Watertown Daily Times

06/03/2026

After a series of setbacks a condemned house on Coffeen Street is finally gone. Just a bit of debris left.

WATERTOWN — Andrea Morgia will no longer see a condemned apartment building across the street that has irritated her family for many years.

06/02/2026

A downtown building neglected, to be torn down, Watertown City Council decided on Monday.

WATERTOWN — Demolition of a downtown building is expected to begin later this week after city officials determined last week that it was a hazard and unsafe to the public.

06/01/2026

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05/30/2026

The city is stuck with a roughly $450,000 bill to demolish the two-story building — once part of the city’s historic department store — after it was discovered earlier this week that the building’s HVAC system is collapsing through the roof. Watertown City Council has a decision to make on Monday.

Twelve years ago, almost to the day, local businesswoman Vina Aileen C. Bonner said she spent more than $1 million to purchase a downtown building at 223 J.B. Wise Place

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Victoria Muturi, who competed this week at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. We are so proud of you!

A fifth grader from Alexandria Central School District, Victoria won the Regional Bee in March to qualify for the national competition in Washington, D.C., which concluded Thursday night. Shrey Parikh, an eighth grader from California, won the national title.

Here is Victoria spelling during the preliminary round on Tuesday.
📷: Scripps National Spelling Bee

05/29/2026

Zoo New York's otter Ricky has a new companion, Nash. The introduction marks an exciting new chapter for the exhibit following the loss in January of Ricky’s elderly father, “Otis,” who had become one of the oldest North American river otters in human care.

WATERTOWN – Zoo New York announced Thursday that “Nash,” a 7-year-old male North American river otter has recently joined the zoo after the passing in January of one of its

05/28/2026

The Thousand Islands Arts Center recently had visitors from around the country checking out their handweaving collection.

CLAYTON — The Thousand Islands Arts Center — Home of the Handweaving Museum — welcomed an extraordinary gathering of handweavers, textile scholars, and educators for its annual three-day “Archive Raiders”

05/28/2026

The latest information on the National Marine Sanctuary will be featured in activities, underwater videos and exhibits at the June 6 Lake Ontario Waterfront Festival organized by the .LeeWhiteMaritimeMuseum and .

OSWEGO — The latest information on the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary will be featured in activities, underwater videos and exhibits at the June 6 Lake Ontario Waterfront Festival organized

05/24/2026

American Patriot makes a stop in Village of Clayton NY on its first cruise.

CLAYTON, N.Y. — On Sunday morning, the American Patriot, a new cruise ship touring the Great Lakes, arrived in port here.