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WPBS is the presenting broadcaster for film focusing on 10th Mountain combat team

WATERTOWN — One of North America’s leading producers of documentaries on military themes will continue filming interviews with veterans and active duty soldiers on Friday and Saturday for the upcoming one-hour documentary, “For Country: First In, Last Out.” The documentary by Thomega Entertainment Inc., profiles the experiences and achievements of members of the 4th Battalion,… Keep Reading

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‘Distinguished’ music promoter, producer Medwick returning to NNY to promote new album

A Watertown High School graduate who went on to work in the music industry as a producer, promoter, marketer and journalist, has gigs in the north country lined up in support of his new album, “All My Friends.” Joe Medwick, who developed his musical chops as a teenager in Watertown, has performed with the Neville… Keep Reading

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Watertown-based jazz group to play ‘on the Green’

The jazzy sounds of Segue will fill the air at the next Concert on the Green from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Cape Vincent. The free concert is held on the village green on Broadway Street, with the rain location at the fire hall, also on Broadway. Segue is a Watertown-based five piece group… Keep Reading

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New skateboard park proposed for Watertown

A group of skaters think it’s time to replace the 20-year-old skateboard park at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds. Lifelong skater Ryan Starr said the 7,500-square-foot skateboard park is badly in need of repair. He and five other riders attended a City Council work session on Monday night lobbying for a new park to be… Keep Reading

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An end of an era for Watertown Concert in the Park organizer

Thursday’s Concert in the Park and fireworks show will be the final note for Carl A. McLaughlin. This will be the last year that McLaughlin will head the committee for the Noon Rotary Club, which has put on the Fourth of July concert in Thompson Park for almost a decade. Rotary member Kevin Jordan will… Keep Reading

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Music, then and now: Orchestra of Northern New York’s upcoming concerts

Next weekend’s two concerts by the Orchestra of Northern New York will include the works of two of the most accomplished female composers of our day. To introduce the works, the events will feature two guest speakers who are orchestra members. The ONNY will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 29 in Potsdam at SUNY Potsdam’s… Keep Reading

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Community ‘Players’ revived, with an overture to its orchestra’s renaissance

The North Country Players Orchestra, a community-minded, all-volunteer musical group that was sidelined by the pandemic, is back and filling a musical void for both musicians and local music fans. The roots of the North Country Players’ Orchestra go back to 2010 when it was a theater troupe, without the “orchestra” in its name. Its… Keep Reading

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DPAO’s concert season includes classics, country hit makers and ‘Nutcracker on Ice,’ twice

A battle of rock ’n’ roll tribute bands, the classic rock band Styx and a platinum-selling country duo are among the acts announced Thursday by the Disabled Persons Action Organization for its annual concert series. First up is “Beatles vs. Stones — A Musical Showdown,” set for 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Dulles State Office… Keep Reading

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The Hilarious Moment a Dog Refuses to Look at Mom While Being Scolded for Destroying a Pillow-WATCH

This is the funny moment a guilty dog cowered into the corner of the bed and refused to look at his owner after destroying an expensive pillow. Footage uploaded to social media shows owner Marcella Maioli gently scolding her one-year-old dog after she discovered the bits of the pillow strewn about the room. Frisbee, a… Keep Reading

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Snowtown USA wraps up with surprisingly sunny weather

WATERTOWN — On an unseasonably warm, sunny and windy Sunday, Thompson Park came alive for the last day of the Snowtown USA winter festival. Sculptors were finishing their snow sculptures, which transformed from blocks of snow on Thursday to works of art by midday Sunday. Amid strong wind gusts and 40-degree weather, about 70 degrees… Keep Reading