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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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Possible Boy Scouts bankruptcy hangs over state
ALBANY - With the Boy Scouts of America moving closer to filing bankruptcy, dozens of camps and reservations owned by lo…
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Utica native 'speaks his truth' in new book
Utica native Kevin Byrd is excited about the upcoming release of the book "Black Men Speak Their Truth," appropriately b…
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Humane society costs give Ilion pause
ILION - Members of the Ilion village board are not happy with the price increase in the proposed new cat sheltering agre…
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After 60 years, mystery of missing sub in Lake George revealed
LAKE GEORGE - This year marks six decades since a homemade submarine called Baby Whale, tied to a dock in Dark Bay, disa…
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Lead in water reminds us all to be aware
Reports of elevated levels of lead in some samples of Herkimer tap water once again raises concerns over the damaging ef…
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Letters to the editor
Democrats in power would spell doomI watched most of the partisan impeachment of President Trump. Here are some of my ob…
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Virus fears rise after Cambodia's acceptance of cruise ship
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The feel-good story of how Cambodia allowed a cruise ship to dock after it was turned away e…
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Canucks get Toffoli from Kings
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Vancouver Canucks have added a scoring forward to their lineup.
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Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters
So far, Pete Buttigieg has made it look easy.The once little-known former mayor of a midsize Midwestern city vaulted ove…
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Mickey Wright, golf great and early LPGA force, dies at 85
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Mickey Wright, the golf great with a magnificent swing who won 13 majors among her 82 victo…
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New Hartford among Pier 1 stores to close
Pier 1 Imports is closing up to 450 locations, including its store in New Hartford and all its stores in Canada, the ret…
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Schumer visits Utica, demands expanded Agent Orange victim benefits
UTICA - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer was in Utica on Monday afternoon to call on federal agencies to designate additional d…
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Rome residents among cruise passengers quarantined due to coronavirus
When Rome residents Cindy and Peter Molesky deplaned at the Lackland Air Force Base in Texas before dawn on Monday, they…
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Everyone loved George Washington - until he became president
When the great Gen. George Washington left his comfortable retirement at Mount Vernon to become the first president of t…
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A line in the sand: Creating a mandala at MVCC
UTICA - The process is tedious, the actions precise and deliberate - but in the end, a sand mandala taking shape this we…
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