb.

As Albany Considers Lawmaker Pay Raise, North Country Residents Brace for Rising Bills

Watertown Post March 5, 2026

By The Watertown Post WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A proposal circulating in Albany to raise the salaries of...

From Shopping Center to Summit Hub: A New Future for Salmon Run Mall Regional planners have long noted that the city sits between major Canadian metropolitan areas and the Northeastern United States. While Watertown itself is modest in size, its location places it within driving distance of millions of potential attendees for trade shows, industry gatherings and cross-border business events.