Chris Brock

Watertown

Features Writer and Copy Editor at Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY)

Articles

Pro-democracy ralliers in it for the (weekly) long haul

1 week ago | nny360.com | Chris Brock

WATERTOWN — The “Stand for Democracy” rallies on Public Square will become a matter of weekly routine. Janice E. O’Connell, local co-organizer of the 50501 Movement, said that gatherings will be held every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at the downtown spot. They began last week. “I’m expecting the Wednesday rallies to be smaller, and that’s OK,” O’Connell said.
Microplastics an emerging concern for Great Lakes water quality

1 week ago | lockportjournal.com | Chris Brock

There is no escape from microplastics in today's world, and increasingly there is no escape from reports of the harm they may be causing to our environment and, possibly, to us. Microplastics and their impacts is a growing field of study. In July of 2024, the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Biotechnology Information, said in a report, "Recent research has uncovered a concerning link between microplastics and cancer, prompting urgent investigation.
Microplastics an emerging concern for Great Lakes water quality

2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Chris Brock

There is no escape from microplastics in today's world, and increasingly there is no escape from reports of the harm they may be causing to our environment and, possibly, to us. Microplastics and their impacts is a growing field of study. In July of 2024, the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Biotechnology Information, said in a report, "Recent research has uncovered a concerning link between microplastics and cancer, prompting urgent investigation.
Mausoleum visit created a spontaneous, stormy adventure

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris Brock

Apr. 5—WATERTOWN — Carrying buckets in one hand and cellphones turned to flashlight functions in the other hand, attorney Andre J. Hungerford and history buff James P. Barker found themselves hiking through Brookside Cemetery this past Friday and Saturday nights in the sometimes freezing rain, tasked with a chore related to the upkeep of a historic structure at the cemetery.
Mausoleum visit created a spontaneous, stormy adventure

2 weeks ago | nny360.com | Chris Brock

WATERTOWN — Carrying buckets in one hand and cellphones turned to flashlight functions in the other hand, attorney Andre J. Hungerford and history buff James P. Barker found themselves hiking through Brookside Cemetery this past Friday and Saturday nights in the sometimes freezing rain, tasked with a chore related to the upkeep of a historic structure at the cemetery.
Microplastics an emerging concern for Great Lakes water quality

3 weeks ago | niagara-gazette.com | Chris Brock

There is no escape from microplastics in today's world, and increasingly there is no escape from reports of the harm they may be causing to our environment and, possibly, to us. Microplastics and their impacts is a growing field of study. In July of 2024, the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Biotechnology Information, said in a report, "Recent research has uncovered a concerning link between microplastics and cancer, prompting urgent investigation.
Microplastics an emerging concern for Great Lakes water quality

3 weeks ago | nny360.com | Chris Brock

There is no escape from microplastics in today’s world, and increasingly there is no escape from reports of the harm they may be causing to our environment and, possibly, to us. Microplastics and their impacts is a growing field of study. In July of 2024, the National Institutes of Health and its National Center for Biotechnology Information, said in a report, “Recent research has uncovered a concerning link between microplastics and cancer, prompting urgent investigation.
Stocked streams, ponds ready for trout season opener April 1

3 weeks ago | nny360.com | Chris Brock

WATERTOWN — Anglers who will be out at the beginning of the inland trout season on Tuesday will be buoyed by nearly 1.9 million of the fish that have been stocked in waters statewide. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s trout stocking effort is in full swing with catchable-size brook, brown and rainbow trout stocked in ponds and streams across the state. The process began in mid-March and goes through early June.
Stocked streams, ponds ready for trout season opener

3 weeks ago | nny360.com | Chris Brock

WATERTOWN — Anglers who will be out at the beginning of the inland trout season on Tuesday will be buoyed by nearly 1.9 million of the fish that have been stocked in waters statewide. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s trout stocking effort is in full swing with catchable-size brook, brown and rainbow trout stocked in ponds and streams across the state. The process began in mid-March and goes through early June.
Weather advisories predicting ice accumulations

4 weeks ago | nny360.com | Chris Brock

WATERTOWN — Ever since the Great Ice Storm of 1998, a weather forecast predicting the accumulation of ice has been a cause of concern for north country residents. Such a forecast has returned. The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Franklin counties. In all of those advisories, ice and snow are in the forecasts. For Jefferson County, the NWS’s Buffalo office, as of around noon on Friday, reported in its alert: “Mixed precipitation expected.