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WATERTOWN — City Councilwoman Sarah V. Compo sees how popular Food Truck Fridays are in Lowville, and she thinks they also could be a hit in Thompson Park. Recently, she talked to Kylie S. Peck, chief executive officer of the Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce, and Michelle L. Capone, director of regional development for the Development Authority of New York, about starting up some kind of food truck events at the city-owned park this summer. The councilwoman brought up the subject at Monday night’s City Council meeting to get input from her colleagues on council ab...

WATERTOWN — A local man who espouses his flat Earth beliefs was escorted out of Monday night’s City Council meeting by city police and arrested after he caused a disruption when he refused to stop talking about the theory. During the meeting’s privilege of floor, Donnie Lee Barrigar, 37, of 134 Union St., was warned three times that he would be arrested if he continued to talk about a topic that isn’t about city business. Council members recessed the meeting twice while police officers tried to convince Mr. Barrigar to obey Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith’s instructions to dir...

WATERTOWN — City officials should know on Monday more about how the city can use $23 million in federal money from the American Rescue Plan program. They have a wish list of about 10 projects — including an amphitheater in Thompson Park — that they hope can be accomplished with the use of the $23 million. City Manager Kenneth A. Mix said he should know more from the U.S. Treasury about what the $22.95 million can be used for on Monday when the Treasury Department is supposed to be releasing the information about the rules on regulations. “We’re hopeful,” he said....

WATERTOWN — City officials will soon start working on a plan to beef up security in City Hall following last week’s murders of two business owners less than a block away. Councilman Leonard G. Spaziani, who was appointed to City Council two weeks ago, recommends that the city make major changes in the way the public can enter City Hall. “I think it’s time, especially after what happened last week, that the city should give serious consideration of putting together a package that this building is secure and nobody can get in,” he said. “If they don’t have bus...

WATERTOWN — City officials haven’t given up on having people sitting on their blankets at Thompson Park to watch fireworks and hear an orchestra play patriotic songs at the city’s Fourth of July concert this summer. A few weeks ago, the Watertown Noon Rotary canceled the July 4th celebration at Thompson Park because of the uncertainty with COVID-19. The event also wasn’t held last summer because of the pandemic. But the City Council will be asked on Monday night to appropriate $40,000 from the general fund balance to provide funding for the concert and fireworks. The festi...