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Thursday, March 22, 2018
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Apprenticeships popular again as workers turn to trades
Hundreds of area youth are learning job skills and earning income without spending thousands on a college education.Appr…
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Ex-Utican Steve Wynn gives notice he could sell his Wynn Resort shares
LAS VEGAS - Former Wynn Resorts CEO and ex-Utican Steve Wynn has taken a key step that would allow him to sell all of hi…
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Area sports roundup for Wednesday, March 21
MEN'S LACROSSEKeuka 15, Utica 8Utica 1 2 2 3 - 8Keuka 3 0 6 6 - 15Utica (2-3): Nick Yelich 3-0, Jake Bratek 2-0, Ryan …
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Utica Comets to open 2018-19 season at home
For the first time, the Utica Comets will open an American Hockey League season on home ice.The Comets, who have opened …
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Rome Lab expected to get more than $200M in federal spending bill
ROME - The Air Force Research Laboratory's Rome facility is expected to receive more than $200 million in the $1.3 trill…
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Freshman pitcher Deraway earns conference honors
Cazenovia College freshman pitcher Olivia Deraway (Rome/Rome Free Academy) made her first two starts for the Wildcats' w…
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Rome awaits approval for CDBG funds
ROME - The city of Rome has submitted its 2018 Community Development Block Grant annual action plan and must now wait fo…
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New Hartford to buy Gander Mountain building for $1.9M
NEW HARTFORD - The town is entering into an agreement to purchase the former Gander Mountain building for $1.9 million t…
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Man shot, killed in Utica
UTICA - A Utica man died during surgery late Wednesday night after he was shot on Steuben Street, city police said.
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What's in a name: Gender-neutral baby names on the rise
NEW YORK - Whether Royal, Charlie or Salem, Skyler, Justice or Oakley, unisex names for babies are on the rise among par…
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Griffo: Senate passes bills to protect emergency responders
The state Senate has passed several bills to increase protections for law enforcement, firefighters and other emergency …
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Coffin trial: What happened in Las Vegas?
Thirteen days after Thomas E. Shepherd Jr. was shot to death in the parking lot of Sammy G's in Rome, the focus of the c…
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Brindisi endorsed by Giffords for Congress
Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi has been endorsed in his run for Congress by Giffords, the gun safety organization co-found…
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Facebook's Zuckerberg admits mistakes, outlines fixes
NEW YORK - Breaking more than four days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted mistakes and outlined steps to…
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Herb Philipson's purchased by longtime employee
A longtime Herb Philipson's employee purchased the company Wednesday, just a few months after it went up for sale earlie…
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