Brians Phelps News Today

WATERTOWN — Five years ago, the city considered putting in a purchase offer of $591,000 to buy the Watertown Golf Club Inc. in Thompson Park, but the deal fell apart

WATERTOWN — Another local apartment complex has been sold — this time the Ontario Village Apartments at 1229 Coffeen St. for $15 million to Ontario Village LLC and Ontario Village

WATERTOWN — Months ago, work abruptly stopped on turning the former Rite Aid store on Arsenal Street into an O’Reilly Auto Parts store, leaving city officials to wonder what happened.

I woke up at the Summit Medical Center with a nurse pushing a grape popsicle into my mouth.

WATERTOWN — The group of preservationists trying to save the historic Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church on Morrison Street has received a major boost.

WATERTOWN — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith remains pessimistic about adding 24 new positions proposed in the city’s budget.

WATERTOWN — A historic Clinton Street apartment building, the city’s first post office and a Public Square office building have been sold.

WATERTOWN — Neighbors of Watertown Executive Director Reginald J. Schweitzer Jr. just might be the man to help save the historic Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church on Morrison Street.

WATERTOWN — The COR Development Corp. continues to fight its assessment on the old Mercy Hospital site and it’s likely that it will be going to court. COR is fighting its $1,414,000 assessment for 2019 and 2020 on the 5.9-acre parcel at 217 Stone St. City Assessor Brian S. Phelps said it’s unlikely that a settlement can be reached, citing a “significant” difference in the appraisals that were done by the Syracuse development company and the city. The 2021 assessment on ...