March 13, 2026

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Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for the St. Lawrence Valley Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for the St. Lawrence Valley

Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for the St. Lawrence Valley

Watertown Post January 23, 2026
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Renewable Push, Rural Pushback: Farmers and Local Leaders Raise Alarms Over New York Energy Siting Farmland Under Pressure

Renewable Push, Rural Pushback: Farmers and Local Leaders Raise Alarms Over New York Energy Siting

Watertown Post January 17, 2026
WATERTOWN, NY — A growing number of farmers, landowners, and rural residents across Northern New York say...
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Hochul Channels MAGA in State of the State, Sending Shockwaves From Albany to Fort Drum Hochul announced that New York will move to eliminate state taxes on tipped income — a policy first championed nationally by President Donald Trump and now spreading like wildfire through working-class America.

Hochul Channels MAGA in State of the State, Sending Shockwaves From Albany to Fort Drum

Watertown Post January 14, 2026
By The Watertown Post StaffJanuary 14, 2026 ALBANY — New York Governor Kathy Hochul walked into her...
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Ontarians Flocking to Buffalo for Faster MRI Scans as Canadian Wait Times Stretch The Watertown Post

Ontarians Flocking to Buffalo for Faster MRI Scans as Canadian Wait Times Stretch

Watertown Post December 30, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Canadian-owned magnetic resonance imaging clinic just across the U.S.–Canada border is reporting a...
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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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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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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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Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself

Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself

Watertown Post November 7, 2025
-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder New York State has been stuck in a political Groundhog Day under...
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