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New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown Streamlining verification processes to avoid sudden benefit cutoffs Expanding local job training partnerships through Jefferson Community College Increasing coordination between SNAP caseworkers and county employment services Supporting employers who are willing to hire part-time workers into stable roles

Streamlining verification processes to avoid sudden benefit cutoffs Expanding local job training partnerships through Jefferson Community College Increasing coordination between SNAP caseworkers and county employment services Supporting employers who are willing to hire part-time workers into stable roles

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown

Watertown Post February 26, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff This weekend, new federal work requirements tied to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

North Country Schools Push Back on Electric Bus Mandate — A Political Opening in NY-21 A yellow electric school bus stuck in heavy snow with bold text graphics showing higher costs, maintenance issues, and property tax concerns in Northern New York.

A yellow electric school bus stuck in heavy snow with bold text graphics showing higher costs, maintenance issues, and property tax concerns in Northern New York.

North Country Schools Push Back on Electric Bus Mandate — A Political Opening in NY-21

Watertown Post February 25, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff In a development that should get the attention of every taxpayer, parent, and...

BREAKING: Vehicle Explodes at Outer Coffeen Street Gas Station Near I-81 79eb1803-84aa-4e73-9e96-089ec4b54e65

BREAKING: Vehicle Explodes at Outer Coffeen Street Gas Station Near I-81

Watertown Post February 3, 2026

The Watertown Post has obtained exclusive video footage of a vehicle explosion that occurred moments ago at...

Pride, Glory, and Shadow: America’s Eagles Brave a Watertown Winter Three bald eagles—now known locally as Pride, Glory, and Shadow—were recently spotted soaring near Route 62 in Watertown, a powerful sight against one of the coldest stretches of winter we’ve seen in years.

Three bald eagles—now known locally as Pride, Glory, and Shadow—were recently spotted soaring near Route 62 in Watertown, a powerful sight against one of the coldest stretches of winter we’ve seen in years.

Pride, Glory, and Shadow: America’s Eagles Brave a Watertown Winter

Watertown Post February 1, 2026

WATERTOWN, NY — Even in the deep freeze, some symbols never leave town. Three bald eagles—now known...

Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP Border Realities Don’t Disappear With Policy

Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP

Watertown Post January 30, 2026

By Hans Wilder — Watertown, NY Local Voices Matter — Especially at the Northern Border New York...

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Oppose Proposed NYPA Nuclear Power Project Near Tribal Lands The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have issued a joint statement opposing any proposed nuclear power project near Akwesasne or tribal lands.

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have issued a joint statement opposing any proposed nuclear power project near Akwesasne or tribal lands.

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Oppose Proposed NYPA Nuclear Power Project Near Tribal Lands

Watertown Post January 21, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff AKWESASNE / MASSENA REGION — The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council and the...

Imagine If We Could: A Golden-Age Vision for the St. Lawrence Valley By The Watertown Post

Imagine If We Could: A Golden-Age Vision for the St. Lawrence Valley

Watertown Post January 20, 2026

By The Watertown Post Imagine—just for a moment—if Northern New York stopped thinking of itself as the...

North Country Hospitals Hit by Layoffs Amid Albany Standoff 120 Jobs on the Line as North Star, State Clash Over Hospital Funding

North Country Hospitals Hit by Layoffs Amid Albany Standoff

Watertown Post January 20, 2026

Watertown, N.Y. — A major North Country health care provider is preparing to lay off more than...

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...

An Open Letter… About That Letter The Jumping Goat

An Open Letter… About That Letter

Watertown Post January 16, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff Somewhere between a radio dial and a drive-thru line, a strongly worded, single-spaced...

The North Country

New SNAP Work Rules Take Effect — What It Means for Watertown

North Country Schools Push Back on Electric Bus Mandate — A Political Opening in NY-21

BREAKING: Vehicle Explodes at Outer Coffeen Street Gas Station Near I-81

Pride, Glory, and Shadow: America’s Eagles Brave a Watertown Winter

Border Realities: NY Bill Would Bar Local Police from Assisting ICE/CBP

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Oppose Proposed NYPA Nuclear Power Project Near Tribal Lands

Imagine If We Could: A Golden-Age Vision for the St. Lawrence Valley

North Country Hospitals Hit by Layoffs Amid Albany Standoff

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

An Open Letter… About That Letter

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