Watertown Daily Times
State Track Meet Interviews
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- State Track Meet Interviews
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- 9:59
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A four-year streak of at least one area state champion came to an end Saturday, but the second day of competition at the NYSPHSAA outdoor track and field championship meet was the area’s best showing since four athletes won state titles on the same day six years ago.
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- New bear play area at Thompson Park Zoo, Watertown, NY
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A group of Boy Scouts, led by Watertown High School senior Demetrius Boone, created a new play structure for the black bears at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park in Watertown, NY. The three bears, Tess, Terra and Tilly, could be seen playing on the new structure on Friday.
Music: www.bensound.com
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- Sturgeon Restoration in Massena, NY
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- DEC has been using artificial propagation of this species to reestablish populations in selected tributaries of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, including the Oswegatchie River, Black Lake, and St. Regis River in northern New York, plus Oneida and Cayuga Lakes. The Oneida Fish Hatchery produces about 5,000 fingerlings each year, originating from the St. Lawrence River at Massena.
Activities to increase lake sturgeon populations and, hopefully, remove them from the New York threatened species list include: protection from fishing harvest, habitat improvement, stocking of fingerlings, evaluations of these efforts and educational programs. In order to cover all these activities, DEC is cooperating with affiliated federal agencies and the New York Power Authority to make this restoration possible.
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- Watertown, NY and firefighters' union discuss captains' demotions
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- 21:17
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- On May 24, the city of Watertown, NY and the union for its firefighters went before the state Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in Rochester for oral arguments to determine whether an arbitration case should proceed regarding eight demoted fire captains. The city fought going to arbitration.
The two sides should hear within the next two weeks about the results of the appellate case.
Video courtesy of the State of New York Supreme Court
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- New playground at Thompson Park, Watertown, NY
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Almost 30 years to the day of the opening of the original Thompson Park playground, the ribbon was cut on the new playground. Through the effort of numerous volunteers the City of Watertown was able to provide a new place for memories to be created that will hopefully last much longer than 30 years.
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- Lawrence Avenue Elementary Olympics - Parade of Nations
- Runtime
- 6:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Look for your favorite athlete and country in the parade of nations down Clinton Street in Potsdam.
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- Police ram through Massena, NY home during drug raid
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Police rammed through the front door of a home at Maple Street, Massena, NY, on Thursday during a drug raid.
SUBMITTED VIDEO
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- Lowville native Bryant Vance sings with Rockapella group
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Lowville native Bryant C. Vance is the full-time bass singer for classic a capella group Rockapella and fill-in vocalist for others.
Mr. Vance, a 2006 Lowville Academy graduate who also graduated from Messiah College in Pennsylvania and studied for a semester at Temple University, has also performed with the VocaPeople off-Broadway show
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- Cuomo: IJC "blew it" with Plan 2014
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo argued the International Joint Commission had "blew it" with its Plan 2014, a Lake Ontario water level management plan introduced in January after years of debate between American and Canadian officials.
He spoke about the management plan while discussing new resources available for property owners affected by the flooding.
Water levels on the lake are at the highest level seen in more than 100 years of record keeping.
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- Lego Allies Presentation at Legoland Competition
- Runtime
- 9:22
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The Norwwod-Norfolk Lego Allies present their project on Horse Therapy and answer the judges questions during competition at Legoland California.
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- Advance Round Table: Potsdam Business
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Area experts offer their insight and outlook on Potsdam business.
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- New York acquires 6,000 acres of Oswego County land
- Runtime
- 25:47
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The state has acquired more than 6,000 acres of protected lands in Oswego County, the largest additions to state lands in Central New York in 45 years.
These areas include approximately 2,825 acres of lands along the Salmon River, an internationally acclaimed fishing destination, and 3,236 acres of working forestland in the nearby towns of Redfield and Orwell.
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- Opening day of Watertown, NY Farmer's Market
- Runtime
- 7:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Large crowds of people were in downtown Watertown, NY for the opening day of the Watertown Farmer's Market.
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- DOD official talks about new BRAC round in 2018 budget proposal
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Acting DOD Comptroller John Roth discusses a proposal in President Donald Trump's defense budget to launch a new round of Base Realignment and Closure in 2021.
Department of Defense budget paperwork suggests the military has about 20 percent more infrastructure capacity than required for its operations, and officials said Tuesday that it could save about $2 billion per year with installation cuts.
“We are forgoing, we think, a significant opportunity to get some savings,” said Acting DOD Comptroller John Roth.
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- Rep. Elise Stefanik asks questions at Brennan hearing
- Runtime
- 5:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- READ MORE: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/blogs18/stefanik-questions-former-cia-director-brennan-during-hearing-video--20170523
Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Willsboro, NY, asked questions of John Brennan, the former CIA director, during a House Intelligence Commitee hearing on Tuesday.
Ms. Stefanik, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, questioned Mr. Brennan on details of the CIA’s investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
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- Coast Guard float plan safety video
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The Coast Guard is reminding mariners of the importance of social boating, or maintaining communication, while recreating in and around the water.
Before leaving shore, boaters should use a float plan to maintain the lines of communication.
A float plan is a lifesaving tool and provides emergency responders with valuable information they need to search for a distressed boater. At a minimum, it should include where you're going, who is going and how long you expect to be there.
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- Old Fashioned Plow Day
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- North Country Draft Horse Club hosts their spring old fashioned plow day at Fields Meadows Farms, Sackets Harbor, NY.
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- Floating dock installation in Alexandria Bay
- Runtime
- 15:34
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Volunteers and village of Alexandria Bay, NY, employees worked together to install floating docks.
The hope is for docks to be ready in time for Memorial Day weekend.
Watch as Times Staff Writer Gordon Block broadcasts from the scene as volunteers put docks into place.
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- High Water on Lake Ontario Beaches in Jefferson County NY
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- READ: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/high-lake-ontario-st-lawrence-river-water-levels-affect-state-parks-campsites-video-20170519
High water levels have taken over the beaches at Westcott Beach State Park and Southwick Beach State Park in Jefferson County NY. The water is causing erosion to the sand dunes at Southwick and is flooding campgrounds at Westcott's.
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- Watertown High School honors former lacrosse coach Matt Branski
- Runtime
- 6:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- May 16, 2017.
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- Fire at the Beaver Meadows apartment complex, Watertown, NY
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- No people were injured in a fire at the Beaver Meadow apartment complex.
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- Wind Blade Competition
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Just down the hill from the Maple Ridge Wind Farm, 29 Lewis County middle school students spent Wednesday morning working to design efficient turbines using only corrugated cardboard, sticks, hot glue and trial and error.
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- Aerial View of Flooding on Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Portions of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in Northern New York have seen heightened water levels in recent weeks, raising concerns from both residents and business owners.
Photographer Justin Sorensen captured images of the heightened water levels during a flight on Tuesday, May 9, that included views of locations like Boldt Castle, Henderson, Black Pond, Sackets Harbor, Sandy Pond, Chaumont, the Black River, Clayton and Alexandria Bay.
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- High waters in Alexandria Bay, NY
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The village dock in Alexandria Bay, NY, have been submerged for more than a week due to high water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, drawing concerns from residents and businesses.
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- Press conference about Watertown, NY cocaine, MDMA bust
- Runtime
- 7:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Jefferson County District Attorney Kristyna S. Mills discussed the recent drug arrest of Andrew Rowley with local media on Tuesday. Mr. Rowley was accused of having more than half a kilo of cocaine, four pounds of MDMA and about $100,000 in cash.
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- Fire at Plains Road, Canton, NY
- Runtime
- 21:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Fire at 3 Plains Rd. in Canton just off County Road 24.
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- Birthday Party for Cyber (Lynx) and Hyper (Lynx)
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The Thompson Park Zoo announced the names of its two male lynx kittens, as they threw a first birthday party for the pair which included a "cake" made of gelatin, venison, and blood.
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- St. Lawrence University lacrosse goal tops SportsCenter Top 10
- Runtime
- 0:14
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Video courtesy of St. Lawrence University
This between-the-legs goal by St. Lawrence University's Jamie DiNicola against Vassar made the number one spot on the SportsCenter Top 10 list for May 5, 2017.
SLU won the game 11-7.
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- Fire at Old Rome Road, Watertown
- Runtime
- 9:06
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Crews from multiple fire departments responded to a fire at 19057 Old Rome Road, Watertown, NY at 12:31 p.m. Friday.
Reporter Brian Molongoski shared footage as firefighters worked at the scene.
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- Aunt speaks after Shelby Poore-McIntosh sentencing
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Fawn Barrett, aunt of 3-year-old Kyralea Poore-McIntosh, speaks following sentencing in Lewis County Court of Shelby Poore-McIntosh for allowing her young daughter's death.
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- Okuma Taiko LoKo Festival
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Okuma Taiko a student-run Japanese drumming group at SUNY Potsdam, perform in the Academic quad as part of the Lougheed–Kofoed Festival of the Arts.
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- Advance Round Table: Massena Business
- Runtime
- 3:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Area experts offer their insight and outlook on Massena business.
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- Residents deal with flooding in Chaumont, NY
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- High water levels up and down Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, rising at one of the highest rates in a century, have led communities to prepare sandbags and the state to declare a state of emergency for multiple counties.
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- Gov. Cuomo: "I did not support" Plan 2014
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said he did not support Plan 2014 during a news conference in the Rochester area on Tuesday. The plan, set by American and Canadian officials, sets water levels for Lake Ontario in a way that supporters said would help wetland development.
Though some have criticized the plan for recent flooding, the IJC and advocacy groups like Save the River blame it on heavy rainfall and runoff into the lake.
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- Plane crash in South Colton, NY
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Not much is left of a small plane that crashed in South Colton, New York around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3.
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- 2017 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day in Albany
- Runtime
- 29:18
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- NEW YORK SENATE VIDEO
Fort Drum officials were in Albany on Tuesday for 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day. The event, in its sixth year, brings attention to the post’s activities as well as its impact on the state and north country’s economy. The day included meet and greets and educational displays for lawmakers.
The day included remarks from Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, the 10th Mountain Division's new commander.
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- Gov. Cuomo declares state of emergency due to Lake Ontario floods
- Runtime
- 19:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, in the Rochester area on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency for multiple counties, including Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties, in order to expedite repair to impacted structures and construction of shoreline stabilization projects.
In a news release, the governor's office said the order empowers DEC and other state agencies to issue emergency individual permits for those larger-scale response actions that may be necessary.
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- Boutique Air Operations open house at Massena International Airport
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Boutique Air Operations officer Matt Butcher describes the features of the Pilatus PC-12 to visitors at an open house at Massena International Airport.
Video by Christopher Lenney.
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- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand rules out 2020 presidential run
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- READ MORE: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/blogs18/kirsten-gillibrand-dismisses-2020-presidential-run-while-at-fort-drum-video-20170502
U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., dismissed talk of a presidential run in 2020 while at Fort Drum on Monday.
“I’m dedicating to serving our state as their senator, and I’m running for reeclection so I can continue to be their senator,” Sen. Gillibrand said to local media, following a healthcare roundtable.
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- Gillibrand, Piatt talk Fort Drum's healthcare model
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A panel of military and civilian leaders, including U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, touted the north country’s healthcare system as a potential model for other military communities.
The post is the lone Army installation with a division in America that does not have an on-post hospital. Most medical care for soldiers and families is done at nearby civilian hospitals.
To Sen. Gillibrand's left is Maj. Gen. Walter Piatt, Fort Drum's commander.
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- Watertown angler catches 35 pound catfish, sets New York record
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A Watertown charter fishing captain made the catch of a lifetime on Friday, reeling in a channel catfish that appears to have smashed a state record.
Eric B. Scordo’s catch weighed in at 35 pounds, 2.5 ounces on Monday morning during a weigh-in at Chaumont Hardware, and measured 40 inches in length.
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- 2017 AdironDuck Race
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A record 7,507 rubber ducks were dropped into the Oswegatchie River for the AdironDuck Race Saturday in Croghan, New York, drawing eager viewers up and down the stream at the Oswegatchie Educational Center.
Money from the event, in its 23rd year, will benefit the Oswegatchie Summer Program Fund which provides youth scholarships and funds for improvements to the summer program.
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- Live broadcast at 2017 Watertown Taste of the Town
- Runtime
- 18:19
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- About 30 vendors set up shop during the 2017 Watertown Taste of the Town. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County.
Watch as reporter Gordon Block navigates the event on a live broadcast.
Cavallario’s Cucina, in Watertown, won the Local Taste of the Town honor. Texas Roadhouse won the National Taste of the Town award, and Europe Cakes, in Watertown, won the Dessert of the Town award.
St. Lawrence Spirits, of Clayton, won the Beverage of the Town category. April’s Cakes won for best presentation at the event.
Cavallario’s Cucina, whose station drew a large line, also won the people’s choice award, followed by Wise Guys Pizza, Chaumont, and B-Hat’s Curry House.
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- David A. Haggard announces his candidacy for St. Lawrence County District Attorney
- Runtime
- 4:24
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- David A. Haggard officially announces his candidacy for St. Lawrence County District Attorney on the steps of the Potsdam Civic Center.
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- Fort Drum commander Gen. Piatt talks future training, homecoming
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- New 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum commander Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt talks about his return to the post, and his plans to improve the readiness of the division's soldiers.
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- Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock - Timelapse
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The up-bound Federal Yukon transits the Dwight D. Eisenhower lock in Massena, N.Y. The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened to shipping on April 25, 1959.
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- Norwood-Norfolk runner Kyle Fulk
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
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- "Mostly Mozart" by The Orchestra of Northern New York
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- A few clips from the April 23rd, 2017 performance at First Presbyterian Church in Watertown, NY.
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- Livestream at Rep. Elise Stefanik town hall event in Lyons Falls, NY
- Runtime
- 38:18
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik held a “Coffee with Your Congresswoman” town event in Lyons Falls, New York, on Tuesday. The event drew more than 80 people, and covered a wide range of topics including agriculture, national defense and Donald Trump's tax returns.
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- Elise Stefanik on Excelsior Scholarship program
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- At Jefferson Community College, U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik shares her thoughts on New York state's new Excelsior Scholarship, which offers free tuition to SUNY colleges for state residents making less than $125,000 a year.
