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Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price Illustration of home daycares and families in Northern New York asking for funding while a large corporate daycare receives money from Albany in a Richard Scarry–style cartoon scene.

Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price

Watertown Post January 10, 2026
By Hans Wilder Somewhere between Albany’s spreadsheets and Governor Kathy Hochul’s press releases, the North Country’s home-based...
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Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City Cliff Olney

Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City

Watertown Post December 30, 2025
FOR THE WATERTOWN POSTBy Hans Wilder Watertown residents opened their December electric bills expecting a seasonal bump...
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TOWNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER MOVE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC FERRY DOCKS — AND KEEP OPTIONS OPEN FOR THE FUTURE TOWNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER MOVE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC FERRY DOCKS — AND KEEP OPTIONS OPEN FOR THE FUTURE

TOWNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER MOVE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC FERRY DOCKS — AND KEEP OPTIONS OPEN FOR THE FUTURE

Watertown Post December 11, 2025
WOLFE ISLAND, ONT. / CAPE VINCENT, N.Y. — Local governments in Canada and the United States have...
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A Crowded Field and a Louder Race: New York’s 2025 Governor Contest Takes Shape In a state where political messaging often reaches saturation long before Election Day, voters may once again face the annual challenge of distinguishing genuine policy proposals from performance.

A Crowded Field and a Louder Race: New York’s 2025 Governor Contest Takes Shape

Watertown Post December 10, 2025
New York’s 2025 gubernatorial race has entered its next phase with all the subtlety of a Black...
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New York Expands Senior Property Tax Exemptions; Watertown Weighs Local Impact

New York Expands Senior Property Tax Exemptions; Watertown Weighs Local Impact

Watertown Post December 9, 2025
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York State seniors may soon see significant financial relief after Governor Kathy Hochul...
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CRINGE: NASA Panel Freezes Like Deer in the Headlights as 3-Eye Atlas Images Raise More Questions Than Answers CRINGE: NASA Panel Freezes Like Deer in the Headlights as 3-Eye Atlas Images Raise More Questions Than Answers

CRINGE: NASA Panel Freezes Like Deer in the Headlights as 3-Eye Atlas Images Raise More Questions Than Answers

Watertown Post November 19, 2025
-Watertown NY In a press conference that will go down as one of NASA’s most awkward public...
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NYC’s Political Earthquake And The Coming North Country Shift: Why Watertown Is About To Feel The Pressure The unintended baggage of the NYC labor ecosystem Many downstate industries rely heavily on undocumented labor. Landscaping crews. restaurants. Construction teams. Delivery circuits. Car washes. Food prep. You name it. Those networks migrate with the employers — paperwork or not.

NYC’s Political Earthquake And The Coming North Country Shift: Why Watertown Is About To Feel The Pressure

Watertown Post November 10, 2025
–Watertown NY By Hans Wilder New York City just elected Zohran Mamdani, a self-described left-wing ideologue whose...
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