Watertown Daily Times
Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - March 20, 2015
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - March 20, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:50
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of March 16 — March 20, 2015
Stories:
1) Stefanik says congressional delegation at Fort Drum reception shows ‘historic’ support (http://wdt.me/JVaJpD)
2) Potential Army cuts are daunting for all military bases (http://wdt.me/QVgaRt
3) Watertown Wolves fan apologizes for melee; says he was punched first (http://wdt.me/UKXMdQ)
4) Agencies prepare to recoup failed loans made to Florelle Tissue (http://wdt.me/9BUqSY)
5) Syracuse reaction: Matt Gorman talks about Boeheim and coach’s legacy (http://wdt.me/L6qXU7)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- Sen. Schumer speaks about Fort Drum
- Runtime
- 5:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Video of Sen. Charles E. Schumer speaking in support of Fort Drum
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- Maj. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend speaks at New York State Senate
- Runtime
- 12:55
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Maj. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, spoke to the NY Senate on Tuesday for 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day.
The presentation came as the Army considers cuts at Fort Drum and dozens of other installations nationwide.
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- Fight at Watertown (N.Y) Wolves vs. Danbury Whalers hockey game
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- READ MORE: http://wdt.me/ktCgTe
Security and law enforcement personnel were called to the Watertown Ice Arena Monday night after players from the Danbury Whalers scuffled with fans at the end of the second period.
The Whalers were playing the Watertown Wolves in a deciding Game 3 in the semifinals of the Federal Hockey League Playoff semifinals.
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- Thirty Years of the North Country Goes Green Irish Festival
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Times digs through their archives to show a collection of photos from the past 30 years of Irish festivities, from 1986 to 2015.
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- 2015 Donegal Beard Growing Competition in Watertown, N.Y.
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- More than 35 north country residents competed Friday night in the 2015 Donegal Beard Growing Competition, one of the marquee events of the 30th Annual North Country Goes Green Irish Festival.
The winner was Keith P. Caughlin, of Watertown.
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - March 13, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of March 9 — March 13, 2015
Stories:
1) 26 arrested, seven more sought in St. Lawrence County drug sweep (http://wdt.me/dV4qmC)
2) Carthage teen confesses to brutal murder of Morrison St. resident (http://wdt.me/uHecdB) (http://wdt.me/bzk2tQ)
3) Syracuse woman grateful for Fort Drum soldier who saved her at Destiny USA mall (http://wdt.me/uLKfMc)
4) WLDC chief proposed loan that company hadn’t requested (http://wdt.me/weYdMB)
5) Watertown officials meet today with arena designer (http://wdt.me/LfYDgW)
6) New ownership group closes deal for Clayton Country Club (http://wdt.me/tLBbFe)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- St. Lawrence County drug rings indicted
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- In Watertown, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the indictment of 33 individuals charged with involvement in multiple St. Lawrence county heroin and cocaine distribution rings. March 12, 2015.
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- Reps. Elise Stefanik, John Katko and Richard Hanna speak at Fort Drum
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Reps. Elise Stefanik, John Katko and Richard Hanna spoke to media after tours of Fort Drum and the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse on Tuesday. The three spoke about the value of Fort Drum in advance of a hearing scheduled on March 20 to discuss potential personnel reductions on the post.
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - March 6, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:55
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of March 2 - March 6, 2015
Stories:
1) Orange Outrage: Syracuse basketball slashed by NCAA (http://wdt.me/SkcS7E)
2) Fire destroys Adams Center home; dog killed in blaze (http://wdt.me/yJb495)
3) 2010 Hillary complaint challenges deputy’s statement (http://wdt.me/v7eTqG)
4) Potsdam teacher indicted for sexually abusing, raping former student (http://wdt.me/oTCR86)
5) Man released from prison Feb. 10 charged with Watertown Savings Bank robbery (http://wdt.me/v8aFhe)
6) Fort Drum estimates post’s value at about $1.3 billion, continuing drop (http://wdt.me/KEGnkk)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- Fire at Fuller Road, Adams Center, NY
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A house fire on March 5 on Fuller Road in Adams Center. Firefighters at the scene said that a dog died in the fire, which caused major damage to the home.
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- Authorities never followed up with complaint against deputy, Hillary says
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Oral "Nick" Hillary, the man accused of the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Potsdam boy Garrett J. Phillips, told The Times Wednesday that St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin M. Wells contacted him after the filing of his Sept. 2010 complaint against deputy John E. Jones for threats and harassment to say that he would “address the matter” but there was never any follow up.
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- Off-Duty Deputy "crossed a major line" with threats, Hillary said
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Oral “Nick” Hillary, the man accused of murdering 12-year-old Potsdam boy Garrett J. Phillips in October 2011, tells The Times that Sheriff’s Deputy John E. Jones Jr.'s “definitely crossed a major line" by coming to his home on Sept. 24, 2010 and threaten him in front of his family.
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- Hillary says he was trailed by off duty deputy and threatened in 2010
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- An October 2010 complaint filed with the St. Lawrence County Attorney’s office by Oral “Nick” Hillary, the man accused of murdering 12-year-old Potsdam boy Garrett J. Phillips in October 2011, challenges Sheriff’s Deputy John E. Jones Jr.'s statement about having a "civil" meeting with him made to police following the boy’s death.
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- Robbery at Watertown Savings Bank, Watertown, NY
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- READ MORE: http://wdt.me/f88Cy8
Watertown Police Department and other law enforcement responded to Watertown Savings Bank, Clinton Street, Watertown, N.Y., following a robbery there at about 3 p.m. Tuesday. Police said they were still pursuing the suspected male robber.
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- Hillary's second murder charge a continued "burden."
- Runtime
- 0:13
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Former Clarkson University head men's soccer coach, Oral "Nick" Hillary, was indicted in January for a second time in the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Potsdam boy Garrett J. Phillips. He said Tuesday it is a continued burden, following a hearing where his attorney was approved a motion seeking surveillance footage that challenges the stated whereabouts of John E. Jones Jr., a St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputy, at the time of the boys murder.
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- D.A. Rain says video will exonerate deputy in 2011 Phillips murder
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary E. Rain has agreed to turn over all files in the murder case against Oral "Nick" Hilary, the Potsdam Man accused of murdering 12-years-old Garret J. Phillips in October 2011. Amongst that evidence is a surveillance video that is alleged to challenge stated the whereabouts of a St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Deputy, John E. Jones. Ms. Rain said the video will "100 percent exonerate" him.
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- 2015 Section 10 Hockey Championships in Potsdam, NY
- Runtime
- 4:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Massena Central hockey team earned a chance to defend its state championship after capturing a fourth straight Section 10 Division I championship with a 3-2 victory over Canton on Monday at Clarkson’s Cheel Arena.
Meanwhile, St. Lawrence Central avenged last season’s sectional title loss by beating Norwood-Norfolk 6-0 for the Section 10 Division II crown.
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- Absinthe preparation at the Intercontinental Hotel in Montreal
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Bartender David demonstrates how to prepare an absinthe cocktail at the Intercontinental Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
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- North Country Call Out Cuomo Teacher Rallies
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds turn out for “Call Out Cuomo” tour as charter schools, testing and school funding are contested across the north country.
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - February 27, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of Feb. 23 - Feb. 27, 2015
Stories:
1) Norwood man found guilty of rape (http://wdt.me/CCtEZE)
2) Watertown Mayor Jeffrey Graham says arena upgrade plan lacks support to proceed (http://wdt.me/D7ogMP)
3) Chamber tells businesses: take Canadian dollar at par to spur tourism (http://wdt.me/sPqqhY)
4) NYPA board approves up to $3 million in hydropower revenue for St. Lawrence County development (http://wdt.me/hKCWRf)
5) JCC professor joins adjunct professors nationwide for Adjunct Walkout Day (http://wdt.me/Kw8L9D)
6) Black River Valley Club to close permanently (http://wdt.me/9RMmut)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- Engineering Open House at New York Air Brake
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- New York Air Brake hosts its third annual "Engineering Open House" for local middle and high school students at its Watertown, NY facility. Over 100 students engaged in tours, demonstrations, hands-on activities and more.
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- Fulton at Carthage - NNY Basketball Game of the Week
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Fulton Red Raiders traveled to Carthage to take on the Comets in Class A sectional quarterfinal action in the NNY
Game of the Week on Tuesday night, Feb. 24, 2015.
Final Score: Carthage 81 Fulton 55
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- D.A. Rain talks about rape victim's freedom after guilty verdict
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary E. Rain said the female victim who was raped in 2009 by Andrew Regan can now "live free of fear." Regan was found guilty by a jury on Monday after 3 1/2 days of deliberations.
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- Beaver River at Immaculate Heart Central - NNY Basketball Game of the Week
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Cavaliers of Immaculate Heart Central hosted the Beaver River Beavers in 2nd round Class C tournament action in the NNY Game of the Week on Friday night, Feb. 20, 2015.
Final Score: IHC 55 Beaver River 49
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - February 20, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of Feb. 16 - Feb. 20, 2015
Stories:
1) Silver indicted on three counts: mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion (http://wdt.me/o3yoD4)
2) Support unravels for scenic-area designation as Orleans drops out (http://wdt.me/BGcYBg)
3) Gov. Cuomo comes to Lewis County to ride a sled, push for tourism (http://wdt.me/eQnhKB)
4) Unusual idea to save Production Unlimited floated during NRCIL meeting (http://wdt.me/xxy6J8)
5) State comptroller: Watertown Police Department failed to track seized drugs, two vehicles (http://wdt.me/Wp7Npq)
6) Watertown tops in bottom temperatures (http://wdt.me/Lc7Wa3)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- M.A.S.H. camp at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Local students learned about medical operations during a special three-day M.A.S.H. camp held concurrently at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, Carthage Area Hospital and Lewis County
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- Fire at Pine Grove Road, Greig
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Fire crews responded to a house fire at 6278 Pine Grove Road at around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The fire caused major damage to the home, and led to the death of a dog inside. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
VIDEO BY WHITNEY RANDOLPH/WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
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- Tug Hill Snowkite Rally
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- 8th Annual Snowkite Rally at Deer River Ranch, Route 177, Copenhagen, NY.
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- Indian River vs Carthage - NNY Basketball Game of the Week
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Lady Warriors of Indian River took on the Carthage Lady Comets for the Frontier League Girls Division A Championship at Jefferson Community College in the NNY Game of the Week on Friday night, Feb. 13, 2015.
Final Score: Indian River 40 Carthage 14
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - February 13, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of Feb. 9 - Feb. 13, 2015
Stories:
1) Former Jefferson County Sheriff Alfred P. O’Neill remembered during funeral service in Clayton (http://wdt.me/qFTrKV)
2) Father again challenging General Brown’s decision to block his daughter’s enrollment (http://wdt.me/HPM9g2)
3) Balmat mine owner loses $10.5m asbestos liability case (http://wdt.me/hCcKGX)
4) Lisbon woman charged in St. Lawrence county’s seventh meth bust of the year (http://wdt.me/nhYJRR)
5) Woman could face charges in Clay Street fire (http://wdt.me/wQvcQs)
6) Fort Drum commander rallies community advocates against Army cuts (http://wdt.me/HAPmJk)
This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- Fort Drum commander talks about 10th Mountain Division's 30th anniversary of reactivation
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- On Wednesday, Fort Drum commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Townsend talked to media at Jefferson Community College about the 30th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division's activation on post.
Since then, the division has become among the most deployed in the Army, serving in a wide range of missions both domestically and abroad.
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- Powder Play: Snowmobile Culture in the North Country
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- For many, snowmobile culture is a way to beat the blues during long Northern New York winters.
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- Funeral for former Jefferson County Sheriff Alfred O'Neill
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- On Wednesday a funeral was held for former Jefferson County (NY) sheriff Alfred O'Neill. He served in the role from 1977 to 1985, and and earned a reputation for being tough but fair-minded.
Mr. O'Neill is credited with improving the department's professionalism.
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- Tamra Riccio talks about winning $1 million New York Lottery prize
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Tamra R. Riccio, of Calcium, spoke to media about winning a $1 million lottery prize during a presentation event at the Kinney Drugs, Route 11, Watertown, on Wednesday morning. After required withholdings, her lump sum payout was about $523,000.
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- Clarkson's Jeff DiNallo scores on Teddy Bear Toss night
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - February 6, 2015
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of Feb. 2 - Feb. 6, 2015
Stories:
1) State Police says 40 vehicles were in crash that closed Interstate 81 near Ellisburg (http://wdt.me/nyXzyN)
2) Alfred O’Neill, former Jefferson County sheriff, dies at age 82 (http://wdt.me/mMwLNy)
3) Father feuds with General Brown over school’s refusal to enroll his daughter (http://wdt.me/c9STKa)
4) Fort Drum project allocated $19 million in proposed DOD budget (http://wdt.me/QpT77w)
5) City attorney Robert Slye wants city police department using jail holding cells (http://wdt.me/KTtsrh)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- Multi-Vehicle Pileup on Interstate 81 near Ellisburg, N.Y.
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- READ MORE: http://wdt.me/TWXU4c
Multiple first responders from across the north country came to the scene of a 40-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 near Ellisburg, N.Y. Friday morning. No major injuries occurred in the pileup.
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- Eyewitness video of Interstate 81 crash near Ellisburg, NY
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- COURTESY IAN WAGNER
Eyewitness video of a 40-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 that caused the highway to shut down Friday morning.
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- Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher talks about lessons for young people
- Runtime
- 5:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Prior to speaking at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY, Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher talked about her experiences, her lessons for young people and the impact her experiences have had on her life. She also reads an original poem "I Am a Star" from the book of the same name.
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- Pond hockey
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Sled hockey from the 2015 River Hockey Classic in Clayton between the CNY Flyers and the Capital District Warriors from Albany.
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- Immaculate Heart Central at Carthage - NNY Basketball Game of the Week
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- The Carthage Comets hosted the Cavaliers of Immaculate Heart Central in the NNY Game of the Week on Friday night, Jan. 30, 2015.
Final Score: Carthage 57 IHC 54
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - January 30, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of Jan. 26 - Jan. 30, 2015
Stories:
1) DANC to begin public comment period for southern landfill expansion (http://wdt.me/b5RFGy)
2) Russell has no regrets for standing by Silver (http://wdt.me/aTtvpW)
3) Stakes high for NNY hospitals applying for state’s new consolidation program (http://wdt.me/oWgbsN)
4) A pair of socks may have led to Sterling Street fire (http://wdt.me/LXCD3x)
5) Polish soldier names son for Fort Drum soldier who saved his life in Afghanistan (http://wdt.me/AQUPKx)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)
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- Food waste composting at Fort Drum
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- A new project at Fort Drum is taking food waste from the post's four dining facilities and the Commissary and turning into compost.
In addition to saving thousands of taxpayer dollars in sending the waste to dump at a landfill, the compost will also be used to replenish nutrients in the post's forests following logging operations.
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- Wounded Warriors Outdoor Adventures President on sentence of woman who stole thousands
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Wounded Warriors Outdoor Adventures President Robert J. Giordano said Jill Kubik skirted around justice system too long for her crimes, including her thefts on Dec. 20 and Jan. 17 where she cashed two deposit-only checks totaling $3,115 in the name of Wounded Warrior Outdoor Adventures and signed one of the checks in the name of the organization's treasurer, Bobbie Lynn Johnson.
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- Assemblywoman Addie Russell talks about Production Unlimited
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, talks about the importance of Production Unlimited, a sheltered workshop that employs disabled workers. The state is moving to close sheltered workshops like Production Unlimited over concerns about segregating disabled workers.
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- Newspaper Reporter Dan Flatley's POV on Watertown Firefighter Training
- Runtime
- 5:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Watertown Daily Times reporter Daniel Flatley tries the Mayday & Firefighter Survival Training for his weekly newspaper column.
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- Last minute of Clarkson's 1-0 win over Yale Saturday night
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
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- Ogdensburg Meth Bust
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Ogdensburg City Police Detective Sgt. Robert H. Wescott talks about the meth lab bust at 533 Canton Street in the city on Jan. 23. Investigators raided the home on a search warrant at 12:40 p.m. following an active investigation into the residence.
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- Watertown Daily Times Week in Review - January 23, 2015
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Joe Manganiello reviews the top stories from the week of Jan. 19 - Jan. 23, 2015
Stories:
1) Addie Russell staunchly defends Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (http://wdt.me/QvdAzx)
2) Grand jury issues new indictment of Hillary in Garrett Phillips’ death (http://wdt.me/S5V5JS)
3) NYPA deal approved on unanimous vote by Waddington, Massena board (http://wdt.me/ZyFnqk)
4) Gov. Cuomo backs Fort Drum in State of the State address (http://wdt.me/WsBBc3)
5) State Aid runs for schools won’t be released unless Gov. Cuomo’s reforms are approved (http://wdt.me/cG7WLK)
6) The city’s new professional baseball team now has a place to call home (http://wdt.me/fP9ynb)
(This video uses parts of a song called "Flying Midgets" by Martijn de Boer which can be found at http://ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/45107.)

