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Kelberman Center to host Business After Hours event

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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS — This is an artist rendering of the new apartment complex at the site of the former Sunset Elementary School in South Utica where the Kelberman Center offers apartments in an “inclusive environment” to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce will hold its February Business After Hours at the complex, 2513 Sunset Ave., on Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.

UTICA — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce will hold its February Business After Hours at the Kelberman Center’s new residential neighborhood the Link at Hage House, 2513 Sunset Ave., on …

Upstate New York Poison Center marks milestone

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READY TO HELP — A specialist at the Upstate New York Poison Center staffs a call line in this submitted photo. The agency, which marks 65 years of service this year, answered nearly 50,000 calls for help in 2021.

SYRACUSE – The Upstate New York Poison Center will celebrate 65 years of service this year, marking a milestone which has seen it expand from serving 14 counties in 1957 to 54 counties and …

Bipartisanship stumbles on redistricting panel

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LEGISLATURE MAY DECIDE — A view of the state Assembly Chamber is shown in this file photo on the opening day of the legislative session in Albany in this January 2021 file photo. A bipartisan commission tasked with redrawing New York’s congressional districts has until today to agree on new boundaries or risk having Democratic lawmakers seize control over a reapportionment process voters hoped would minimize gerrymandering.

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats on New York’s redistricting commission threw up their hands Monday, a day before a bipartisan panel was to submit redrawn congressional boundaries to state lawmakers. …

Trail, police body cams before Rome Common Council

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MILES TO GO — Snow covers the Mohawk River Trail on Monday, including a bench for tired trail walkers, joggers and bicycle riders. The trail is likely to grow this year with members of the Rome Common Council poised to authorize a bond for work on Phase II of the trail which would extend the system from its current end on East Chestnut Street to near the intersection of Black River Boulevard and Wright Settlement Road.

The city could be a step closer toward having body cameras on police officers as well as an extension of the popular Mohawk River Trail when the Rome Common Council takes up both measures during its …

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Utica man faces weapons charge after dispute with woman, family

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UTICA — A 20-year-old man is accused of choking a woman and threatening her family with a handgun Sunday morning, according to the Utica Police Department. Police said Tyheim Holland, of Utica, was …

Holy Cross Academy to hold chicken riggie fundraiser

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ONEIDA CASTLE — The Holy Cross Academy, 4020 Barringer Road, will hold a chicken riggie takeout dinner fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The dinner is a drive-thru takeout event. …
CHECK IT OUT — An Empire Pass is shown in this file photo provided by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historica Preservation. The pass provides unlimited day-use vehicle entry to most facilities operated by New York State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more.

Erwin Library to patrons: Check out our Empire Pass

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BOONVILLE — Erwin Library now has an Empire Pass available to loan out for a period of one week percheckout, the library has announced. The Empire Pass provides unlimited day-use vehicle entry to …

Public Safety Logs — Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022

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Mutual aid log Sunday 12:36 a.m. Clinton, McBride Ave., Kirkland, spill/leak. 5:27 a.m. Clayville, Church Road, structure fire. 6:30 a.m. Lake Delta, Teugega Point Road, water break. 11:28 a.m. …

Oneida Nation Enterprises to hold hiring event

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In preparation for the spring grand openings of 7 Kitchens and The Cove at Sylvan Beach, the Oneida Nation Enterprises will host its “Spring into a New Career” hiring event. The effort will not …

Utica police probe pair of gunfire reports

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Two separate incidents of shots fired in Utica this past weekend are under investigation by the Utica Police Department. • At 5:18 p.m. Sunday, police said a residence and a parked vehicle were …

Rome Board of Education to hold committee meetings

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The Rome City School District Board of Education has announced the schedule for the following committee meetings: People Operations — Tuesday, Jan. 25, 4:30 p.m.; Policy — Wednesday, Feb. 2, 4 …
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Ex-Assembly speaker dies in prison

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corruption charges, has died in …

Incident on MLK Jr. virtual seminar under investigation

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A joint virtual seminar about Martin Luther King Jr. between Mohawk Valley Community College and SUNY Polytechnic Institute was harassed by offensive and racist language on Friday. Both institutions …
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State judge overturns NY mask mandate

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MINEOLA (AP) — A New York judge ruled Monday that the state's mask mandate can't be enforced, after it was reinstituted by Gov. Kathy Hochul over concerns about a winter surge of coronavirus cases. …

Statewide COVID-19 positivity rate trending down

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There were 133 COVID-19-related deaths across New York and the statewide seven-day average infection positivity rate was measured at 10%, according to a Monday release from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s …

Man airlifted following snowmobile crash in Florence

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TOWN OF FLORENCE — A Niagara Falls man was air-lifted to a Syracuse hospital after his snowmobile hit a rock on a trail in Florence Friday afternoon, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s …
NOT WHAT IT SEEMS — The Oneida City Police Department has state they are not affiliated with a text nor the link it offers selling t-shirts with the Department patch. The OPD cautions people from clicking any links they are not familiar with.

Local police agencies warn of t-shirt text scam

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Several local law enforcement agencies are warning about a new text message scam claiming to sell branded agency T-shirts. So far, the names of both the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the …
ADVANCEMENTS
    • Siena recognizes local scholars
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      LOUDONVILLE— Siena College has lauded several area students who have been named to the college’s president’s and dean’s lists for the …

    • Fornino inducted into honor society
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      LEXINGTON, VA — Giovanni Fornino, of New Hartford, was recently initiated into the SUNY Oneonta Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National …

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Funeral notices — Jan. 12, 2022

Wednesday, January 12

Face masks are required for indoor services, calling hours BREHENY — Natasha L. Breheny, 28, of Camden, on Jan. 7, 2022. Services 6 p.m. Thursday at Nunn and Harper Funeral Home, 9464 Route 13, …

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Frozen Sugar River falls in Talcottville, Jan. 22, 2022.

GALLERY: Frozen Falls of Oneida, Madison and Lewis Counties - January 21-22, 2022

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As freezing subzero temperatures gripped the region January 21 to 22, 2022, Daily Sentinel photographer John Clifford snapped these icy photographs.

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Obituaries

Gertrude O. (Oyer) Race

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Gertrude O. Race, 95, of Rome, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Rome Health. She was born in Whitestown on April 7, 1926, a … Read More

June M. (West) Paprocki

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June M. Paprocki, 94, of Rome, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at her home. She was born in Rome on July 3, … Read More

Joan L. (Jugenheimer) Leahy

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Joan “Flugie” L. Leahy, age 83, of the Town of Floyd, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2022, at home, with her loving family … Read More

Virginia (Blachowiak) Guillaume

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ERWIN, NC/ORISKANY, NY — Virginia Martha Blachowiak Guillaume, age 94 years, passed away peacefully at her home in Erwin, NC, on … Read More

Judith L. Bottini

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Judith L. Bottini (Judy), 67, of Utica, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 21, 2022, at home. She was born on April 20, … Read More

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Breast Cancer Awareness
On My Team16, #ClimbCancer join fight against pediatric cancer
Saturday, November 6, 2021
MAKING A SPLASH — Enchanted Forest Water Safari makes a donation of $2,750 to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society to assist with the organization’s efforts to support individuals with cancer. From left: Katie Wojdyla and Kelly Greene, of Enchanted Forest Water Safari; Robert Elinskas, of the American Cancer Society; and Kelsey Clark and Richard Blackshear, of Enchanted Forest Water Safari.
Enchanted Forest Water Safari donation supports American Cancer Society
Saturday, November 6, 2021
PORTRAIT POSE — Actor Barry Watson poses for a portrait at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles on Oct. 22, to promote a reboot of the Michael Landon TV series, “Highway to Heaven,” which co-stars Jill Scott as an angel sent to earth to help people.
Watson talks ‘Heaven,’ spirituality and cancer battle
Saturday, November 6, 2021
BRUSH STROKES FOR BREAST CANCER — Local artist Keren Vita gathered the works of 40 local artists which were sold at an art gala earlier this month at the Uptown Theater in Utica. The event raised more than $8,100 to support local women who are having trouble paying for breast care treatments. From left, Jennifer Humphrey, administrative assistant for Cancer Services at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), Nancy Butcher, executive director of Cancer Services at MVHS, Vita, John Forbes, vice president of Philanthropy at the MVHS Foundation, and Debra Wainwright, development assistant at the MVHS Foundation.
Local artists raise more than $8,100 to aid MVHS Breast Care Center
Saturday, November 6, 2021
SUPPORTING CANCER PATIENTS — The New York Mills Sportsman Association and the Clinton Fish & Game Club hosted a Dual Shoot in memory of members recently lost from cancer — Ralph Centolella, Al Pancillia, and Don McShane — on Saturday, Sept. 25. The trap event raised $1,500, with all proceeds being presented to the Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation to assist cancer patients in financial need in Central New York. The Chubbuck Foundation was launched in January 2015 and has assisted more than 700 patients with approximately $280,000. To learn more, or to donate, go to www.thejmcf.org. From left: Tom Brown; Kurt President, president of NYM Sportsman Association; Barb Chubbuck, JMCF vice-president; David Peckham; Steve Malerba; Tony Santucci, president of Clinton Fish & Game Club; and Jim Gormandy, CF&G treasurer.
Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation assists cancer patients
Saturday, November 6, 2021

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Oneida News

Variety of legislation before Oneida Common Council tonight

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

ONEIDA — A variety of proposed legislation await the city’s Common Council at its meeting tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 21) at 6:30 p.m. at Oneida City Hall. The regular agenda is as follows: Monthly …

Oneida Zonta club receives award

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

ONEIDA — The Zonta Club of Oneida was presented the Evelyn Dewitt Membership Tray by Zonta Governor, Theresa Harris of the Skaneateles Club, at the Oneida chapter’s December meeting. The Zonta …

$150,000 GRANT — Assistant Police Chief Steven Lowell speaks on the benefits of the $150,000 that was recently awarded to the Oneida City Police Department and how it will be used to fight against violent crime in Oneida.

$25.5M budget adopted in Oneida

Thursday, December 9, 2021

ONEIDA — The city of Oneida passed its $25.5 million spending plan for 2022 at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting with no tax increase. A home worth $100,000 would have an annual tax of $1,094.69 …

Oneida Area Civic Chorale to present holiday concert

Sunday, November 28, 2021

CANASTOTA — The Oneida Area Civic Chorale will present the opening concert of their 2021-2022 season, “Rejoice”, a collection of music celebrating the Christmas Season, on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 4 …

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Snowmobile crash leads to ticket for Herkimer Co. man

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DEERFIELD — A Herkimer County man was ticketed after his snowmobile crashed into a passing SUV on Route 8 in Deerfield Saturday afternoon, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. …
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SERVICE AND ADVOCACY — The Zonta Club of Oneida presents Carlene Holt with the Status of Women Achievement Award, recognizing her many contributions to improve the quality of life and status of women and young girls. Pictured: Cindy Thurston, left, President of Zonta, Brittany Flood from Liberty Resources who nominated Carlene, recipient Carlene Holt, and Helen Acker, mayor of Oneida who read the Proclamation proclaiming Nov. 17 as Carlene Holt Day.

Zonta Club of Oneida presents achievement award to local woman

Saturday, November 20, 2021

ONEIDA — The Zonta Club of Oneida celebrated Zonta Rose Day in conjunction with International Women’s Day by presenting the Status of Women Achievement Award. This award recognizes a woman whose …

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AP News
MORE TESTS — Medical workers prepare for coronavirus testing at a mass site in Beijing Monday. Chinese authorities have lifted a month-long lockdown of Xi’an and its 13 million residents as infections subside ahead of the Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, the 2 million residents of one Beijing district are being tested following a series of cases in the capital.

Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity

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World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as they warn of difficult weeks ahead and …

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Sports
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SPIKED — Rome Free Academy’s Chase Calandra muscles the ball back at Oneida in the Black Knights’ 3-0 win at home Monday night in the Tri-Valley League.

ROUNDUP: RFA girls volleyball notches pair of wins ...

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The Rome Free Academy girls volleyball team got a 3-1 win against Watertown on the road Saturday in non-league play then beat Oneida 3-0 at home in the Tri-Valley League Monday. Monday RFA won the …

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REVIEW: ‘Sing 2’ is simple, enjoyable

Sunday, January 16

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Sentinel Cinema With Sean Ian Mills
‘HALLOWEEN KILLS’ — This image released by Universal Pictures shows Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer in “Halloween Kills,” directed by David Gordon Green.

‘Halloween Kills’ just spinning its wheels

Sunday, October 24, 2021
The only thing more relentless than horror villain Michael Meyers is Hollywood’s unceasing ability to keep churning out franchise revivals over and over again. The “Halloween” reboot was …

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COLUMN: Ready for a new year of resolutions

Sunday, January 9

Resolutions, goals, objectives, call them want you want, this is the time to decide what you want to accomplish in the new year. Many of my resolutions have stayed the same for the past 20 years, and …

Movie Reviews from Sean I. Mills

‘No Time to Die’ packs big action

Sunday, October 17, 2021

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Weddings and Engagements

Weir — Hanlon

Sunday, January 2
Brianna Weir, daughter of Michael and Cindy Weir, Sherman Avenue, to Ellen Hanlon, daughter of Chris and Carol Hanlon, Philadelphia, Pa. Ms. Weir, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, is a PhD …

O’Connell — McKellick

Sunday, January 2
Eric J. McKellick and Aimee L. O’Connell were married on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Church in Lee Center. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Judy O’Connell, Town of Lee. The …

Marriage licenses — Dec. 5, 2021

Sunday, December 5, 2021
Michael T. Wurz, of Whitesboro, and Victoria L. Iusi-Lamascolo, of Yorkville. Thomas L. Pett III and Ashley M. Scalise, both of Rome. Matthew D. Schnackenberg and Selena M. Hitt, both of Rome. …

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Advancements & Graduations
    • Sherrill airman receives promotion
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      LATHAM — Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Shields, adjutant general for New York, has announced Nicholas Carrier, of Sherrill, has been promoted to master …

    • Benson named to dean’s list
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      ANNVILLE, PA — Sarah Benson, of New Hartford, has been named to the dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College for the fall 2021 semester, the …

    • Area residents on dean’s list at Nazareth
      Thursday, January 20

      ROCHESTER — Several local students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester at Nazareth College. They include: Devin …

    • Barneveld airman promoted to captain
      Thursday, January 20

      LATHAM — Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Shields, adjutant general for New York, has announced the promotion of Matthew Cummings, of Barneveld, to …

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Living

Fair Trade Shop in Clinton to offer handcrafts from India

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CLINTON — A selection of goods made by SERRV partners in India will be featured at the Fair Trade Shop, located at Stone Presbyterian Church, 8 S. Park Row, during the month of February. SERRV …

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Health

VHS welcomes new nursing assistants

Tuesday, January 18

HERKIMER — Valley Health Services (VHS) in Herkimer has been finding success in its Nurse Aid Training Program that helps its resident assistants become certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The …

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Arts & Learning
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‘Winter in Action’ exhibit reception Jan. 29 at View

Wednesday, January 19

OLD FORGE — A special opening reception for the current exhibit, “Winter in Action,” will be held on Saturday, Jan. 29, from 4-7 p.m., at View, the center for arts and culture. The reception is …

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Entertainment

Syracuse Stage’s comedy ‘Yoga Play’ can be viewed in-person, virtually

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SYRACUSE — Syracuse Stage starts the New Year with an invitation to laugh with the East Coast premiere of Dipika Guha’s satirical comedy “Yoga Play.” Under the direction of Stage’s new …

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Home

National Grid offers winter energy bill assistance

Monday, January 10

With winter well underway in Upstate New York, National Grid is reminding customers that there is still time to take advantage of energy programs that can help them pay and manage their winter energy …

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Religion

Fair Trade Shop offers Maggie’s Organics

Saturday, January 15

CLINTON — The Fair Trade Shop at Stone Presbyterian Church, 8 S. Park Row, is featuring organic cotton sport crew socks from Maggie’s Organics during the month of January. Maggie’s Organics are …

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