Mohawk Valley Almanac for September 2019
by Roger Chambers
September marks the official beginning of autumn with the equinox of September 23. Most college and university students start school in late August while public and parochial schools begin just after Labor...
What Does Monsanto’s ‘Roundup’ Do To You?
By Pete Bianco
Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In the last few years she has focused her attention on studying the way glyphosate, one...
A History of Hospitals In Utica
By: Dan Roberts
How do hospitals get built? Who decides where they locate their facilities? And, who should pay for these facilities and the equipment necessary to provide quality healthcare for the residents of the...
WUSP 95.5 FM Brings the Heat 1st Black Female Owned Radio in New...
Shortly after For The Good’s Juneteenth Jazz event two years ago, Cassandra Harris-Lockwood sat depressed and crying in her car in the driveway of her office. She was disappointed at the turnout of the...
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...
America and New York State – For Hemp!
By Natalie M. Williams
There has been much talk in New York State regarding Marihuana and Hemp Legalization.
“Mary Jane”; also known as ‘the sister of man’ has traveled with humanity for millennia. As a...
The Wilcor Story: The Corrigan Family Utica Merchants since 1887
By Michael Bosak
Over one hundred inquisitive and concerned citizens attended the open house of the world-class showrooms of Wilcor International, Inc. on April 26th. There they experienced a first-hand, behind the scenes look at...
Downtown Hospital Project to be Built Upon Lies
By Pete Bianco
The tax-paying public was lied to by politicians who said a new hospital could only be built in downtown Utica. MVHS was also told the lie that they would not receive $300 million...
June Almanac
By Roger Chambers
June is officially the start of summer with its long pleasant evenings for several weeks before and after the summer solstice of June 21. Strawberries are at peak harvest around this time....
My Aunt Dr. Jean Harris was a Trailblazing Female Physician
Editor's Note: This is my Aunt, Dr. Jean Harris from the 1955 cover of Ebony Magazine. She was the first Black doctor graduated from the State of Virginia. Her sister, Dr. Diane Harris, was...