(UTICA, NY, December 7, 2023) Adirondack Bank (“Adirondack”) announced the transition of its Chairman, H.T. “Tom” Clark, Jr., to Chairman Emeritus effective January 1, 2024. Clark will remain a director on the Bank’s board and act as a consultant to the Bank while his son, Robert Clark, Vice Chairman of Adirondack Bank, will become Executive Chairman of the Board.  Adirondack was formed in 1990 when Tom Clark purchased and rebranded the Saranac Lake Savings and Loan Association. The savings association, founded in 1898, had $29 million in assets and two branch locations in Saranac La ..read more

On December 7th 2023,  Governor Kathy Hochul broke ground on the Syracuse Science, Technology, Arts and Math High School – Central New York’s first regional technical high school, which will open in 2025 thanks to a $71 million state commitment. Governor Hochul was joined by Micron Technology, Inc., the United Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, New York State United Teachers and local officials. The Governor also announced that New York State and Micron will invest $4 million in the New York Advanced Technology Framework to help school districts in New York bui ..read more

Photos by Natalie Williams When vandals smashed the front window of Utica’s only Black led not-for-profit with a roof over its head, there was no insurance to cover the cost of replacement. But the compassion and generosity of the area’s premier home improvement company, New York Sash, stepped in. They were sure to see that the winter season did not pass with such a fragile barrier between the cold outside and the good work that goes on within the walls of For The Good, Inc. Jill and Scott of New York Sash dispatched their crew of skilled professionals to replace the aged and damaged assembly ..read more

  Holidays and Celebrations during December 2022 December 3                First Sunday of Advent December 6                St. Nicholas Day December 7                Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; First Day of Chanukqh begins at Sundown December 10              Human Rights Day and Human Refugee Day  De ..read more

We will meet at “The Other Side” 2011 Genesee Street in Utica. This month Hillary-Joy Ptoniak will lead an instructional workshop on making Fire cider. This will be a hands-on workshop where participants will make their own batch of Fire Cider to take home. A glass pint jar and all ingredients needed to make the Fire Cider will be provided. Workshop fee is $25 to cover the cost of the supplies. (*Note: If you would like to attend the workshop just to learn and NOT make the Fire Cider, you are more than welcome to join us. We just ask that you make a small donation to help us pay for the use of ..read more

The Oneida County Democratic Committee is actively seeking dedicated individuals to run for various positions in the 2024 General Election. As part of our commitment to promoting democratic values and principles, the committee is seeking candidates for the following offices: ● Representative in Congress, 22nd District ● Oneida County Family Court Judge ● Rome City Court Judge ● Rome City Clerk ● Camden Town Justice ● Paris Town Justice ● Vernon Town Assessor ● State Senator ● Member of Assembly, 117th District ● Member of Assembly, 118th District ● Member of Assembly, 122nd District This call ..read more

Utica, NY. Below is the JPC Food Pantry Schedule for December 2023 Opening Day/Hours, Rain-Snow or Shine.  If you do not have a JPC Food Pantry Card, please bring  Identification (ID) for everyone living in your household. We will assist you in completing the Food Pantry Intake Application “On-Site” at the Intake Station near the Sign-In Station. For JPC Food Consumers, if you need to recertify with the JPC Annual Recertification and Identification Verification, bring your Johnson Park Center Food Pantry Card (JPCFPC) and the IDs of everyone in your household. Acceptab ..read more

The Utica Maennerchor will present it’s annual Christmas Concert on Sunday December 10th at 2:00pm at the club 5535 Flanagan Road Marcy. The concert will feature the Utica Maennerchor Choir and special guest performance by the New Horizons Barbershop Chorus. The concert will feature a variety of holiday music and following the performance, attendees are invited to enjoy coffee and dessert. A donation at the door will be donated to the Central New York Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired ..read more

Learn • Live • Move • Think • Socialize • Create with us!  The Mohawk Valley Institute for Learning in Retirement (MVILR) is a non-profit organization that has provided opportunities for local seniors to “learn, live, grow, move, think, socialize, and create” since 1996. Please join us this afternoon on the Mohawk Valley Community College Rome Campus for Stuff the Bus. Bring a toy for a child in need. Monday Dec 4th 3-5pm. About the event Stuff the Bus at MVILR! Stuff the Bus will be stopping at MVILR on Monday, December 4th from 3pm-5pm, collecting new-unwrapped toys! You may also like t ..read more

  An Excellus BlueCross BlueShield program is focusing on medication safety while saving millions of dollars in prescription drug costs. The program, Pharmacy Concierge, is available to most midsize and large employers through the health plan.  “Improving care is the primary goal of Pharmacy Concierge,” says Mona Chitre, PharmD, chief pharmacy officer and president of pharmacy solutions at Excellus BCBS. “Slowing the growth in drug spending without compromising care is an added benefit.”  With Pharmacy Concierge, a team of clinical pharmacists from Excellus BCBS r ..read more