Peyton Morse, fallen firefighter, to receive degree Saturday
WWNY Peyton Morse, fallen firefighter, to receive degree Saturday By 7 News Staff | April 29, 2021 at 5:28 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 9:14 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Peyton Morse, the fallen Watertown firefighter, will be given his Siena College degree posthumously this Saturday.
Watertown fire chief Matt Timerman and three other Watertown city firefighters will make the trip to Siena College Saturday, where they will be with Morse’s parents and family and firefighters from the Shaker Road-Loudonville department, the department Morse volunteered with while in college.
Chief Timerman recalled Thursday the time he encouraged Morse to not leave school early for a job with the Watertown fire department.
Watertownâs mayor, city manager have differing views on tax proposal
WWNY Watertownâs mayor, city manager have differing views on tax proposal By Abbey Buttacavoli | April 26, 2021 at 5:21 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 9:26 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - When Watertownâs 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.
âI donât want to see a tax rate increase and thatâs going to be my goal to make sure we donât have one,â said Smith.
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