Keir Chapman
Reporter
WWNY
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Keir Chapman is a Southern California native. He graduated with a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from the Newhouse School of Journalism at Syracuse University. He joined the news team in June 2019.
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An arbitrator hands out a win to both Watertown and city firefighters. It centers around a union grievance after city lawmakers sidelined and sold the department’s heavy rescue truck.
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Thousands of runners laced up their shoes for the return of the Boston Marathon Monday, Ogdensburg’s Amber Kendall among them.
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A pop up shop with kids in mind is going on over the next three days in the town of Watertown.
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Lowville is expected to approve the surcharges this month. They start at $1,000 every day an industrial customer uses 1.1 million gallons of water. The fees increase as the gallons go up.
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New to the role, but not the pharmacy, Kinney Drugs elects its next president. John Marraffa took the helm of the Gouverneur-based and employee-owned business last week.
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Lowville has issued a water warning, meaning the village’s water supply has continued to dwindle. People in the village are asked to conserve water.
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An anticipated a wave of new child care options could help wash away the day care desert. Jefferson and Lewis counties desperately need more providers and a plan set in motion might pay off soon.
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A sun-kissed day put the bow on the Watertown Farm and Craft Market.
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Watertown City Council has voiced its support of an ongoing effort to convert downtown billboards to digital.
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A gas leak shut down part of State Route 26 in the town of Champion and prompted the evacuation of a car dealership Tuesday.
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A company that invested in a north country tech start-up is firing back against claims that it now owns it.
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Moving more into an electric fleet was brought up this week at a city council meeting after the governor announced she wants all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state to be zero emission by 2035.
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The Free and Accepted Masons of Jefferson and Lewis counties hosted a lunch in Chaumont for Troop D, and awarded the police a certificate of appreciation.
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A destructive beetle, first found in Jefferson County nearly two years ago, has been spreading - killing ash trees along the way. Watertown crews are having to chop down infested trees.
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It was a chance for Fort Drum leaders to show off the post to New York lawmakers.
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A Watertown group’s effort to challenge the city’s decision to opt out of marijuana sales failed after hundreds of signatures had to be scratched off. So, what will the petition’s supporters do next?
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It was an outpouring of support at Carthage Park Monday night for Tyler Christman.
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Over the last three days, three 10th Mountain Division soldiers have died from isolated and unconnected suspected self-harm incidents
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The Food and Drug Administration is staying neutral when it comes to a COVID vaccine booster.
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Village officials say they want to protect people from hate, but the policy has the local LGBTQ community feeling left out.
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Fire destroyed an Ogdensburg garage Saturday night.
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A heated debate is over after Watertown City Council strikes down a request for COVID relief money from Hospice of Jefferson County.
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Summer seems like it’s speeding to a close as the ice goes in at Watertown’s arena.
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The volunteers of Gwen’s Food Pantry are right at home at St. John’s Parish Center.
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U.S. veterans and active duty soldiers could be having a difficult time seeing what’s happening in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his point clear: mental health is health, period.
A group petitioning for a vote on pot sales in Watertown has put the signatures in the city’s hands. Find out why the mayor, who opposes recreational marijuana shops, signed it.
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A barbecue sauce first cooked up in a Watertown home is now on store shelves just a few doors down.
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The newest member of Watertown City Council is looking to stay with the group long term.
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Fort Drum’s commanding general calls it the most important event of the year: the ceremony remembering fallen soldiers. This year, the post heard from a father whose son was killed in Afghanistan.
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The pandemic unemployment benefits people have gotten during the pandemic are ending soon. Could that help the local labor shortage?
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The flu season is fast approaching and it’ll be side-by-side with the ongoing pandemic.
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Wednesday was a hot day at the Great New York State Fair, but the attendance has reportedly been cool.
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Clayton officials hope to replace an important bridge after it caught the state’s eye a second year in a row.
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The north country’s summer tourism season rolls on, but Canadians remain excluded for at least another month.
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The check has been cut for a charity ride in St. Lawrence County that raised thousand of dollars.
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Jefferson County officials are scrambling to find housing for people living outside of a Watertown apartment building. They want the tents gone by the end of the week, but a local motel closing deals a blow to those efforts.
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The head of the Watertown Code Enforcement Department defended his decision to condemn 661 Factory Street during Monday night’s city council meeting.
As people continue to bring supplies for tenants of a condemned Watertown building, county officials say it’s not perfect, but hopefully an improvement for residents.
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It’s an all out community effort to take care of tenants displaced from a Watertown apartment building, but it may just be a band-aid for a bigger problem.
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Watertown leaders like City Manager Ken Mix have been looking into a recycling system meant to cut down time residents spend sorting their recyclables.
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An egg hatchery is eyeing Jefferson County as a possible landing spot for a new facility. It has people excited about the idea of expanding agriculture in the area.
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We’re still seeing effects from Sunday’s record-setting rain. A Watertown duplex has been condemned and its tenants displaced. On top of that, it has pitted residents against the landlord.
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Watertown doesn’t have to build a second city courtroom, but there’s still work to do on the existing one.
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A portion of Watertown’s West Main Street is closed until an overpass can be inspected.
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Relics left behind on Horse Island provide a snapshot of a centuries old battle.
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It was not the turnout they were expecting as it was a slow day at a Watertown COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
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A Lewis County landmark is ready to open its doors for the first time since the pandemic began. The Town Hall Theater in Lowville will start showing movies again Friday.
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In Lewis County, local leaders are seeing their vaccine rates lag behind others in the state. That has the clock ticking on a potential spike in cases there.
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A local artist is making her community her canvas. Brooke Morse painted the mural on Belloff’s Department Store in Adams.
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Two waterside wineries are on the trail after years of waiting.