Hibernians Honor ancestors and Irish Great Hunger victims with Memorial Mass

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Story and photos by Tom Loughlin Jr.  Oneida County NY Hibernians Hold Memorial Mass for ancestors  Victims off the Great Hunger.             With  their former pastor in the pews, a new one in the pulpit and...

Our Community will determine the next Mayor of Utica

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Our Community will determine the next Mayor of Utica. By Natalie M. Williams The local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Freedom Fund fundraiser dinner was held at the Roselawn Bouquet Hall in...

Utica University Celebrates Coming Out Day

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Utica University Celebrates Coming Out Day By Ron Klopfanstein Utica University’s Strebel Lounge was filled with rainbow colors for a National Coming Out Day celebration on October 11th.  At one table, poster boards were covered with handprints...

Freedom to Read Rally For Education and Equality Draws Enthusiastic Community Support

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Freedom to Read Rally For Education and Equality Draws Enthusiastic Community Support By Ron Klopfanstein Dozens of people braved the wind and rain Saturday afternoon as they lined up along the Village Green in Clinton holding...

When they come for one of us: Central New York rallies for the Transgender...

Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates transgender people and their contributions to society while raising awareness of the prejudice and discrimination many in the community still face. In Central New York, the day was observed...

LOCAL NAACP OPENING SUBMISSIONS FOR ONEIDA COUNTY’S FIRST POET

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LAUREATE, YOUTH POET LAUREATE UTICA, NY -- The Utica-Oneida County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announces their collaboration with the City of Utica to select Oneida County’s first Poet Laureate and...

Rally for Voting Rights on January 6, 2022: Don’t Get Cold Feet, Democrats!

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Pro-Democracy Rally at the corner of Champlin Ave and Burrstone Road  Among More than 175 Events Across the Country    WHAT: On January 6, 2022, Indivisible Mohawk Valley will rally and call attention for our elected leaders...

Letter to the Editor: Vote Out Claudia Tenney

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April 5, 1987.  A day that will live in infamy if you live in the Mohawk Valley.  On that date, the Schoharie Creek Bridge on the Thruway collapsed killing 10 people after a spring...

Fundraising to save one of Utica’s largest and most abundant community garden’s from being...

We are fundraising to save one of Utica's largest and most abundant community garden's from being lost. Jay street community garden is supported by the 501c3 non for profit organization, For The Good Inc and is located...

Assemblywoman Buttenschon hosts roundtable, tours Latino-owned small businesses

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                Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D, I-Utica/Rome) hosted a Latino roundtable on Oct. 18, and was joined by Assemblywoman Maritza Davila (D-Brooklyn), chair of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, to discuss issues and concerns facing...