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Accused machete attacker indicted by grand jury
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The 18-year-old Watertown man who allegedly attacked a man and a woman with a machete in March was indicted Wednesday by a Jefferson County grand jury on a variety of charges. The grand jury charged Shayquan Bullocks with assault, 1st degree; assault, 2nd degree; and...
Some showers tonight
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) -Low pressure will produce some showers tonight. Expect lows in the upper 40′s. Tomorrow is looking partly sunny. Highs will be in the lower 60′s. It will be warmer on Friday. Expect partly sunny skies with highs near 70. Showers are likely this weekend.
Thompson Park Golf Course has new restaurant
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – A new restaurant teed off its first day at the Thompson Park Golf Course. The new DJ’s at the Park Golf Course opened on Wednesday and is run by golfer DJ Marconi. The eatery takes over for Spokes on the Green, which occupied the space for the 2023 golf season. DJ’s […]
Watertown faces expensive public works problem
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The city of Watertown is facing another major cost. The Department of Public Works needs a new facility, at a cost of millions of dollars. What to do with the DPW took over budget discussions at Monday night’s council meeting, as council members face the prospect of a property tax hike of more than 10 percent.
Watertown chiefs ask for more firefighters, utility task trailer & ballistic vests
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Watertown’s fire department is asking the city to hire four more firefighters, saying that’s the most affordable way to run the department. Chief Matt Timerman and Deputy Chief Michael Kellogg laid out their budget for the department as the city council continued budget discussions Tuesday night.
Send It To 7 Pics of the Week: North country skies & wildlife
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We’ve had quite a lot of fog recently. Brian LaJuett took an eerie shot at Wilson Bay in Cape Vincent. On a sunnier note, Tim Munroe paid a visit to Southwick Beach State Park for a pic. Nick Zappia saw a rainbow aglow over...
Trinity Concert Series
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) Now in its 14th season, Watertown Musica Viva is dedicated to passionate performance of both classic choral works and contemporary compositions. Comprised of singers from throughout the region, the choir will perform a varied repertoire of 4-8 part a cappella and piano accompanied works. PROGRAM WILL...
Morning Checkup: Mental Health Awareness Month
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Licensed clinical social worker Angela Danielsen and psychologist Chris Summers are with Samaritan Outpatient Behavioral Health. They talked about a Mental Health Awareness Walk that’s coming up later this month. They also note that people in crisis...
Good-bye and thank you, Brendan!
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - We said good-bye to one of our colleagues Tuesday. Brendan Straub came to WWNY in June of 2020, just as the Covid pandemic turned life upside down. Brendan learned fast and quickly became a ‘go-to’ reporter for any kind of news story, from talking with police at the scene of breaking news to light-hearted feature reports.
May 25: Jefferson County Garden Club plant sale
The Jefferson County Garden Club will host its plant sale on Saturday, May 25 at the Stone Presbyterian Church on Chestnut Street in Watertown. The sale will run from 9 a.m. until noon and all plants are from members’ gardens. Some of the plants included will be perennials, vegetables, house plants and herbs.
Patchy fog this morning, mostly cloudy otherwise
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - It should be a mild day, and a drier one, at that. There’s some patchy fog this morning. It will be a mostly cloudy day, although we could see a few peeks of sunshine. Highs will be in the low 60s. It will be...
Study: ‘burn pit’ vets more likely to get seriously ill
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - For years, soldiers exposed to toxic ‘burn pits’ in Iraq and Afghanistan have claimed that the fumes are responsible for a range of serious illnesses. Now, a study that tracked 460,000 veterans shows veterans who served at bases with burn pits were more...
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