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WATERTOWN — Tom Compo never thought he’d end up as the city engineer when it was suggested 20 years ago that he should work for the city.

Over the past century the zoo in Thompson Park has become a part of Watertown’s identity as a small city.

WATERTOWN — Zoo New York will open this season after the City Council narrowly approved $100,000 in funding for the city-owned facility on Monday night.

WATERTOWN — A longtime employee of the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency is moving on to work at the Watertown Trust.

WATERTOWN — Thousands of out-of-town visitors are expected to converge on Thompson Park on the day of the total eclipse to experience lasting memories of the sky darkening and to

WATERTOWN — Councilman Robert O. Kimball says it’s time for City Council to make a decision on whether the city should make a financial commitment to keep the zoo open.

The status of the zoo has been in question for a while. Zoo officials, a city zoo taskforce and the City council agree they want to keep it open, but are weighing whether the city can afford it long-term.

WATERTOWN — With the potential of traffic jammed on city streets for hours, the Watertown City School District still plans to open school for half a day during the total

WATERTOWN — After meeting for a third time, the city’s Zoo Task Force came to a consensus on Thursday — plans should move ahead to reopen Zoo New York this

WATERTOWN — The city will now have an engineering firm overseeing the two remaining water main projects that use federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.