Entertainment

Watertown Cable’s Drawing With Fred Has Tribute to the Troops

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This weekend, the Watertown Channel will broadcast two special episodes of the award winning series, Drawing With Fred, and will continue during the month of May. Both include Popeye theatrical cartoons featuring a military theme in a salute to our service people past and present. Beetle Bailey’s military antics are included in each episode. Drawing With Fred, Fred Remembers Our Service People will air on Saturday evening’s beginning at 7:30 p.m. starting April 30, 2016. It is presented by Watertown resident Fred Grandinetti

Government

Watertown Cable’s New Contract Will Bring More Live Events to Viewers

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Watertown Cable Access announced its new contract with Comcast, which will bring improvements to local programming, including more live meeting and sports coverage. 

As part of the deal struck with the cable provider, Watertown Cable will increase its operating budget from $360,000 a year to $450,000, said attorney William Hewig of Kopelman and Paige, who represented the WCA-TV in the negotiations. This will be done with subscribers paying only about a $1 more a month, he said. He has seen other towns go up $3 to $5 a month. Watertown Cable will also receive $572,000 in equipment and other capital projects. This will improve the quality of existing connections and add more direct links, said Watertown Cable Executive Director Helen Chatel.