WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Due to the government shutdown, concern is growing among Fort Drum firefighters who won’t be paid for the foreseeable future:

I am so sorry. We did not vote for this in my family.

Jill Campbell Palmer

All should walk off the job, then you’ll see how quickly the government opens.

Whitey Thirteenth Avenue

You should save 20% of your income so that when things like this happen...you have money to pay your mortgage and put food on the table.

Frank Kofflin

Working for weeks to months without pay is NOT a “rainy day.”

Deanna Marie Sofia

Inmates at Riverview Correctional Facility in Ogdensburg graduated with college degrees on Thursday. Their education was made possible by state and federal grants:

It gives incarcerated people the chance to shift their mind

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