April 18, 2026

Sackets Harbor

Feels Like Six? Sure, and My Coffee Feels Like Champagne Feels Like Six? Sure, and My Coffee Feels Like Champagne

Feels Like Six? Sure, and My Coffee Feels Like Champagne

Watertown Post March 27, 2026
By Joel PilonWatertown Post – March 27, 2026 I’m staring at a bright blue sky. It’s twenty...
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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
Rumors in Washington: Is the U.S. Preparing a Special Status for Canadians—and What It Would Mean for...
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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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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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No Gas, No Heat, No Sense: Hochul’s Electric Pipe Dream Leaves the North Country Out in the Cold A North Country family in sweaters and blankets gathers in a cozy living room during a snowy winter, with an electric heater in the corner and snow visible outside.

No Gas, No Heat, No Sense: Hochul’s Electric Pipe Dream Leaves the North Country Out in the Cold

Watertown Post October 1, 2025
Watertown, NY—If you’re thinking about building a new home anywhere in the North Country, get ready to...
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