Read Before You Vote: Your 2026 Watertown Ballot, Explained
Who is on a City of Watertown ballot on Nov. 3, 2026, what each candidate proposes and what they have actually done, side by side with sources. Nonpartisan; no endorsements.
Research & Analysis
Analytical reports, operational frameworks, and research notes from WBA's independent practice.
Trick-or-Treat Hours 2026 in Watertown and the North Country (Halloween, Sat. Oct. 31)
Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, Oct. 31. Trick-or-treat hours for Fort Drum, Watertown and North Country villages as they are announced, plus trunk-or-treats and Halloween-weekend events across Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. Updated daily through Halloween.
Things to Do This Weekend in Watertown and the North Country (Oct. 24–25, 2026)
Boo at the Zoo’s final weekend, 15 trunk-or-treats, haunted hayrides, fun runs and the first two days of early voting: times, places and prices for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24–25, across Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties.
What the North Country Searches For, and What It Says About Local Jobs
A year of Google searches from Jefferson County, set against federal job and wage records: food searches follow visitors and Fort Drum, restaurant jobs are no more common than nationally, and the real gap is professional work.
North Country Business Formation in 2026: A Record Pace, and the Lewis County Effect
Every business filed in Jefferson, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties since 2000: Jefferson is on pace for a record year, LLCs now dominate, and most of Lewis County’s boom is New York City companies on paper.
Where Watertown’s Trick-or-Treaters Will Go in 2026
A data forecast of Halloween 2026 in Watertown, NY: about 3,300 trick-or-treat-age kids, the streets they are likely to fill, and why apartments drive the pattern. With an interactive map.
Two Quiet Strategies for Owning a Small Upstate New York City
An experiment in reading public records: pulling 161,000 parcels and 9,147 active LLCs across Jefferson County, NY, surfaced two completely different strategies for accumulating real estate in a small city. One visible. One invisible. Both legal. Both effective.
Northern NY Business Formation Patterns: Data Analysis 1990-2024
Data-driven analysis of business formation patterns in Northern NY (1990-2024). Examines LLC growth trends, compliance gaps, real estate correlation with Housing Market Index, and regulatory framework adherence across Jefferson, Oswego, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
LLC Formation Process in Jefferson County NY: Procedural Analysis
Comprehensive guide to LLC formation in Jefferson County, NY. Examines Articles of Organization filing requirements, publication processes, management structure decisions, and regulatory compliance frameworks specific to New York State business formation.
Economic Strain and Opportunities in Small Markets: Watertown NY Case Study
Regional economic analysis examining debt-to-income patterns, service capacity constraints, and market opportunity identification in small-market environments. Case study explores how constrained resources create both operational pressure and potential for targeted business development.