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Belleville Henderson schedules school budget re-vote for June 18
BELLEVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Belleville Henderson Central School District will hold a re-vote on the 2024-25 school budget on Tuesday, June 18. The spending proposal was defeated earlier in the week because it did not get a 60-percent super-majority. The district needed 180 ‘yes’ votes, but it got 177. 122 people voted no. In […]
Indian River club encourages students to become EMTs
PHILADELPHIA, New York (WWNY) - With a scanner humming behind him, Michael Gately is preparing for his practical skills exam, the first step in becoming a certified EMT. He’s among the first members of the Indian River Emergency Medical Services Club. It began in September and includes an EMT basic course.
United Way Food Drive is coming soon
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The United Way of Northern New York’s Food Drive is coming up, but you don’t have to wait to donate. United Way of NNY marketing director Rachel Burt and VEM Food Pantry director Jody Mono say there are plenty of boxes around the area where people can drop off non-perishable food and personal care items.
Highlights & scores: Section III girls lacrosse & Section X diamond action
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Section III girls’ lacrosse along with diamond action from Section X topped the local sports menu on Thursday. Top seed Indian River met Carthage in a girls’ Section III Class C lacrosse semifinal from CBA. - Indian River is up 4-1 in the...
Work on Franklin Street to affect Watertown traffic on Thursday
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The City of Watertown will be doing work on Franklin Street on Thursday, May 23. Franklin Street will be closed from South Hamilton Street to Pawling Street. However, work is expected to be completed by the end of the day. The normal traffic control procedures like flaggers, signage and temporary barricades […]
Farm & Craft Market opens for the season in Watertown
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - On a record-breaking hot day in Watertown, those who attended, whether to sell or to buy, had a purpose for being at the opening day of the Watertown Farm and Craft Market. Sandra and Sal Fiorentino love coming to the market and have for 30...
Watertown to apply for military grant to upgrade water treatment
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Watertown hopes the federal government will help fund its drinking water upgrade project. The city plans to apply for $17 million through the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. Its application was denied last year but city leaders feel they have a stronger application this time around.
Cannabis shop faces obstacles at every turn as it tries to open
WEST CARTHAGE, New York (WWNY) - Meet Brandon Blount. For the past several months he’s been working to secure an “adult dispensary license” which would allow him to sell marijuana out of his store Black River Supply Co. in West Carthage. It’s temporarily closed but before that, he was limited to selling smoking accessories and CBD products.
One more hot day
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) -Tomorrow will be unseasonably warm in the North Country before a cold front drops temperatures for the weekend. Expect come clouds tonight with lows in the 60′s. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80′s. Thunderstorms are likely late in the day, some...
Jefferson County woman rescues two bald eagles from drowning in the Black River
THERESA, N.Y. (WWTI) — Helping people is all a day’s work as a first responder. On May 21, Shannon House from Theresa hiked with a friend on the Black River Trail in Great Bend. Although House was on her day off from work at the Gouverneur Rescue Squad...
Sunny on Friday
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) -Tomorrow will be another nice day with sunshine and dry conditions. Expect clear skies tonight with lows in the 50′s. Highs on Friday will be in the upper 60′s to lower 70′s. Saturday will be mainly sunny with the risk of showers late...
NY weather: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in New York until Monday midday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 5:17 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until noon for Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis and Ontario counties. "Thunderstorms this afternoon will have an elevated risk of becoming strong to severe. This will especially be the case after 2...
Raccoon found in Carthage Reported to Have Rabies
JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. (WWTI) – The New York State Department of Health Wadsworth laboratory reported to the Jefferson County Public Health Service that a raccoon has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was in Carthage and was submitted by the United States Department of Agriculture for testing. There are no known human exposures; however, one […]
North Country Quilt Show is next week
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The North Country Quilt Show is coming soon. Alice Draper from the North Country Quilting Guild was on 7 News This Morning to tell us about it. You can watch her interview in the video above. The show is Friday through Sunday, May 31-June 2,...
Get ready for YMCA's Healthy Kids Day
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Watertown YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day is coming up soon. Youth development coordinator Samantha Hamilton says this year’s event has a carnival theme. Watch the video for her interview on 7 News This Morning. The event is Saturday, June 8, at the Watertown...
Six Local BOCES students win at NYS SkillsUSA and move on to Nationals
WATERTOWN N.Y. (WWTI) – BOCES Career and Technical Education students tested their skills and knowledge against fellow students from across New York by participating in the 2024 NYS SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championship at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse April 24 to 26. A total of 12 students won gold, silver and bronze […]
North country sees record high temperature
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The temperature on Tuesday hit a record high in the north country. It was 85 degrees at the Watertown International Airport. The old record for May 21 was set in 2022 when the temperature was 83 degrees. The National Weather Service says the normal high...
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