The Sound of Freedom
The Sound of Freedom
presented by
Monk Rowe & the Five Families Ensemble
Friday, February 2, 2024 @7pm
Oneida County History Center
1608 Genesee St. Utica NY
Admission is free .
In celebration of Black History Month and in conjunction with...
Ron Klopfanstein interviews Cassandra Harris Lockwood for Martin Luther King Day “Hot Seat”
Ron Klopfanstein interviews Cassandra Harris Lockwood for Martin Luther King Day "Hot Seat"
by Ron Klopfanstein
In our special Martin Luther King Day 2024 episode of “The Hot Seat with Cassandra Harris Lockwood,” I interviewed Cassandra...
Utica to Host January 6th Commemoration Vigil: Never Forget; Never Again
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The New York State Nurses Association Protest Wynn Hospital
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Freedom to Read Rally For Education and Equality Draws Enthusiastic Community Support
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Dozens of people braved the wind and rain Saturday afternoon as they lined up along the Village Green in Clinton holding...
Balanced Chef celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
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By Ron Klopfanstein
Healthy eating entrepreneur Brian Donovan celebrated a grand opening for a second location of his Balanced Chef business on Thursday. It is located next to...
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...
Utica’s Hunger Games; Will indifference, incompetence, or inattention cost Cornhill its community garden?
How Utica's inner city minority community is fighting to save its decades-old neighborhood green space from an out-of-town developer who surreptitiously acquired the land from the county
by Ron Klopfanstein
On September 7th, 2022, Cassandra Harris...