How times have changed....With the new law signed allowing weed sales ar Farmer's Markets, we could see cannabis sold right out front of City Hall. The Mayor can watch pot being sold out her third floor window....Lot of irony, considering that if I watched such activity I would be obliged to call downstairs to the PD.
Friday, August 7, 2026
Flock You
Folks are going after Flock Cameras...Pulling them down, obscuring their view...whatever....
Street justice for the assault on privacy the cameras do...
The Law is the Law and No One is Above It
Syracuse is waiving tickets for people who got red light tickets while in a funeral procession....Why ? They went through a red light, case closed.
New Duffers
A national marketing group called Group Golf has brought players to Thompson Park, says course czar Jeff Fallon
I'm glad there is more traffic...Surprised there is any given the bad press...But the City is also running advertising....
Again, all for a course they say is closing end of season for good. Again, no one believes that.
But these are the people who are glad to let someone else lease a house for a thousand dollars while a clubhouse is leased for six dollars.
Two States to Pass and We’ll Be Number one
Third highest electric rates in the nation..If Albany tries harder we can eclipse California and Hawaii. First step is to reelect all incumbents. And we all are getting $100 to help pay.
Things That Don’t Happen
A couple highly touted dairy projects have evaporated. Such hoopla when these things are first talked about…..But the end comes out because someone asked whatever happened to that project.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Nothing
I drove down Poplar Street yesterday after a caller claimed a large homeless encampment….Didnt see anything unless it was way back in the woods.
Fading to Black
One less government in NNY is possible this year as Hammond residents vote on dissolution. Seems people don’t want to pay a village tax and no one wants to serve in office……
https://www.wwnytv.com/2026/08/06/st-lawrence-county-village-may-soon-cease-exist/
Council Doings
A Council Member has prepared a couple local laws to reign in slightly the administrative state, particularly in the area of suddenly tearing down a building purported to be an imminent danger.
They are being slow walked and won’t make it before Council till September. This is thought to be a trial balloon by a member losing enthusiasm for the doings of the Third Floor.
On other matters. Since no one believes Council really closes the golf course this fall, when will the City allow planning for next season.
I am told Council is all giddy about the renting out of the house in the park…They think it will dissuade the Zoo from asking for more money. There is no concern over whether doing so violates zoning law and isn’t allowed in the current lease.
Told also Council is blasé over the Milly trial which the Member , who has seen the tape, thinks will result in the matter going away.
Citizen Suggestion
Comment Posted Today....
I, for one, feel the City needs Mayor Compo to extend leadership and to call for a City-Wide Public Hearing, a Community Hearing with the Mayor, City Manager, Watertown Police Department, County Sherriff, and others to publicly (and openly) discuss the safety situation of our city regarding murder, stabbings, drugs, crime, vandalism, homeless encampments, people sleeping on benches, and other safety concerns. Watertown is getting to be a dangerous place, and people are talking. Step up, Mayor, be a leader.
Nice idea, but don't hold your breath.
Splash Pad Mishap
Call late this afternoon, a young girl slip and fell at the splash pad in the Park. Hope she is alright.
Everyone should have the Crime Radar app on their phone.
More Places To Get Weed
More cannabis in more places, but why can't those who have sold perdition for decades get a piece of the action. Today a retired state worker was telling me about the five dollar a pack cigarettes up the street....Said if its cheaper, its for him and state law doesn't matter.
Kathy, it's time for all of us to start selling on down low. Got to order a couple video slots.....buy some weed and cigarettes on the Res.
Can't compete intros environment without playing all the angles....Since I am not from Yemen
Poke in the Head
Two people were stabbed last night and ended up on Mechanic Street, but word on the street is the initial poke in the head occurred guess where ??? 661. The injured are not life threatening and a third person is at large, but the City says there is no danger to the public
No danger if you life in Chaumont, or Lewis County.
Keep Your Clothes On
New trail at Southwicks….looks nice…Remember years ago when the urban legend there was a nude beach there ?
Available Now
Limited edition AOC , "put a bartender in the White House" T shirts are now available at the Pearl Street Pub....Tis is triggering the haters and that's fine but this fine quality apparel will turn heads at your next meeting of the Coon-o-cracy....
Another Poke
Another possible stabbing....This one on Mechanic Street at Midtown Tower.....Got to be scary for the residents....Just wait for the press release if you are concerned.
Stay on Your Side of the Hudson Tish
Rensselaer County (Troy) is defying, defying I tell you,
Kathy and Tish and continues to cooperate with ICE.
I see the Border Patrol helped with catching the murder suspect up the street this week...If the neighborhood is threatened and this dude was a threat, I full expect anyone with a badge and a gun to help out.
Albany needs to take a hike.
https://wnyt.com/top-stories/rensselaer-county-defying-ny-law-on-ice-partnership-program/
Let Him Eat
Yes a crime is a crime no matter how small....but I would have to think a bit before calling the Law because someone at Wendy's took a bag of food intended for someone else from the clerks hands and left.
Maybe he needed a meal and was poor....But is it worth societies time and money to bother with this when nothing will be done.
More Brass
Hope a couple of them live here...Four administrative positions have been filled in the Ciry School District....including a house principal..
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Candidate Tossed
An Auburn attorney hoping to run an independent campaign for NY24 has been tossed by a judge claiming he was 23 signatures shy of 3500 needed. Must be a Democratic judge .
https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/local/report-auburn-attorney-off-ballot-in-ny-24/
Done
Abdul El-Sayad has been declared the winner by AP and other networks in the Dem primary in Michigan. He will run against Republican Michael Rogers in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate.
Looks like that odd looking Congressman named Shri lost too....
Dump Stats
661 Factory is owned by an LLC in Brantingham Lake....It's assessed for $208K and zoned urban/mixed use......Inn/lodge is the zoning code.
$2317 in city taxes this year...$1588 in county taxes. Last listed improvement in 2000....Built in 1950 and they say 31 units....Common bathrooms and an electrician one told me of basement apartments with no windows.
Normal condition of average quality the City says. Overall desirability is three, whatever that means.
Imagine living on Loomus Drive and paying twice that tax and imposing no burden on city services..
232 is Back !
A great opportunity for those who know how to work the system is up for auction....The 43 unit block at 232 W. Main was a popular blotter entry for years...Opening bid is $150K. While likely a shithole inside, 232 is a solid building with parking.
Great cash flow even you get the Social Service vouchered tenants.
Experts Say.....
Experts we are told rate the NY 21 race competitive...as a result of 20 months of GOP turmoil....That turmoil happened, but in the end do people vote party or person.
Blake Gendebien seems a nice guy and I suspect he is...But if elected his first vote is for Hakeem as Speaker and he will have to vote for all those Trump impeachment resolutions.
Yet the tattered cloth coat Republicans who run county committees are ambivalent about their brash young candidate and the winds this year don't favor the GOP..
Anybody can write a political analysis and since we have so few "experts", no way of knowing who is right.
https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/politics/2026/08/04/gop-drama-ny-22
I Know I Am Not Authorized to Report News
Had to play a little man on the scene yesterday as Glenn ask me on Live at Five about the murder up the street, and while I am not a licensed member of the main stream media, I did my best with caveats about things still not being entirely clear. However it was clear by 5PM and arrest was made and a person was dead.
Who Else is Warehoused at 661 ?
So the alleged murderer raped a young teen in 2013 before heading south in a stolen car for some crime…and he was on a sex offender registry living at 661 according to a Times article today. It’s a welfare hotel generating strong cash flow in vouchered rent. Nice of them to place this dude in such fertile turf.
Be anxious to hear more at today’s presser about how much was known about this guy and what interactions have police had with him.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Life on the Street
It’s amazing with the welfare state as it is, there is no means of intervention for young people whose lives are pretty much shot.
Today I noticed a teen girl dancing on the sidewalk out front…..Kept,an eye on her and it was obvious she was whacked on meth or whatever….i tried to speak to her as did a,female customer….She claimed not to know her name , age or where she lived. I called 911 and an officer came over and she is a frequent flyer at age 17 or less with parents who show no interest. Nothing that can be done. No Social Services or mental health services…Given her mental state and dress bad could,come easily…
The officer was familiar and helpful, but there is no apparent solution to such dilemmas.
So it is with street life in Watertown.
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