Legal Myths & Reality
By Judge Joan Shkane
This is a continuing discussion of Legal Myths and Reality, because those informed are always the most successful.
Please note: Senator Sam Ervin, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate, in...
The Heat Beat: The Music of Phoenix Radio and More
By Jess Szabo, Arts Writer
Utica musicians team with local history center to offer the gift of music and literature for Christmas 2021
We all know it’s better to celebrate Christmas by having fun,...
Latino Festival Reminds Utica of the Importance of Festivals
Before the hulking mass of the of the new downtown hospital, another ethnic pride event has demonstrated how Utica’s strength lies in its diversity. On Sunday at Hanna Park, the Mohawk Valley Latino Association...
Utica’s Bosnians Urge People To Never Forget The Genocide
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of one of the worst moments in human history, the genocide that took place at Srebrenica in Bosnia. The Bosnians of Utica marched around the MVCC campus wearing black T-Shirts...
Deadly Drug “Gray Death” On It’s Way
This week, nurses at Saint Elizabeth’s were notified of a new dangerous drug that may be coming to Utica as it is already in western NYS. The name of this drug, reported to be...
Activists and Police Continue to Battle: Why the Left is Still Fighting
The general consensus seems to be that George Floyd’s death led to protest, which forced the system to be kinder to Black people, and thus progress was achieved. Many simply assumed that with the...
Local Burmese Demand Intervention
In the Cold of February, Utica’s Burmese population (from the country of Myanmar) rallied at Oneida Sqaure to protest the Military Dictatorship that took over the government and has been oppressing the civilians ever...
Utica Phoenix Radio Owner Debuts WNPR Game Show
By Jess Szabo
CHL Newest Panelist on NPR’s Says You!
“A public radio game show of bluff and bluster, words and whimsy”
On January 2, 2021, National Public Radio’s famous talk show, “Says You” offered a special...