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OSWEGATCHIE — A former Academy at Ivy Ridge employee who quit after working for about one month says the conditions there were abusive and manipulative not only for the students, but for staff as well. Read More ⇒Former Ivy Ridge worker quit after one month because of how the teens were treated
The daily newspaper that evolved into the Watertown Daily Times published its first edition today in 1861. That’s 163 years ago, at a time when our nation was embroiled in the Civil War. Read More ⇒First edition of the Times published on this day in 1861
SACKETS HARBOR — As part of the Pike National Historic Trail, a much shorter path will help call attention to the initiative here on April 27. Read More ⇒Visitors encouraged to take a hike, learn about Zebulon Pike
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TURIN — The Erie Canal Mule Display from the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse will be on view at the B. Elizabeth Strong Memorial Library, 6312 E Main St., through the end of the month during regular library hours. Read More ⇒Erie Canal mule exhibit on display at Turin library
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WATERTOWN — A 12-episode podcast told by two veteran investigative journalists explores how Madrid native David G. Rupert went from a debt-ridden businessman to an undercover agent in order to infiltrate and to help take down a violent faction of the Irish Republican Army. Read More ⇒Podcast adds to storied saga of Madrid native’s spy adventure
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WATERTOWN — The last time New York state was in the path of a total eclipse was on Jan. 24, 1925. Read More ⇒1925 was the last time a total eclipse hit New York state
WATERTOWN — People gathered downtown on Saturday to take part in the Native American Solar Eclipse Festival, and celebrate The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, democracy and the solar eclipse. Read More ⇒Solar Eclipse Festival celebrates Native American heritage
WATERTOWN — If a Pennsylvania congressman gets his way, one of the most illustrious names in north country history will be removed from a Washington, D.C.-area airport in favor of former President Donald J. Trump. Read More ⇒House Republicans move to remove Dulles name from Washington airport in favor of Trump
Scriba — A more than 23-year-old mystery has now been solved by a group of determined cold case law enforcement investigators and the ever-evolving capabilities of DNA analysis. Read More ⇒Body found on Oswego County shore 32 years ago identified as man who went over Niagara Falls
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WATERTOWN — “Gone With the Wind” is returning to theaters for its 85th anniversary. Read More ⇒‘Gone With the Wind’ blowing into city for 85th anniversary
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CROGHAN — Darvin L. Martin of Brownstown, Pennsylvania, will be the guest speaker for the annual meeting of the Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the Croghan Mennonite Church, 7048 Kirschnerville Road. Read More ⇒Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association to host guest speaker
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WATERTOWN—A 1907 Steinway piano is back at home inside the First Presbyterian Church after spending the last year in Iowa for a $70,000 restoration, funded by the congregation. Read More ⇒Historic Steinway piano brought back to life for Holy Week recital
WATERTOWN — Before people flock to Thompson Park to witness day descend into temporary darkness on April 8, a downtown festival two days before that Total Eclipse of the Park will celebrate the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and how it influenced and enlightened the Founding Fathers an… Read More ⇒Solar eclipse festival to shed light on Native American heritage
OGDENSBURG — Demolition of 10 buildings in the Letchworth Complex at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, deteriorated and dilapidated, will begin later this spring. Read More ⇒Demolition of 10 St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center buildings to begin this spring
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MANHATTAN — The two co-owners of a Watertown small business who have left their mark on the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, will join the unit on Saturday as it leads the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade down Fi… Read More ⇒Watertown’s Whimsical Pig to leave an impression at New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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Editor’s note: The following story by late Watertown Daily Times Albany correspondent Christopher M. Garifo appeared in the Times on Dec 1, 2006. Garifo reported extensively on Ivy Ridge in the early 2000s. In this story, he digs into the reasons the boarding program was denied status as a n… Read More ⇒From the archives: Academy at Ivy Ridge accreditation troubles were well documented in 2006
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Editor’s note: The following story by late Watertown Daily Times Albany correspondent Christopher M. Garifo appeared in the Times on May 1, 2005. Light formatting edits have been made, but the style used at the time has been maintained. Read More ⇒From the archives: Website provided perspectives on Academy at Ivy Ridge
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MORRISTOWN — The town of Morristown has been awarded a grant from the Rock Charitable Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation to complete a structural analysis of the stone windmill in Chapman Park. Read More ⇒Grant to allow for structural analysis of historic Morristown windmill
OGDENSBURG — The Academy at Ivy Ridge, which closed in 2009, is once again back in the headlines. Read More ⇒Academy at Ivy Ridge the focus of Netflix documentary
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Society to host speaker on Indigenous history of area Read More ⇒Jefferson County Genealogical Society to host speaker on Indigenous history of area