Utica, NY

5 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Sitrin head stepping down
Richard A. Wilson is stepping down as president and CEO of Sitrin Health Care Center in New Hartford after 27 years. But hell remain with Sitrin as vice president of strategic development. S...

5 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Area residents vote in 'new blood' for school boards
On Tuesday, area residents voted on the 2013-14 school budgets and Board of Education elections - and many chose "new blood" for the board seats. Of the 28 districts in the Mohawk Valley, nine h...

11 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Portion of Route 28, Mohawk St. closed for Herkimer flood drill
A portion of Route 28 between the Thruway entrance and Caroline Street, and a portion of Mohawk Street, will be closed until 7 p.m. today while crews conduct a drill to practice erecting a flood...

17 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Hillary Clinton to speak at Colgate following Hamilton lecture
Former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at Colgate University on Oct. 25, during the universitys Family Weekend, at the Sanford Field House as part of the Ke...

17 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Hanna: Every day you get to help someone
U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, is well into his second term and is open about the fact that he will be running for a third term.He saidWashington,D.C., is so polarized that its difficult ...

17 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Stanley fills executive director position after year-long vacancy
A new executive director for the Stanley Center for the Arts - a position that has not been filled for a year - has been announced. Jerry Kraus will step down from his position of five years as ...

32 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Tiger Woods to return for 6th annual NB3 Challenge
Tiger Woods is headed back to Turning Stone. The Oneida Indian Nation and Notah Begay III today announced Woods will be one of twelve elite PGA Tour golfers playing in the sixth annual Notah...

32 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch 4 vie for 3 New York Mills school board seats
On Tueswday, voters in the New York Mills Union Free School District will elect three members to its Board of Education. There are four candidates, including one incumbent, vying for three seats...

32 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Gunshot victim uncooperative after ER visit, police say
A gunshot victim who walked into the emergency room at the St. Luke's campus of Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare on Sunday refuses to cooperate with police investigating the incident, the Utica Poli...

32 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Rainy weather good for allergy sufferers
School nurse Lynn Moretz has been dispensing a ton of tissues lately. Students keep pouring in with red eyes, sneezing, sinus pressure, dark circles and sometimes general malaise, said Moretz, w...

32 hours ago — The Observer-Dispatch Remsen church celebrates 165 years, Welsh heritage
Tanneries and cheese-making factories were once the industrial cornerstones of Remsen, hinting at the Welsh heritage of the village, said resident Catherine Roberts-Martin. Today, not only has t...

4 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch Many questions remain about Oneidas agreement
The historic agreement among the Oneida Indian Nation, New York state and Oneida and Madison counties Thursday tries to resolve some of the major issues between the groups. But there remain q...

4 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch Graduates enter caring, compassionate field of nursing
Coral VanEtten and Arianna Giruzzi have only known each other for two years, but theyre still best friends - without a doubt. So how did they become so close? By attending St. Elizabeth Colle...

4 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch Coaching techniques: How far is too far?
There was a time when the hard-bitten, task-master coach was the stuff of legend. No water at practice, lung-busting sprints, maybe a slap to the side of the head now and then, and very often so...

5 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch Concerns linger in debate for wrongful conviction reform
If the procedure for how an eyewitness picks a suspect from a lineup had been more reliable in 1985, perhaps Steven Barnes never would have been wrongfully accused as the person who killed 16-ye...

5 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch Barns: Preservation, restoration an uphill battle
State financial aid for the restoration and preservation of historic barns has decreased in the past decade, but barn enthusiasts still have options. And groups like the Barn Coalition, which fo...

5 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch 6 vie for 2 Utica school board seats
On Tuesday, voters in the Utica City School District will elect two members to its Board of Education. There are six candidates, two of whom are incumbents, vying for two seats, each with five-y...

5 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch 3 face off for 2 school board seats in Frankfort
On May 21 voters in the Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District will elect two members to its Board of Education. There are three candidates, including two incumbents, vying for two seats bot...

5 days ago — The Observer-Dispatch Special Mass planned at Utica's Grace Church Sunday
Though the Rev. Leon Mozeliak has only been presiding over the Grace Church parish for less than two years, he still feels connected to its worshippers and the 175 years of history it celebrates...