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Uncover the CHILLING Secrets of Utica State Hospital: A Haunting Journey in New York
There are many haunted and abandoned places in New York State, but few are as creepy and intriguing as the former Utica State Hospital. This hospital, the country’s first state-run center for the mentally ill, served thousands of patients between 1843 and 1978. Many of them experienced neglect, abuse,...
Former NY Jet 🏈 selling homes in Bergen County & our guide to living in Little Falls
Welcome back to your favorite real estate newsletter, North Jersey Living. I hope everyone had a great weekend celebrating the unofficial start to summer in New Jersey, and remembering the men and women who have served so that we are able to do the things that we do. I spent...
Law Preventing Ilion From Putting Up Banners
ILION, N.Y. -- During COVID, banners went up to honor graduates, then to honor hometown heroes, but one local Village just realized that it may be illegal to do that. Around Central New York, you'll see banners honoring local veterans. The Village of Ilion wanted to take part in the...
Whitestown Town Council Vice President Dies At 53 After Cancer Battle
The Town of Whitestown has announced the passing of Town Council Vice President Tanya Sumner, 53, with sentiments of gratitude for her dedication to the community and mourning for the town’s loss from her colleagues from her extensive career in communications and public relations. Sumner has become known as...
New Hartford Memorial Day Parade Canceled
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- Due to the potential for inclement weather, the New Hartford Volunteer Fire Department has announced the Memorial Day parade set for 6 Monday night has been canceled. A ceremony will take place at the firehouse at 7 p.m. on Monday.
100+ Little Falls Residents Attend Meeting on Public Housing Plan
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. -- On Tuesday, residents of Little Falls had plenty of questions for the developers of an affordable housing complex planned for Reed Street. More than 100 people packed into Elks Lodge to ask about who would be living in the apartments, how the traffic flow would be affected, and whether the development would harm neighborhood sight lines.
Memorial Day in Clinton Features Dedication of Recently Installed Gravestone of Revolutionary War Soldier
CLINTON, N.Y. -- Many in the community gathered in the Village of Clinton for the annual Memorial Day ceremonies. The day began with a holiday parade and ceremony in the green, culminating in a significant unveiling at Clinton's oldest cemetery. The parade stepped off at 9:15 a.m. from the College...
Mass. teens named co-valedictorians at New York school
“It was nice for my parents to not have to clap for one person, feel a little bad for the other.”. Identical twins from Southborough, Massachusetts, now have more in common than just their DNA, college, sport of choice and major (which might seem impossible). Chloe and Olivia Chiota graduated...
Herkimer Lions club involved in pair of major projects
HERKIMER — Following its recent meeting, the Greater Herkimer Lions Club reported on its successful involvement in a pair of major projects. First, the organization responded to a plea to help an Afghan translator and family who recently resettled in West Hartford, Connecticut, receive a used car in order to make their acclamation a bit easier. The club donated $500 to the cause and just learned that thanks to additional contributions by the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition, spearheaded by Kelly Brown, and the Greater Herkimer Kiwanis Club, led by Greg Riddle, as well as several local donors, a van has been purchased and delivered.
MIKE KEELER: Here’s Something That, Sadly, You’ve Heard Before
And you have Daniel Butterfield to blame. He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and then joined his father’s firm, the Overland Mail Company. By the time he was 30, he was a principal executive at the firm, which had been renamed American Express. But on April 16, 1861, he gave it […]
Utica's Memorial Day Parade Honors Fallen Service Members
UTICA, N.Y. -- It was all sunshine for Utica's Memorial Day parade on Monday. The parade kicked off at 10 a.m. on Genesee Street in front of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center and traveled to the Parkway Recreation Center on Memorial Parkway. Genesee Street was filled with red, white and blue...
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