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Adirondack Railbike Adventures announced a new brand campaign, including a new logo, slogan, and brand identity. Trips are offered in Old Forge and Tupper Lake from May to October.
Adirondack Railbike Adventures releases new brand
Adirondack Railbike Adventures announced a new brand campaign, including a new logo, slogan, and brand identity, reflecting the company’s growth as a major tourism destination. more
SURE SIGN OF SPRING — Thousands of red-winged black birds and some grackles take flight off Happy Valley Road in Verona on Wednesday, March 22.
VIDEO: Red-winged blackbirds and grackles return home
Thousands of red-winged blackbirds and grackles made their way to the area. See a video in the article. more
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From left, Ida Weiss, daughter of participant Mary Youker with Celena Moulton, art therapy intern at the Resource Center for Independent Living’s Open House on Wednesday, March 22. They were looking over a community art project that participant Youker was working on.
RCIL’s advocacy center gets major revamp
At an open house on Wednesday, March 22, the Resource Center for Independent Living showed off the changes made to the Dorothy Smith Center for Advocacy. more
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Pictured from left are Skunk Cabbage, Baneberry and Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
Gardening in CNY: Deer resistant native perennials
We have a White-tailed deer problem. They will eat almost everything we plant in our gardens. more
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Rocco F. Arcuri, Sr., president and CEO of Adirondack Bank.
Adirondack Bank supports Kelberman Center, autism acceptance
Officials with the Kelberman Center say Adirondack Bank is helping the  community in a big way. more
The former site of Peepers and The Compound, 104-106 Genesee St. in Utica. With both businesses closed, Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri said changes are on the horizon to the popular Bagg’s Square plaza.
Business closures to bring new opportunities for Bagg’s Square
The closure of two adjacent businesses in Bagg’s Square has opened the opportunity for renovations to begin. more
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VVS FFA members, top row from left, sophomore Matthew Seelman, junior Devon Conley and sophomore Gianna White and bottom row, from left, sophomore Mark Hoffman, Senior FFA Advisor Justin Ferreira and sophomore Ethan Vierow pose Friday, March 10 in their sap house in Verona.
VVS FFA shares sweet secrets of syrup production during Maple Weekend
It’s been a productive season for the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School’s FFA chapter and their maple processing, as they are getting close to their 2023 goal. more
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Emilya Washeleski, of Taberg, can be seen at left with her “Camden School-like” jacket during the Wegmans commercial that aired during the Super Bowl and Oscars.
‘Farm girl’ finds success staying close to her ‘roots’
“Don’t sacrifice who you are just to get ahead, and don’t leave your roots because someone said you should or need to.” more
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One of the signature features of Frederick T. Proctor Park, the Lily Pond, is shown in this photo from July 2022.
Lily Pond work to help restore grandeur to historic F.T. Proctor Park
Still more big improvements are in store for Utica’s historic Frederick T. Proctor Park this summer and fall. more
Trout Lily
COLUMN: Woodland natives of early spring
As far away as it seems, as winter’s cold continues to linger, spring will eventually arrive. Early robins will usher the change and flocks of Canada geese noisily moving northward. more
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From left, Nicole Blance (Utica Zoo Site Supervisor), Brady Murphy, Cassie Conway (Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES New Visions Instructor), Andrew Dischiavo, and Allie Snyder (Utica Zoo Site Supervisor)
Utica Zoo hosts OHM BOCES New Visions students
The Utica Zoo is where seniors Andrew Dischiavo and Brady Murphy have spent their mornings Monday through Thursday the last few weeks while participating in the New Visions program. more
These runners are all smiles and in all green as they make their way down Genesee Street just before the start of the Utica St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Weather can’t dampen Irish spirit at parade, festivities
No blarney needed — despite the wet snow and cold temperatures, happy leprechauns galore came out to make their way down Genesee Street during Utica's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. more
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Colleen Kain Martin, grand marshal of Utica’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, runs the line striper with the help of George Sabo, a maintenance tech for the City of Utica, as the green center line is painted along Genesee Street for today’s parade. The official color of the line is Kelly Green. Today’s parade begins at 10 a.m. at Oneida Square and will travel northbound along Genesee Street to Columbia Street.
SNAPSHOT: Painting of the green line
The green center line is painted along Genesee Street for today’s parade. more
In this Feb. 21, 2015 file photo, an Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. This year's Oscars will be held Sunday, March 12. The ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m. EST and be broadcast live on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel will host for the third time and his first time since 2018.
Oscars producers have one main goal: Keep you entertained
The opening of the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday is going to be a “moment,” the show’s producers promise. They won’t say what exactly it is – A montage? more
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This image released by MGM shows Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, left, and Jonathan Majors as Damian Anderson, right, in a scene from "Creed III."
REVIEW: ‘Creed III’ is satisfying sequel that packs the usual punch
The Creed franchise comes to a potentially satisfying conclusion with “Creed III,” another boxing movie with heart and a successful directorial debut for star Michael B. Jordan. 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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Boxes upon boxes of comic book back issues are available to look through and buy at Ravenswood in New Hartford. The comic shop also hosts weekly game nights for Magic the Gathering players.
New ownership at Ravenswood keeps focus on comics
Peter Parker is still Spider-Man. Clark Kent is still Superman. But the Ravenswood comic book shop in New Hartford looks a little different these days. more
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Zynowij Jackiw, a trustee, stands in the St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in Utica, where local Ukrainians and other community members gathered to pray for peace.
Local Ukrainians pray for peace, donate support
Parishioners of St. Volodymyr the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church and community supporters joined Ukrainian churches all over the world in praying for the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine. more
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A nearly full house enjoys cartoons at the Capitol Theater in Rome on Monday afternoon.
Both young, and young at heart, enjoy Cartoon Madness at Capitol (VIDEO)
From Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig to Disney classics like Alice In Wonderland and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rome Capitol Theatre keeps the animated fun coming. Video in article. more
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The Order of Owl’s Nest 1606 in Oneida donated $2,000 to Wanderers’ Rest Human Association. From left: Danielle Schermerhorn, shelter office manager; Lewis Carinci, Wanderers’ Rest board president; John Smoyer, Owl’s Nest president; George Williams, Owl’s Nest past president; William Berdanier, Owl’s Nest treasurer; Bob Dingman, Owl’s Nest trustee; George Williams III, Owl’s Nest secretary; and Zeus, a Siberian husky.
Owl’s Nest donation to help abandoned dog get needed surgery
The Order of Owl’s Nest 1606 in Oneida donated $2,000 to Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association, which will go toward emergency surgery for one of their dogs. more
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