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This summer’s unpredictable wet weather has put a bit of a damper on the city’s pool program this season. Alex LaVine, lead supervisor for the Parks and Recreation Department’s program, blames a dip in pool usage on what has been a rainy summer in the north country. Final tallies for pool attendance will be put… Keep Reading
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After weeks of waiting, Spokes on the Green owner Jamie Danielson got the go-ahead Tuesday to open the clubhouse at the Thompson Park Golf Course. Spokes started with a soft opening for the clubhouse on Wednesday after waiting for the city to complete some major electrical repairs to the historic building. “Hurry up and wait,… Keep Reading
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The city’s summer playgrounds program will offer free lunches and snacks for the first time in several years. The four playgrounds are once again part of the Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County’s free summer lunch program after a several-year absence. Starting on Monday, boxed lunches of sandwiches, fruit and other items are available… Keep Reading
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WATERTOWN — The smoke and hazy air that has returned to the north country on Wednesday and Thursday could be moving out of the area as early as Friday, said Liz A. Jurkowski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo. The smoke the area is seeing is because of the northwesternly flow, Jurkowski… Keep Reading
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City officials are looking forward to when Lachenauer Plaza will be a nicer — and safer — place to gather after the downtown urban park reopens this summer. The plaza is undergoing a major facelift as part of the city’s $3.85 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative streetscape project. Lachenauer Plaza — a little-used public meeting space… Keep Reading
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A window cleaner has become an online sensation after pressure washing his hometown’s filthy pavement and sidewalks in his spare time. Andrew Carr has been dubbed a hero by TikTok users for his efforts and his videos that have attracted thousands of followers from around the world. Carr, who owns ABC Cleaning Services, says he was… Keep Reading
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A pair of dirty windows bought on Facebook during a church demolition is set to sell for $225,000. Antiques hunter Paul Brown from Pennsylvania paid around five grand for a bundle of various items from St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia. They included these stained glass windows which were discovered to be made by… Keep Reading
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Plans are rolling on to covert the former North Side Improvement League into a roller skating rink. Jessica Vrooman and her husband, Kenneth, are working with the city’s Code Enforcement office on their plans to open a roller rink in the vacant building on Mill Street. They submitted plans for the project into the code… Keep Reading
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Plans to open the newly acquired golf course at Thompson Park got a major boost Monday night when the City Council finalized a deal for Spokes to run the facility’s clubhouse. In a unanimous vote, council members approved a one-year agreement with the owner of Spokes Craft Beer and Tapas, the popular restaurant on Public… Keep Reading
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You could say that there’s an awning of a new age happening downtown these days. Watertown is joining a trend of communities across the country giving a little shade to downtown by installing awnings on buildings. Fifty awnings are going up on nine buildings in and around downtown as part of the city’s $460,000 facade… Keep Reading
