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Two Cousins Pinball in Marcy has launched the CNY Pop Culture Monthly Marketplace, a once-a-month event bringing vendors selling comics, toys, cards, and other collectibles to the same building on River Road.
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Bon Appétit’s February issue spotlighted Chesterfield’s Tavolo in Utica for its iconic Utica greens as part of a feature on upstate New York’s Italian American “Littler Italies.”
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In Utica, Citizen Action of New York rallied with parents and child care providers urging lawmakers to fund higher wages and key investments to address shortages and build a path to universal child care statewide.
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A suspected propane leak at "Abundant Life Fellowship Church" in Boonville triggered an explosion and fire on Tuesday, critically injuring four firefighters and the pastor while crews investigated the gas odor.
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Utica’s mayor and Common Council are battling over whether the city must keep charging outdated charter-set fees—highlighted by 1964 ski rates at Val Bialas—until the council formally updates them, with broader implications for funding and access to other youth and recreation programs.
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Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon’s annual “Valentines for Vets” program brought hundreds of student-made cards to local veterans across the 119th Assembly District to show gratitude and connect generations.
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Utica’s Board of Estimate and Apportionment has approved Mayor Michael Galime’s proposed $93.3 million city budget, including a 2.9% property tax increase and major funding for public safety. Next, the Utica Common Council will hold departmental hearings Feb. 23–25 before a final vote due by March 20, ahead of the fiscal year that begins April 1.
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The Utica Zoo is mourning MeiLin, a red panda born at the zoo in 2019 who became a beloved ambassador for her endangered species. She was found dead on February 5 after recent veterinary treatment, and Cornell University is conducting testing to determine the cause. MeiLin leaves behind two healthy male cubs, Bao and Momo, and a lasting conservation legacy with staff and visitors.
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Utica’s Val Bialas Ski Center is set to reopen after major upgrades, but a dispute over outdated pricing versus affordability threatens its long-term future.
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West Utica is investing over $500,000 to upgrade three parks with new playgrounds, resurfaced courts, safer materials, and added shade, aiming for completion by late May.
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The county NAACP's Black History Month event in Utica spotlighted local youth through powerful student-led tributes to Black pioneers, emphasizing that young voices are vital leaders of today.
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Rome’s Zoning Board of Appeals denied a proposal to turn the long-vacant former Mapledale Dairy on West Dominick Street into a pickup sandwich deli after neighbors and a councilor argued it would increase traffic and noise and change the area’s character.
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Jeff Kent’s first "Hall of Fame" visit in Cooperstown was less about celebrating his achievements and more about feeling humbled as he realized he’s now part of baseball’s much larger history.
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A former New York prison guard who was cleared by a jury in a high-profile inmate death case is now turning around and suing the state.
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Governor Hochul has proposed a law to ban local police partnerships with ICE in New York, aiming to keep immigration enforcement separate from community policing and public safety efforts.
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Big news for Central New York’s biotech scene—CUNY Upstate Medical Center’s Biotech Accelerator is getting a major boost. State officials have just announced nearly $3 million in funding for a renovation and expansion project that aims to grow the region’s life sciences ecosystem.
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Gordon Mower, who confessed nearly three decades ago to killing his parents on their family farm in Richfield Springs, is back in court. This time, he says he got bad legal advice when he took a plea deal in 1996.
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The Rome Common Council approved up to $70,000 in bonds for window blinds at City Hall to address severe heat and glare issues caused by large uncovered windows installed during recent renovations.
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When a major winter storm dropped more than 14 inches of snow on Utica, it was the city’s Department of Public Works that stepped up to keep things moving.
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Eight elementary school positions have been cut in the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District, part of a broader plan to reconfigure grades across the district starting next school year.
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