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Austin Pérez

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  1. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Austin Pérez

    Inside the Watertown training that turns recruits into firefighters (opens the original)

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    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Watertown Fire Department recruit academy is in its second week of a 19-week training program. Eleven recruits — 10 from Watertown and one from Plattsburgh — are training daily from 5:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program covers skills that will be required of each recruit throughout their firefighting careers. On Wednesday, training officer Chuck Waugh led recruits through ladder and knot training. Waugh said the pace is intentional. “Super busy day, we don’t let ‘em st

  2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Austin Pérez

    Harness racing draws competitors, crowds to Gouverneur and St. Lawrence County Fair (opens the original)

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    GOUVERNEUR, New York (WWNY) - Harness racing returned to the Gouverneur and St. Lawrence County Fair on Thursday, drawing horses and drivers from across New York State for 13 races across different horse categories. Each race covered two laps around the gravel track at the fairgrounds — one mile total. Henry Westbrook III of Saratoga Springs competed with a horse he raised himself, named WhatANobleGuy. Westbrook said racing is a pursuit he carries alongside running his own business. “It’s in my

  3. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Austin Pérez

    North Country responds to national blood shortage (opens the original)

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    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - North Country residents showed up Wednesday to help fill the national need for blood donations. A blood drive at Jefferson Community College in Watertown drew a small turnout that grew as the afternoon went on. Robert Waisel of the American Red Cross said filling the schedule is the priority. “Because each day we have to collect a certain amount of blood to make sure hospitals have the blood that they need, so that is the goal at the Red Cross — to fill the schedules

  4. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Austin Pérez

    What to expect at this year’s Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair (opens the original)

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    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Gouverneur & St. Lawrence County Fair kicks off Tuesday with new vendors, live entertainment and animal exhibits among the offerings. “Probably got four or five new food vendors that haven’t been here before,” fair manager Don Peck said. Sheep, goats, chickens and turkeys are already on the fairgrounds. Claire Peck — no relation to Don — has a long family history of showing animals at the county fair. She tends to sheep alongside her granddaughter, Isis. “This is

  5. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Austin Pérez

    South Jefferson summer rec program keeps kids busy (opens the original)

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    WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - About 125 kids are spending their summer days at South Jefferson Middle School through the South Jefferson Summer Rec Program, a community-organized nonprofit offering activities, free meals and weekly field trips. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Activities include wiffle ball, swimming, arts and crafts and slime-making. Free breakfast and lunch are provided each day. Staff member Sommer Bartlett said the energy from the kids makes the

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