NEW YORK — JRC Foundation Inc. announced today that it received a $15,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life in support of Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center, which provides
10 years ago
April 16, 2011: The long-awaited restoration of the nearly 128-year-old Civil War statue in Lowville might begin as soon as late summer. The statue, which is listed on the state and national registers of historic places, is to be taken down no later than November and returned by Oct. 31, 2012. The project is to be funded mostly by a $142,965 grant from the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The village has committed $20,000 to the project, while the remaining money is to come from other donations and money raised over the years by the nonprofit group Save Our Statue.
25 years ago
John B. Thackston, 72, passed away February 5, 2021, at the JRC Intermediate Care Facility in Dexter.
John was born July 3, 1948, in Watertown. The son of John and Marilyn (Heinrich) Thackston, John was a survivor of serious illness as a baby which left him crippled and resulted in permanent brain damage. His physical abilities deteriorated as he aged but he lived a happy and fulfilled life.
In 1954, his parents along with other parents with handicapped children formed a group that ultimately evolved into the creation of the Association for Retarded Children. The ARC flourished into the Jefferson Rehabilitation Center and is now the Arc Jefferson-St. Lawrence. John lived his adult life in one of the JRC:s Intermediate Care homes and spent a great deal of time with family during those years with many weekends at home and day trips to his brothersâ house where family, friends and relatives would gather.
The security for Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday will be extreme following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by
Robert J. Comenole, of Watertown, stands among 28 of his 65 cardboard cut-outs Friday at the Salmon Run Mall in Watertown. The cutouts, which feature local health care workers, will be placed at various businesses in Watertown, serving as reminders to wear a mask. Kara Dry/Watertown Daily Times Kara Dry
WATERTOWN â Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno: one for all, and all for one.
With this Latin message in mind, a new local initiative, with a âsafe communityâ project to keep Jefferson County protected, seeks to encourage citizens to wear face coverings, eliminate hesitance related to doing so and raise awareness of other health and safety guidelines health departments have been preaching since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.