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WATERTOWN — A group met in Public Square on Saturday afternoon to protest the upcoming closure of Watertown Correctional Facility, which is scheduled to shut down at the end of March. The demonstrators displayed signs for the honking cars passing by and talked about what the closure means for the employees at the facility and their families. Among them was Watertown corrections officer Tom Dier. He will be traveling over the next few days to the homes of a few of his coworkers — who are in quarantine because they got COVID-19, apparently from the prison where they work — to pic...

WATERTOWN — Unsettled eyes from around the world, across the nation and in the north country watched Wednesday, as the U.S. Capitol was mobbed by the president’s supporters.

Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk, R-Watertown, has been named ranking member on the Assembly Higher Education Committee. The committee is responsible for reviewing policy and funding decisions related to colleges and universities in New York. There are five colleges in Mr. Walczyk’s district, which he calls the ‘front yard of America.’ Those colleges are SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Canton, Jefferson Community College, St. Lawrence University and Clarkson University. “I’ve personally strived to build great relationships with colleges across the front yard of America and I’m inc...

WATERTOWN — Watertown Correction Facility will close early next year, according to the president of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association. Michael B. Powers said he learned of the imminent closure during a phone call Monday morning with state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision personnel. Watertown Correctional, which is slated to close March 30, is one of three facilities that will shutter. The others include Gowanda Correctional Facility, Erie County, and the Clinton Annex in Dannemora, Clinton County. Mr. Powers confirmed that Clinton...

WATERTOWN — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith acknowledged no one thought working on home rule legislation to reduce the number of City Court judges would be successful. But Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday — hours before the midnight deadline — that will reduce the number of City Court judges from two full-time to one full-time and avoid a costly court project for the city. “It’s great day for the city of Watertown,” Mayor Smith said within moments of getting the news late Tuesday afternoon. “We persevered,” he added. “I can’t tell you ho...