Watertown Daily Times
"A Dog's Life" films in Sackets Harbor - Watertown Daily Times
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- "A Dog's Life" films in Sackets Harbor - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- A group of New York City comedians took to the Lake Ontario Playhouse Thursday to begin shooting "A Dog's Life," a short dark comedy revolving around a drunken scheme to get revenge for the death of one man's dog.
The crew of the show will hold special comedy shows on Friday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 14. Visit www.playhousecomedy.com for more information about the shows.
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- Fort Drum marks 12th Anniversary of 9/11 - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Fort Drum on Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Among those with ties to the incident was Robert W. Tennies, of the Fort Drum Fire Department, who volunteered to help with recovery efforts in New York City.
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- Mass Casualty Drill at Fort Drum - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Military and civilian law enforcement and medical first responders took to Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield Thursday for a mass casualty drill.
During the training, responders worked around the scenario of a gunman that had shot several soldiers at a picnic, and had then hid in their nearby barracks with a hostage.
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- 2013 Adams Firemen's Field Days Parade - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Several Jefferson County fire departments were on hand to thank the community for their support during the Adams Firemen's Field Days parade held Monday morning.
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- 2013 Blues in the Bay Festival - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Several blues acts are in Alexandria Bay this weekend for the Blues in the Bay festival. The free event is seen as an informal send-off for the summer season.
More information about the festival, which ends Monday, Sept. 2, can be seen at www.visitalexbay.org
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- Monument Dedication for 1947 Pine Camp Barracks Fire - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- A monument to five soldiers killed in a Dec. 10, 1947 barracks was dedicated on Fort Drum Monday. The soldiers were at the installation, then known as Pine Camp, for the cold weather exercise Exercise Snow Drop. Among the heroes of the fire was Capt. Francis Turner, who helped get people out of the building at the cost of his own life.
Among the soldiers who died was Lt. Rudolph Feres, with a wrongful death suit filed by his family leading to the creation of the Feres Doctrine legal precedent, which prevents military service members from suing the government for damages in cases of death or injury during their service.
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- Breach training at Fort Drum - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Soldiers from the 630th Route Clearance Company, 7th Engineer Battalion conducted breach training on Fort Drum Monday afternoon. The training was a change of pace for the unit, which primarily works in route clearance.
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- Belly Flop Competition in Alexandria Bay - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- A belly flop competition was held Saturday in Alexandria Bay as a part of held Rockin' The Bay Weekend. The event is in its second year.
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- Fundraiser for Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Hackett - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The story of Jeffrey Hackett, a Fort Drum soldier who lost his right leg and faced other injuries after an IED attack in southern Afghanistan in August 2011. On Sunday, a fundraiser will be held to help him build a home that will be wheelchair accessible.
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- Syracuse Football Kids Clinic at Fort Drum - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Syracuse Football held a kids clinic on Fort Drum prior to a scrimmage on Thursday afternoon. The team has been on post all week to prepare for its season opener against Penn State.
The full story about the clinic can be found at http://wdt.me/zpfmYa.
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- 1st Brigade Combat Team returns to Fort Drum - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- About 100 members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, returned to Fort Drum after about 8 months advising Afghan security forces in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
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- Henderson Heritage Day- Watertown Daily Times
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Henderson celebrated its Heritage Day on Saturday, and during the event the town unveiled the winner of a contest to design its new logo.
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- Bill Johnston's Pirate Days- Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Scenes from Bill Johnston's Pirate Days in Alexandria Bay Saturday.
More info about the event, which runs until Aug. 18, can be found at http://www.visitalexbay.org/index.php/events/bill-johnstons-pirate-days/
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- Righting an overturned FedEx Truck- Watertown Daily Times
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- A FedEx truck overturned in the Town of Pamelia Tuesday morning at the intersection of Route 37 and County Route 16. State police said the driver of the truck drove past a stop sign, in the way of a GMC truck.
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- Crown Forces Monument Dedication at Sackets Harbor Battlefield - Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- A pair of monuments were dedicated Saturday to Crown Forces that died in the Second Battle of Sackets Harbor and whose remains were buried at an unknown site at the battlefield.
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- Junior Races- Jefferson County Hospice Charity Regatta- Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Several young sailors took to the waters of Henderson Harbor for the chance to race Friday afternoon. The event was the kickoff of the Jefferson County Hospice Charity Regatta, which included several adult races through the day Saturday. The charity regatta is in its 20th year, and in its lifetime it has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the organization's work.
Full story: http://watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130803/NEWS03/708039915
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- Ash tree tagging at Fort Drum
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Military and civilian researchers tagged ash trees at Fort Drum Wednesday to spread awareness of the emerald ash borer.
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- Rappelling Training at Fort Drum Air Assault School- Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- More than 100 students learned about rappelling Tuesday as a part of a 10-day Air Assault School course at Fort Drum.
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- Vintage Baseball: Watertown Rams vs. Sackets Harbor Ontarios- Watertown Daily Times
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Watertown Rams took on the Sackets Harbor Ontarios, a team with roots in the village going back more than a century and a half, in a game featuring 1860s rules. After falling behind early to the Ontarios, the Rams stormed back in the latter innings of the game, taking a 9-8 lead at the top of the ninth. However, the Ontarios won the game 10-9 on a 2-run inside the field home run.
The game was played as a part of the village's Can-Am Festival, held July 20-21.
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- 2013 Alexandria Bay Vintage Boat Show- Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Alexandria Boat Vintage Boat Show, which took place from July 19-21, was a chance for boaters and enthusiasts from around the area to present and see boats from several generations of boat making. About 45 different boats were presented during the weekend.
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- 2013 Adams Cheddar Cheese Festival - Watertown Daily Times
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The 2013 Adams (N.Y.) Cheddar Cheese Festival is a way for the village to represent its agriculture history, as well as the cheese businesses that have made the village their home.
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- War of 1812 re-enactors fire cannon in Sackets Harbor- Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- A group of re-enactors on Saturday fired a three-pounder cannon representing some of the firepower that would have been used during the War of 1812.
The full story can be found at http://wdt.me/LSfZMN.
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- Black bear cub at NYS Zoo at Thompson Park - Watertown Daily Times
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park welcomed a new black bear cub on Thursday, and showed it to the Watertown Daily Times on Friday. The female cub was confiscated from another facility in the southern part of New York by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
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- 693rd Engineering Company returns to Fort Drum
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The 693rd Engineering Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, returned to Fort Drum from a nine month route clearance mission in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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- American Girl Tea Party in Sackets Harbor - Watertown Daily Times
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- American Girl author Kathleen Ernst spoke about her writing and the Caroline Abbott doll and character at a tea party in Sackets Harbor on July 7. The tea party was one of three over the weekend, with two seatings added to meeting overwhelming demand.
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- 2013 Oswego County (N.Y.) Fair- Watertown Daily Times
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Video from July 4 at the Oswego County Fair, held in Sandy Creek. The event is in its 156th year.
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- Mount Carmel Feast- Watertown Daily Times
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The Mount Carmel Fest took place on June 28, 29 and 30 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Watertown. Among the highlights of the day on Sunday was the dedication of a new rose window, which replaces the window installed when the building was first created 100 years ago.
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- Marine Reserves train at Fort Drum- Watertown Daily Times
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment have spent the past two weeks training with M777 howitzers at Fort Drum, NY.
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