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Samaritan’s March DAISY and BEE Award recipients
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Samaritan Medical Center has announced its March 2024 DAISY and BEE Award recipients. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® recognizes exemplary nursing staff and the BEE Award honors other outstanding staff members who support patient care, at the hospital and all outpatient clinics, the Award Recipients are as follows: For receiving […]
Patchy fog & mostly cloudy skies
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - There’s only a 30% chance of rain today. We’ll spend much of the morning with patchy fog that’s dense in some spots. It will be mostly cloudy with highs in the low 70s. There’s only a 20% chance of rain on Friday....
What’s Happening this Weekend? May 17-19
Here’s what is happening in the North Country this Weekend… Friday, May 17 Event Where When Fishing Derbies Henderson Harbor Village Wide Yard Sale Philadelphia 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Village Wide Yard Sale Evans Mills 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Village Wide Yard Sale Pulaski 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Homeschool Mini Prom Flower […]
Cooperative Extension to hold annual plant sale this weekend
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County is having its annual plant sale. Horticulture educator Cierra Williams says it will feature annuals and perennials from various vendors as well as CCE’s crew of master gardeners. Watch the video for her interview on 7 News This...
State Police investigating personal injury accident Town of Brownville
BROWNVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – New York State police are investigating a personal injury accident that happened after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12. State troopers responded to 16801 County Route 53 in the town of Brownville for a one car personal injury automobile accident. The operator was identified as 40-year-old Derek Webb of Watertown. He was […]
Showers on the move
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - It stayed fairly warm overnight. We’re waking up to temperatures in the 50s with a few places in the 60s. Rain will move in by late morning and early afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s. Showers will start to dry up into...
JCC nursing students ready to join profession after pinning ceremony
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - With pins hanging around their necks, 46 Jefferson Community College nursing students are ready to join the health care profession. The school held a pinning ceremony late Thursday afternoon in the gym at the McVean Center. The ceremony is a tradition in nursing, signifying the...
Send It To 7 Pics of the Week: Northern lights, critters & more!
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The northern lights last week were quite the spectacle. Trenton Thompson saw them in LaFargeville. Laurie Cummings saw them in Ogdensburg. Joanne Nugent Ward was at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield... And Theresa Lundy was in Hammond. This is the time of year for babies! Here’s...
3 Fort Drum soldiers shoot down enemy drones, earn prestigious 'Ace' status
FORT DRUM, New York (WWNY) - A trio of Fort Drum soldiers back from combat have earned “Ace” status. It’s a major achievement. The three are members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. “It was our job. We knew the consequences of our actions if we did...
Retail theft pilot progam
Mayor Adams announced a new plan to crack down on retail theft. It is supposed to make life easier for businesses to share video and other information with police. FOX 5 NY’s Stephanie Bertini spoke with workers about whether they think it will make a difference.
Salvation Army: warming center was consistently full this season
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Salvation Army’s warming center in Watertown was consistently full this winter. Captain Dominic Nicoll says the center reached the maximum capacity of 20 people pretty much every night, and there were a few instances where beds were full and people had to be placed elsewhere.
Sackets Harbor Battlefield hosts “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition
SACKETS HARBOR, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Museum Association of New York has announced that the New York State tour of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Museum on Main Street Program Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibition will travel to Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site. The exhibition will be held in the historic […]
29 Fort Drum soldiers receive Purple Heart
FORT DRUM, New York (WWNY) - Twenty-nine Fort Drum soldiers who’ve come home from deployments to Syria and Iraq have been honored for their service. They received the Purple Heart, a military decoration given to those who are wounded or killed while serving. The 29 soldiers from the 10th...
‘Sends a clear message’: Watertown bans public flag raisings
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — The City of Watertown will no longer have public flag raisings. Watertown City Council has issued a new policy regarding flags at City Hall. On May 6, the City Council voted to ban all public flag raisings outside the American, state, POW-MIA and Tree City USA flags. Watertown Mayor Sarah Compo-Pierce […]
May 31: Firefighter Graduation Ceremony at JCC
The Recruit Firefighter Training Academy Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 31, starting at 3 p.m. in the Jules Building Theater. Jefferson Community College1220 Coffeen St.Watertown, NY Attendees are to enter using doors by the cafeteria, the theater is on the lower level and there will be refreshments to follow.
Henderson seeks grants to improve waterfront
HENDERSON, New York (WWNY) - The town of Henderson is looking to invest in its lakefront property. At a meeting Tuesday night, the town board approved working with the Clayton Local Development Corporation (CLDC). It will help the town apply for the New York Department of State’s local waterfront revitalization...
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