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Fort Drum Soldiers Train in Panama as Wider Latin America Mission Draws Attention Seated 10th Mountain Division soldiers listen to Maj. Gen. Scott Naumann before a jungle-course graduation in Panama.

Seated 10th Mountain Division soldiers listen to Maj. Gen. Scott Naumann before a jungle-course graduation in Panama.

Fort Drum Soldiers Train in Panama as Wider Latin America Mission Draws Attention

Watertown Post October 16, 2026

U.S. Embassy says 120 soldiers are attending a short jungle course; broader deployment reports leave key questions...

New York Declares Measles Emergency as Northern New York Faces Low Vaccination Rates Governor Kathy Hochul speaks beside a display of measles vaccine facts during a New York State public health briefing.

Governor Kathy Hochul speaks beside a display of measles vaccine facts during a New York State public health briefing.

New York Declares Measles Emergency as Northern New York Faces Low Vaccination Rates

Watertown Post October 5, 2026

New York's measles emergency draws attention to Jefferson County's low reported childhood MMR vaccination rate and the...

Thousands of Northern New York Homes May Get Starlink Instead of Fiber New York broadband availability map highlighting the North Country, paired with a rural Northern New York home using a Starlink satellite dish.

New York broadband availability map highlighting the North Country, paired with a rural Northern New York home using a Starlink satellite dish.

Thousands of Northern New York Homes May Get Starlink Instead of Fiber

Watertown Post July 22, 2026

Satellite internet could finally connect remote households—but critics warn the North Country may be receiving a cheaper...

World Cup 2026 Could Bring a Boost to Watertown — Along With a Few Questions World Cup Traffic Could Bring Big Business to the North Country

World Cup 2026 Could Bring a Boost to Watertown — Along With a Few Questions

Watertown Post June 5, 2026

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — While no World Cup matches will be played in Northern New York, don’t be...

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,...

The Bugs Survived the Winter… And Northern New York May Pay For It

Watertown Post May 13, 2026

By Joel PilonWatertown, NY For generations, the brutal winters of Northern New York served a purpose beyond...

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...

Albany Says “No Fines” — But the Dark Skies Act Already Points to What Comes Next A Law Without Fines — Until It Has Them

Albany Says “No Fines” — But the Dark Skies Act Already Points to What Comes Next

Watertown Post May 2, 2026

There is a familiar line coming out of Albany on the proposed Dark Skies Protection Act: there...

Eyes on the Sky: Electric Aircraft Testing in Syracuse Could Soon Reach Watertown Aerial view I-81 corridor from Syracuse to Watertown with glowing flight path lines in the sky, futuristic overlay, rural forests and fields

Aerial view I-81 corridor from Syracuse to Watertown with glowing flight path lines in the sky, futuristic overlay, rural forests and fields

Eyes on the Sky: Electric Aircraft Testing in Syracuse Could Soon Reach Watertown

Watertown Post March 23, 2026

Central New York’s selection for a federal aviation program may quietly position Watertown and Fort Drum along...

Solar, Politics, and the North Country: A Debate That’s Heating Up Google Earth satellite view showing solar panels installed on rural property associated with New York Assemblyman Robert Smullen in upstate New York.

Google Earth satellite view showing solar panels installed on rural property associated with New York Assemblyman Robert Smullen in upstate New York.

Solar, Politics, and the North Country: A Debate That’s Heating Up

Watertown Post March 13, 2026

By The Watertown Post Staff A fiery debate is erupting across social media and political circles in...

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Fort Drum Soldiers Train in Panama as Wider Latin America Mission Draws Attention

New York Declares Measles Emergency as Northern New York Faces Low Vaccination Rates

Thousands of Northern New York Homes May Get Starlink Instead of Fiber

World Cup 2026 Could Bring a Boost to Watertown — Along With a Few Questions

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

The Bugs Survived the Winter… And Northern New York May Pay For It

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

Albany Says “No Fines” — But the Dark Skies Act Already Points to What Comes Next

Eyes on the Sky: Electric Aircraft Testing in Syracuse Could Soon Reach Watertown

Solar, Politics, and the North Country: A Debate That’s Heating Up

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