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Peter Pagliaro discusses his new book “The 1947 Utica Blue Sox: A Baseball Season to Remember” on March 25.
Local author discusses book on 1947 Utica Blue Sox baseball team
Author Peter Pagliaro admits his new book “The 1947 Utica Blue Sox: A Baseball Season to Remember” was “a labor of love that took too long.” more
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The par 4 12th hole at Rome Country Club has never had a cart path from the bridge to the green but a cart path has been cut and gravel put down and when it warms up blacktop will be installed.
Rome Country Club swinging into 2023 with many improvements
Rome Country Club has made many enhancements to provide for another successful year. more
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Interior of Utica Club sign at the Nexus Center on Feb. 1.
Now a power player in region, Nexus Center sees bigger, better sports events, expos ahead
After its opening in November 2022, the Nexus Center is looking to go bigger and better in 2023, its first full year of operation.  more
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The Utica Jr. Comets pose with Utica Comets players Nick Hutchison and Samuel Laberge during a short sendoff event at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica Saturday. The Jr. Comets team is headed to the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament Thursday for a little over a week of games.
Utica Jr. Comets to play in Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament
The Utica Jr. Comets team headed to Quebec got a few pointers on hockey — and French —  from a pair of their full-sized Comets counterparts. more
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Participants approach the finish line of the Boilermaker Road Race on Court Street in 2022. Open registration begins for the 2023 Boilermaker on Feb. 1.
Boilermaker Road Race open registration begins Feb. 1
Road race enthusiasts, get set. Open registration for the 46th edition of Utica’s Boilermaker Road Race begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. more
Boilermaker Road Race President Mark Donovan alongside the new logos unveiled for the 2023 Boilermaker Weekend events.
Boilermaker Road Race will have lower caps, course detour in 2023
With less than seven months left until the 2023 Boilermaker Road Race Weekend, the itinerary for the annual road races and events has been released. more
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Thursday, Dec. 1, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr.; Rob Esche, president of the Mohawk Valley Garden and the Utica Comets’ AHL team; and Carl Annese, chair of the Upper Mohawk Valley Auditorium Authority, hosted an official ribbon cutting for the Nexus Center at 400 Oriskany St. West, in downtown Utica. 
UPDATED: Oneida County celebrates grand opening of the Nexus Center
Oneida County is celebrating the $64 million Nexus Center’s grand opening. more
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Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, Marcy, along with several partnering organizations outlines an effort to assist members of the New York National Guard who will be stationed overseas during the holiday season during a press conference on Thursday.
Buttenschon, partners announce drive for National Guard soldiers
Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, Marcy, is partnering with the Utica Comets, the Central New York Veterans Outreach Center, local American Legions and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, … more
Emanuel "Manny" Santiago teaches a young skater the proper form to turn her board at Lenox Skate Park on Saturday, Sept. 24
Olympian and professional skateboarder shares tricks of sport with kids in Canastota
Lenox Skate Park was all a bustle when Emanuel “Manny” Santiago, Olympian and professional skateboarder, came to shred and teach the next generation of skaters. more
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Glass is installed by a construction worker at the Nexus Center site in downtown Utica. The Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority is seeking a naming rights sponsor for the facility.
NEXUS Center requests proposals for naming rights
Officials say the Nexus Center will be a linchpin of the city’s new downtown — and, for the right price, a business could have its name up in lights, for all to see. more
The Adirondack Bank Center will host the North American Invitational, an annual independent box lacrosse event, Sept. 29-Oct. 2. The tournament will feature both an indoor and outdoor field at the venue.
Adirondack Bank Center to host LAXNAI
The North American Invitational, known as LAXNAI, will be held at the Adirondack Bank Center Sept. 29-Oct. 2. more
Whitesboro Central School District was awarded the 2022 Boilermaker Road Race High School Challenge in the female 5K division. Awards are based on the average finish time of each school’s five fastest finishers. The top five finishers from Whitesboro in the 5K from left: Danielle DeCarlo, Kylie Murray, Mia Mattia, Caleigh McQueeney and Maria Stuhlman.
Boilermaker Road Race Corporate Cup, School and Police and Firefighter participants honored
The Boilermaker Road Race announced the winners of the Corporate Cup, the Bob Ingalls Police and Firefighter Competition and the High School Challenge, all of which occurred within the … more
Officials unveiled the completed Boilermaker Mural which decorates the wall of the Boilermaker Road Race headquarters in Utica. The work was re-created by local artist and runner Rachel Olson, left, pictured with Boilermaker president Mark Donovan.
Boilermaker unveils 50-foot mural
Officials from the Boilermaker Road Race revealed a 50-foot mural featuring seven distinct scenes from the iconic 15K race Tuesday afternoon. more
Whitestown Post's Dominic Bullis field a throw from the catcher as Harpursville's Jim Lindsley slides safely in to second Saturday at DeLutis Field in Rome. Whitestown Post won 4-3 to advance in the state Legion tournament. The team is scheduled to play at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Saugerties.
Whitestown Post earns tight win to advance in state Legion tournament
Execution has been key for the Whitestown Post baseball team. more
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DISTRICT CHAMPS — The Whitestown Post American Legion baseball team holds up the District V championship banner it won Tuesday in a 1-0 win in eight innings over Smith Post of Rome at DeLutis Field in Rome. The team (20-2) will host District VI champion Harpursville (11-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday at DeLutis. The winner advances to the four-team state tournament that runs Tuesday through Thursday in Saugerties.
SNAPSHOT: Whitestown to play Harpursville Saturday at DeLutis
The Whitestown Post American Legion baseball team recently celebrated the District V championship banner it won ... more
Viviani Law Firm’s Robin Lanzi gets set to throw the ball as teammates from left Tammy Dimezzo, Kristin Ciotti and Kim Luczak look on during the women’s division final of the 47th World Series of Bocce Sunday at Toccolana Club in Rome.
Viviani Law Firm, Club Vitu Lazio win World Series of Bocce women’s, open divisions
The 47th World Series of Bocce was a family affair. ... more
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Spectators look on as Dennis Strnad, 28, of Cleveland, Ohio, throws a shot Friday during a match at the World Series of Bocce at the Toccolana Club in Rome. Strnad is a member of the ABV team, which was playing against Rome-based Versace Law Office.
47th World Series of Bocce draws hundreds of spectators, supporters
Competitors on the 130 or so teams in two divisions at the World Series of Bocce mixed with hundreds of spectators and supporters for a crowd of over a thousand at the Toccolana Club on Friday, … more
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THE OPENING TOSS — The ceremonial toss is thrown during the opening ceremony of The World Series of Bocce on Thursday at the Toccolana Club in Rome.
World Series of Bocce — the 47th — has begun
The World Series of Bocce opened Thursday night with Women’s Division competition. more
Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, speaks during a ceremony honoring former baseball player Bud Fowler on Wednesday at Oakview Cemetery in Frankfort.
Baseball trailblazer Bud Fowler honored in Frankfort ceremony
On the edge of this small town in the Mohawk Valley is the final resting place of an under-appreciated baseball trailblazer.  more
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Sam Morse of Camden crosses the finish line during the 45th Boilermaker Road Race on Sunday in Utica. Morse finished in 46:58.78, good for 21st place overall, and the best time among local runners. He finished second in 2021 in the race that was pushed back to October and was held without the invited elite runners.
Boilermaker gets ‘picture perfect’ return
Between the 15K and 5K events Sunday, there were 8,361 finishers. Across the Boilermaker’s events during the weekend, more than 12,000 people participated ... more
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