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WATERTOWN — You’ll have to wait a little longer to get into City Hall without making an appointment. While the Washington Street building is open to the public, access to City Hall offices remains only by appointment. City Manager Kenneth A. Mix said lingering security concerns are the reason why the public cannot enter City Hall without scheduling it in advance. Initially, City Hall was closed to the public because of the pandemic but the building has been open for about a year through appointments. It will remain that way until city officials make some long-term decisions on how t...

Unless the rain gets in the way. City officials say everything is all set for the July Fourth Concert in Thompson Park. City Manager Kenneth A. Mix said the fireworks show will be bigger than in past years after COVID-19 knocked out the annual Fourth of July program last year. But the program is back on after the year hiatus. “It’s our way for us to get back to normal,” Mr. Mix said, adding that the concert will be “very similar” to what was held before the pandemic. Now that the state is back in business, concert-goers who have been vaccinated will not have to worry ...

WATERTOWN — Officials got some potentially bad news about the city’s Department of Defense application for an amphitheater project in Thompson Park. Last year, the Watertown Family YMCA’s community center project scored a $9 million grant based on the strength of the argument that it would enhance the lives of Fort Drum soldiers and their families. But the city found out that improving the quality of lives is no longer the DOD’s top priority for the federal funding. “Unfortunately, the number one priority flipped to three,” City Manager Kenneth A. Mix said, causi...

WATERTOWN — The city recently learned it was receiving $2.174 million in state money to repave more streets.

WATERTOWN — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith wanted to make sure that city residents didn’t have to pay for a city tax increase this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.