Watertown finally made it through another city council election — bruised, noisy, dramatic, and full of the usual North Country theatrics. And for a moment, […]
Category: Watertown Politics & Government
NYC’s Political Earthquake And The Coming North Country Shift: Why Watertown Is About To Feel The Pressure
–Watertown NY By Hans Wilder New York City just elected Zohran Mamdani, a self-described left-wing ideologue whose policies barely hide behind the word “progressive.” The […]
Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself
-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder New York State has been stuck in a political Groundhog Day under Governor Kathy Hochul, where the policies keep looping, […]
IN WITH THE NEW, OUT WITH THE OLD — AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR WATERTOWN
-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder Last night’s election results sent clear signals: in New York City, the progressive wing of the Democratic Party captured yet […]
PART I — NYC’s Socialist Mayoral Pipeline Is Fueling a Exodus North — and Watertown Is the Landing Zone
-WATERTOWN, N.Y. By Hans Wilder What began as a slow drift of downstate residents searching for cheaper rent has quietly evolved into a full-scale relocation […]
WHO SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES? CITY MANAGER RESIDENCY RULE RETURNS AS CAMPAIGN FLASHPOINT
WATERTOWN, NY — The question of whether the City Manager should actually live in the city he runs made its way back into the spotlight […]
Watertown Eyes Municipal Power Company — and a Future Plugged Into the AI Economy
By The Watertown Post Watertown might soon be charging forward in a way few small cities ever do — by getting into the power business. […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: Illegal Kitchen Hires in Watertown Restaurants “May” Cost Locals 200 Jobs
Watertown, N.Y. — While diners across town are enjoying plates of curry, pizza, lo mein, or kebabs, few realize what’s happening behind the swinging kitchen […]
AMBUSH OF CITY COUNCIL: TROOPERGATE BLOWS WIDE OPEN
By Watertown Post Staff The cloud over City Hall just got darker. On January 21, 2025, New York State Police troopers showed up at a […]