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NAHOF announces Black History Matters week two video series
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro provides descriptions of the Black History Matters free online videos for the second week of February 2023. more
UPDATE: Strongest earthquake in decades startles western New York
A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. more
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Participants of the SUNY Morrisville 2023 Global Game Jam got right to work on opening day, Friday, Feb. 3, working on a game due on Sunday, Feb. 5. Look for an article in the Tuesday edition of The Daily Sentinel. Pictured is Chino Beach at the computer, Alex Woods standing, and Grace Fowler.
SNAPSHOT: SUNY Morrisville hosts 2023 Game Jam site
Game enthusiasts are gathered at the SUNY Morrisville campus this weekend to participate in the 2023 Global Game Jam. more
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National Grid outlines programs for those in need of help to pay utility bills
Winter’s control over upstate New York continues and National Grid reminds its customers to take advantage of programs that can help them pay and manage their winter energy bills. more
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow. more
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According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will dip into the single digits — and below — on Friday and Saturday. Heavy winds will then push the temperature even lower, with wind chill values of minus 35 degrees below zero possible.
Keep yourself, pets and home safe amid bitter cold
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will dip into the single digits — and below — on Friday and Saturday. more
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An aerial view of Lyons Falls. It was recently announced that the Village of Lyons Falls will receive $2.25 million in funding as one of the North Country region winners of the first round of NY Forward, a revitalization program for rural communities.
Village of Lyons Falls receives $2.25 million for NY Forward program
The Village of Lyons Falls will receive $2.25 million in funding as one of the North Country region winners of the first round of NY Forward. Other winners included the Villages of Waddington and Cape Vincent, which will receive $2.25 million and $4.5 million, respectively. more
SNOW FESTIVAL FIREWORKS - Fireworks by Majestic will once again be part of the opening ceremonies Friday evening, Jan. 27. The fireworks will be visible from the Boonville Fairgrounds starting at approximately 7:15 p.m. Community donations for the fireworks have been received from: JB Lawn & Snow, Parkhill Tree & Land Management LLC, Rookies Riverside Tavern LLC, DRC Apparel & Promotions, Adirondack Eye Care, Capri Pizzeria, Junction at Alder Creek, Charlie’s Liquor, and Gallery on Main. Following the fireworks, there will be an open house at the Lost Trail Groomer Barn, located across the road from the fairgrounds.
HAPPENING TONIGHT: Snow Festival fireworks
Fireworks by Majestic will once again be part of the opening ceremonies Friday evening, Jan. 27. more
Jobless rates in region remain steady
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome area remained stable from December 2021 to December 2022 at 3.3%. more
Assemblyman Robert Smullen, R-118, Meco, speaks at a press conference calling for the repeal of bail reform and returning judicial discretion to judges in Albany on Monday, Jan. 23.
Smullen, Miller join colleagues to denounce bail reform at media event
Assemblyman Robert Smullen and Assemblyman Brian Miller, joined with several of their fellow Republican state lawmakers at a press conference on what they contend are the failures of bail reform in New York. more
Country music star Chris Young performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.
Chris Young performs country hits at Turning Stone
Grammy and Academy of Country Music Award-nominated country star Chris Young will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. more
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Griffo urges governor to consider public safety proposal
In a recent letter, New York State Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-C-Rome, urged the governor to consider a new initiative that he has proposed that would provide additional resources to law enforcement. more
Utica has been thrust into the national spotlight as Stephen King, Jimmy Fallon and Al Roker all recently shared their opinions on the city and what it has to offer.
Celebrities thrust Utica into national spotlight
From Stephen King, to Jimmy Fallon and Al Roker, celebrities put Utica in the national spotlight as they shared their opinions on the city and what it has to offer, both good and bad. more
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988 Call Center Director Jamieson Brill poses for a photo in front of a desk where work workers take calls around the clock at a facility in Hyattsville, Md., Oct. 7, 2022. Brill works in one of more than 200 call centers fanned out around the country tasked with answering an uptick in calls around the clock from people considering suicide or experiencing a mental health emergency.
Cries for help pour into 988 mental health, suicide prevention helpline
With bipartisan congressional support and just under $1 billion in federal funds, the 988 mental health helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched. more
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UPDATED: Working Solutions offers free training in digital customer service field
Working Solutions is offering a free training opportunity in the digital customer service field, with a focus on call center and office administration skills. more
A masked traveller arrives at the international flight check in counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. Moves by the U.S., Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough.
Lack of info on China's COVID-19 surge stirs global concern
Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. more
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NY attorney general invites price gouging complaints
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday invited the state’s residents to report any price gouging by stores facing shortages of painkillers and fever reducers for children. more
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The chances of having a white Christmas this year in most of the central New York area are between 75 to 80%, forecasted Gordie Fox of the Munnsville-based Stormin’ Gordon community weather group.
Christmas Day likely to be merry, bright and white
Area residents who are dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones they used to know are likely to be happy this Sunday. more
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Jimmy Morawiec stands outside with his bee hive crates on Wednesday, Dec. 21 in Marcy. Morwiec teaches beginner and advanced beekeeping classes at Cornell Cooperative Extension and has been keeping bees in Oneida County for 16 years.
Local beekeeper bundles his bees for the winter
Winter has a lot of annoyances to contend with, but one thing people don’t have to worry about is pesky insects and stinging bees. more
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UPDATED ALERT: County offices closing early, travel advisories issued
As inclement weather sweeps into the area Friday afternoon, emergency notices follow. more
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