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WATERTOWN — The legalization of marijuana in New York state has been touted as discouraging for the black market and as something that will increase state revenue, but a question for many is whether that is actually true, or if the legalization will do more harm than good. During the May meeting of the Alliance for Better Communities on Tuesday evening, guest speaker Tony Spurlock, a sheriff in Douglas County, Colo., discussed his experience with a variety of issues pertaining to the legal...

WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College will hold its 57th annual spring commencement ceremony on Friday. The event will be done virtually for a second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. on the college’s website, www.sunyjefferson.edu. On Saturday, the college will hold DiplomaPalooza!, a drive-through diploma presentation ceremony, at 11 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. in front of Jules Center, Building 6. Families will have the opportun...

PHILADELPHIA — US Light Energy provided a presentation to the Indian River Board of Education recently regarding a proposed PILOT, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, for a community solar facility it is building

WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College will hold its 57th annual spring commencement ceremony on Friday. The event will be done virtually for a second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. on the college’s website, www.sunyjefferson.edu. On Saturday, the college will hold DiplomaPalooza!, a drive-through diploma presentation ceremony, at 11 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. in front of Jules Center, Building 6. Families will have the opportun...

PHILADELPHIA — US Light Energy provided a presentation to the Indian River Board of Education recently regarding a proposed PILOT, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, for a community solar facility it is building for the benefit of the Tri-County Energy Cooperative. On Thursday night, during its regularly scheduled meeting, the board discussed the proposal and questions it would like answered before a decision is made. In 2017, US Light Energy was selected to construct eight megawatts of s...

WATERTOWN — The 16th annual Mental Health Awareness Walk will be virtual this year on Wednesday, May 19.

WATERTOWN — Just about one quarter of north country adults are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study from a partnership between Jefferson Community College and Syracuse University. While there tends to be a prevailing mindset that the COVID vaccine hesitancy is a political issue, what was found in the study suggests other, stronger correlations. In April, a total of 875 people were surveyed from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties with two goals in mind...

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Family YMCA Day Care Center is under examination by the Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services, which could potentially result in the revocation of its license. The status of the day care center, at 514 Washington St., is “pending revocation” as of May 7, following an inspection in April. Due to the center’s “pending revocation” status, it is currently removed from the referral list for day cares. “We ...

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Family YMCA Day Care Center is under examination by the Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services, which could potentially result in

WATERTOWN — Just about one quarter of north country adults are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study from a partnership between Jefferson Community College and Syracuse University. While there tends to be a prevailing mindset that the COVID vaccine hesitancy is a political issue, what was found in the study suggests other, stronger correlations. In April, a total of 875 people were surveyed from Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties with two goals in mind...