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Rome to host the TANYS
The bright lights of the theater world will shine on Rome this weekend.The Rome Community Theatre is hosting the annual …
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Utica Mayors: Leading during time of war, peace
J. Bradbury German (mayor, 1944)J. Bradbury German was 17 when, in 1910, he got his first job as a soda jerk in the Engl…
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YOUR VIEWS: Letters to the editor
New hospital won't promote good healthBuilding a new hospital in downtown Utica or at the St. Luke's campus will not pro…
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COMMENTARY: History is still the best teacher
I believe in history, that history is the only reality available to us for future planning. If we don't study history, a…
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OUR VIEW: Snuff out smokes just for today
Nobody likes a quitter.Wrong.In fact, if you're going to be a quitter, be one today.It's the Great American Smokeout.If …
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Utica Common Council approves flood task force
UTICA - The Utica Common Council created a new task force focused on flood mitigation during its meeting Wednesday night…
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SU says report of supremacist screed was likely hoax
SYRACUSE - Syracuse University's chancellor says reports that a white supremacist manifesto was sent to some students' c…
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Judge to rule by year end on ICE arrests at New York courts
NEW YORK - A federal judge says he'll rule by the end of the year on the constitutionality of Immigration and Customs En…
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Do married people have happier relationships than unmarried couples?
New research shows - for the first time - that younger adults are more likely to have shared a home with a partner than …
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Germs can fly 6 to 8 feet after you sneeze or cough
The distance germs travel when someone sneezes or coughs may be farther than you think. The average uncovered sneeze sen…
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Plans to sharply cut nicotine in cigarettes is shelved
U.S. regulators are hitting the brakes on plans to force tobacco companies to drastically reduce addictive nicotine in c…
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Tenney, NY GOP chair protest impeachment hearings
UTICA - As impeachment hearings continue in Washington D.C., congressional candidate Claudia Tenney and state Republican…
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UPDATED: Utica police investigate crash on I-790
UTICA - Authorities responded to a serious vehicle crash on Interstate 790 on Wednesday shortly before noon.Utica fire a…
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Syracuse University janitor battles racism with kindness
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A janitor who removed racist graffiti at Syracuse University has started a campaign of kindness.Sy…
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Kilburn's new role at BOCES helps fulfill 'dream'
Patricia Kilburn took over as district superintendent for the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES on Sept. 30.She said she too…
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