Abbey Buttacavoli
Reporter & Weekend Anchor
WWNY
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Abbey joined the 7News team in March 2019 as a part-time multi-media journalist and became full time after she graduated in May.
Born and raised in Albany, New York, Abbey attended SUNY Oswego and studied broadcasting and mass communications and business administration.
She loves talking to people and hearing their stories. In her free time she enjoys exercising, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
She looks forward to reporting in the North Country and experiencing all this area has to offer.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Fort Drum's Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year say they're ready for the challenge
Updated: May. 27, 2021 at 8:59 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The nurse pinning ceremony is a time-honored tradition at Jefferson Community College.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 8:09 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Jennifer Worthington was outside her home burning wood in the fire pit in her front yard when things went south.
Updated: May. 24, 2021 at 12:35 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Lewis County is hoping to help solve water woes for some of its smaller villages and towns. Copenhagen could benefit after struggling with its water supply last year.
Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 9:00 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The splash pad at Watertown’s Thompson Park opened for the season Tuesday.
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
It was all smiles for four men at Watertown’s Johnny D’s. Their weekly lunch together kicked off, and with it came a side of big news. Masks and social distancing will no longer be required for fully vaccinated people in most cases starting Wednesday.
Updated: May. 17, 2021 at 11:15 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Late Saturday morning, volunteers got a call to help deliver a baby at the Hotis Motel in the town of Pamelia.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 1:40 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The Watertown Family YMCA Day Care Center is at risk of losing its license. It started with a complaint about a child left without supervision at the day care center.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 8:15 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Republican Rob Astorino stopped in Watertown Tuesday as part of a statewide tour to announce his candidacy for governor.
Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 1:45 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
May 6 through 12 is set aside show appreciation of the work nurses do. During the pandemic, the week takes on added meaning.
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 9:45 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
It’s May 6 and teachers at Watertown schools say it feels like the first day of school. That’s because city schools are back in session, in person, full-time, with masks and social distancing.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 7:27 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli and 7 News Staff
A 40 year old Rossie man is dead and 3 people have been arrested following a shooting in St. Lawrence County early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 8:07 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
It’s hard to miss as you drive onto Pillar Point. There’s a painted “welcome sign” on County Route 59, but if you look closer, you’ll see the words “happy birthday” and names of Pillar Point residents.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2021 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
When Watertown’s lucrative hydropower contract will expire in 2030, the city will lose millions of dollars in revenue. To prepare for that loss, City Manager Ken Mix says taxes need to increase now, but Mayor Jeff Smith disagrees.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 3:03 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Some local restaurant workers commemorated Earth Day by cleaning up trash along a Jefferson County road.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
No permission slip is needed for students to take a field trip to Fort Drum. That’s because the post offers virtual outings on YouTube.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 6:57 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
“I think I can bring some value to our community, and our community could use that,” Tim Ahlfeld told 7 News Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 9:33 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
A crowd gathered at the Thousand Islands school board meeting Tuesday night, after learning of plans by the school district to trim up to eight teaching positions.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2021 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Lewis County has created a series of vaccine videos for residents who may be skeptical of getting the shots. You’re likely to see them popping up on social media.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2021 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
From the stage to the screen, the Indian River theater department made the show go on this school year despite the pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
North country bar and restaurant owners say they will take what they can get when it comes to operating time, but they say the couple of hours they are still losing can make or break a business.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 8:10 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Some Watertown City School District students will return to full-time classroom learning next month and it’s a change one family is looking forward to.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
With 2 local teens lost to suicide because of internet blackmailers, one question is: how do you bring this up with your teen? One suicide prevention advocate offers advice.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Marijuana might be legal in New York state, but that doesn’t mean you can light or take it everywhere. There are a number of restrictions.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 3:07 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Fort Drum says it’s one of the best in the U.S. military when it comes to vaccinations. Leaders say 60 percent of Fort Drum’s population has opted to get the jab.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 8:42 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued an alert urging people to report any COVID-19 vaccine charges to their bank accounts directly to her office.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 8:42 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Four people are in police custody after allegedly robbing two men at gun point in an apartment on Watertown’s Coffeen Street.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Four girls in Watertown are working to feed some furry friends so their owners don’t have to go hungry.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:28 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
If you talk to someone who grew up in the village of Adams, they might tell you about an old playground on Institute Street.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 2:01 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Construction in Clayton is a few months ahead of schedule and it looks like that the pandemic may have played a role in speeding up the process.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 2:25 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The Baie St. Paul was the first ship to pass through St. Lambert Lock in Montreal, officially kicking off the navigation season.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 10:55 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but these are worth a thousand dollars.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2021 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The Gouverneur Boxing Club swapped out boxing gloves for rubber gloves Sunday to clean up the mess left by a devastating fire.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 7:19 AM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
It was an impassioned meeting in Louisville Wednesday night as residents raised concerns about the town’s newly acquired golf course.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 2:36 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
A year into COVID-19, we look back at the challenges hospitals faced and continue to meet.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2021 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
On Tuesday, a number of villages in the north country will hold elections.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 10:00 AM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
What a difference a year makes. Last March, the Coachlight Inn burned to the ground. Now it’s back and better than ever.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
There were fears a COVID-19 and influenza ‘twindemic’ would happen over the fall and winter, but it didn’t.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 1:13 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
A fund has been created to support animal medical costs so the zoo doesn't have to choose between spending money and saving an animal's life.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 4:51 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is in the north country and some people have already gotten the jab. However, it’s not available to just anyone.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 4:11 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg is telling parishioners to get any of the approved COVID-19 vaccines, despite other church leaders having concerns over 1 of the vaccines.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 7:19 AM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Wednesday night, the county’s police reform group laid out its plans to meet New York state’s mandate by the deadline.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 at 10:02 AM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
When it comes to the sale of recreational marijuana in Lewis County, residents are split down the middle.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
Religious and drug recovery leaders are saying ‘not in our neighborhood’ to a smoke shop that opened its doors last week. It’s the location of the store, and what it sells, that has stirred up concerns.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
A SUNY Potsdam professor is honoring Black History Month by taking a deep dive into African-American literature, and sharing it through a podcast.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 10:30 AM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
There won’t be green coming in, but there’s green going out when it comes to the north country’s Irish festival. That green is in the form of money.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 5:45 PM EST
|By 7 News Staff and Abbey Buttacavoli
The idea of Ogdensburg city police being replaced by St. Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies not only surprised the police chief, it also surprised the sheriff.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 5:26 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
You are paying more for gas right now. It’s all because last week’s major storm in and around Texas caused oil refineries to hit the brakes.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 2:45 PM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
The sheriff’s office held two public information sessions Thursday to go over the draft of its police reform plan.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 7:30 AM EST
|By Abbey Buttacavoli
City manager Ken Mix and the city’s stakeholders group took public comments from last week’s meeting and compiled them into four categories: procedural justice and community relations, staffing, accountability, and crisis intervention.
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