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WATERTOWN — The city will conduct its own investigation into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse following an incident at the state’s fire academy in early March. The city has retained a private investigative firm, AMRIC Associates Ltd., Syracuse, to conduct the investigation into what happened when the young firefighter became unresponsive while training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science on March 3. Nine days later, Mr. Morse died at a Pennsylvania hospital. A Pennsylvania coroner has not yet determined the cause and manner of his death. â€�...

WATERTOWN — The city and its firefighters’ union will meet with a mediator for a second time after they discussed their negotiations on Monday. A date of April 28 has been set to meet with mediator Bill Conley. He’s the same mediator who was used the last time the two parties went through mediation. Mr. Conley thought “there was enough” to get together for a second mediation session, said Daniel Daugherty, president of the Watertown Professional Firefighters Association, Local 191. “We’re going to go from there, I guess,” he said. City Manager Kenneth A...

WATERTOWN — City officials were surprised when they learned last week that the city was receiving nearly $23 million from the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that President Joseph R.

WATERTOWN — Attorneys for the city and former Parks and Recreation Superintendent Erin E. Gardner will meet Wednesday to see if they can come up with a settlement before two complaints she filed with the state’s Division of Human Rights move forward. Ms. Gardner has filed two complaints with the state Division of Human Rights against the city. The human rights commission has found “probable cause” in both of them. The attorneys will meet Wednesday during the “pre-settlement hearing conference” to see if they can agree to settle matters before a hearing is schedul...

WATERTOWN — Following months of financial hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic nearly a year ago, north country localities will receive more than $100 million in federal funding contained in the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill. The U.S. Senate passed the measure Saturday and the House is also expected to approve it this week, with President Joseph R. Biden then expected to sign the legislation before Sunday. The city of Watertown will receive the largest funding allocation in the north country with $22.95 million in federal aid. “This is great news that we’ll be gett...