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Hochul’s Free College Push Meets Reality — And Watertown Is Right in the Middle of It www.WatertownPost.com

Hochul’s Free College Push Meets Reality — And Watertown Is Right in the Middle of It

Watertown Post January 13, 2026

By Watertown Post Staff WATERTOWN — While Governor Kathy Hochul was rolling out her plan this week...

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.

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...

Lewis County Rings in the New Year, Gunsmoke-Style Polaroid-style image of a cowboy lawman firing a gun into the air at night to stop a brawl in a snow-covered Western town, with lantern-lit buildings and people scattering in the background.

Polaroid-style image of a cowboy lawman firing a gun into the air at night to stop a brawl in a snow-covered Western town, with lantern-lit buildings and people scattering in the background.

Lewis County Rings in the New Year, Gunsmoke-Style

Watertown Post January 2, 2026

By The Watertown Post Staff If Matt Dillon had been standing outside the Osceola Hotel just after...

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...

Who Should Represent NY-21?

Watertown Post December 30, 2025

Watertown may sit just outside the district — but we live with the consequences like everyone else....

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Why a $2,000 Tariff Dividend Would Not Cause Inflation

Watertown Post November 10, 2025

-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder There’s a growing debate in Washington over whether Americans could receive a...

The North Country

Hochul’s Free College Push Meets Reality — And Watertown Is Right in the Middle of It

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

Lewis County Rings in the New Year, Gunsmoke-Style

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

Who Should Represent NY-21?

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

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

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

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

Why a $2,000 Tariff Dividend Would Not Cause Inflation

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