Red Cross Shelter Remains Open in New Hartford

Clean-up kits available for residents affected by flooding UTICA, NY (July 5, 2017) - The American Red Cross is continuing to operate an emergency shelter at...

Health Department Urges Precautions in Aftermath of Flooding

The Oneida County Health Department is urging residents impacted by recent flooding conditions to take precautions when dealing with flood waters resulting from the...

Community Garden’s Need You to Grow

By David Dancy It’s early July and Utica’s first and best urban, raised bed garden is thriving. For The Good’s Community Garden’s located on Linwood...

Harbingers of Death for The Sycamore?

By: Cassandra Harris-Lockwood In a break between the rains on the morning of June 5th, these two turkey vultures were drying themselves in an eerie...

The Community Needs Your Voice, Participate In A Work Group Today!

UTICA Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative: (Utica ESPRI): ESPRI is an investment in combating poverty and creating economic mobility for New Yorkers in 16 targeted...

NYS Dept of Health-Preventing Tick Bites

As part of annual surveillance efforts, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) collect and test ticks from locations across New York State to...

Please Join Mayor Palmieri for a Bike Ride

Please Join Mayor Palmieri for a Bike Ride in Promotion of the Erie Canal Trail, National Bike Month & Zagster Bike Share and Other...

African Crested Porcupines born at Utica Zoo

Utica, NY – Utica Zoo is excited to announce the birth of two African Crested Porcupines (Hystrix africaeaustralis) to parents, Kutarna and Darius. The...

NRCS-NY Announces Application Cutoff Dates for NRCS Conservation Programs

  Marcy, N. Y., May 17, 2017– New York Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces June 16, 2017 as the application cutoff date for the...

Tick Bites an Urgent Matter

  If you or someone you love is bitten by a Tick…Go seek medical attention immediately! The threat of Lyme disease infection from Borrelia and...