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Local Home Improvement Company Wins National Award

(Whitesboro, NY) New York Sash, a local family-owned and operated remodeling company, has been recognized nationally as one of the 2010 Top 500 Remodelers for the fifth year in a row by Qualified Remodeler magazine. The award, whose inception dates back to 1978, is given to those companies nationwide who excel in the remodeling industry. [...]

Local Students Receive Athletic Academic Honors

Herkimer, NY— Several Herkimer County Community College student-athletes were recently named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Distinguished Academic All-Americans and Academic All-Americans. To be nominated as a Distinguished Academic All-American, athletes must have completed 45 semesters hours and maintain a minimum of 3.8 GPA. The 2010 honorees are: George Hajjar (Utica, NY/Whitesboro), Baseball Jack [...]

Glow Golf raises $1,300 for The Peacemaker Program

From left to right, Denise Flihan of Whitesboro, Eileen LaBarbera of Barneveld, Katie Montague (staff) of Whitesboro, Beverly Quist of Utica; rear: Tony Scibelli of Clinton. Staff member shown with Team Peacemaker, who won the award for best decorated cart at the ninth annual Peacemaker After Dark Charity Glow Golf Tournament on July 16. (Rome, [...]

YMCA to Offer Before and After School Programs

Now Available in the Whitesboro School District [Whitesboro, NY]– As part of The YMCA’s ongoing commitment to youth development, The YMCA encourages parents in the Whitesboro community to enroll their children in their after school programs. The YMCA will hold a several registration days for parents/guardians at the YMCA School Age Child Care Drop Off [...]

For second year in a row, MVCC student selected to take part in prestigious nanotech internship

Vogel, with disability, overcomes challenges and nationwide competition (Utica, NY) Mohawk Valley Community College student Alex Vogel has joined an extremely select nanotech group: he is one of just 22 exceptional undergraduate students nationwide to take part in the Summer Internship Program at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at [...]

Several Injured in Route 8 Collision

(Town of Paris, NY- July 5, 2010) A two car personal injury motor vehicle accident occurred on July 5 at 3:37 p.m. on Route 8 in the Town of Paris. Trooper Kyle Yerman of the New York State Police, states John Ligas, 73, of Whitesboro was traveling southeast in a 2008 Ford on Oneida Street [...]

Radiologic Technologists Graduate

Pictured left to right, first row are: Maureen O’Hara, Tammy Ano, Melissa VanAernam, Deborah Mas. Second row are: James Burnham, Kelly Young, Kayla Elsasser and Kevin Poppleton. (Utica, NY) Eight new radiologic technologists received diplomas on Friday, June 25 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center School of Radiography’s 46th annual commencement exercises. The ceremonies began [...]

Children’s Author to Appear at Dunham Library

By Margo Frink (North Brookfield, NY) Award-winning children’s author Barbara Linsley recently released her second book, an “I Can Read Book,” entitled “I Can Help on the Farm,” featuring photos and children from local farms. Her new book is distributed state-wide by North Country Books Inc. of Utica. The public can meet Linsley on June [...]

Mid-York Child Care Council’s 2010 Friends of Children Announced

(Whitesboro, NY) The Mid-York Child Care Coordinating Council announced its 2010 Friends of Children award winners at an awards dinner on June 16 at Harts Hill Inn, Whitesboro. The Friend of Children awards recognize individual child care professionals in all modalities of New York State regulated child care who display outstanding service and dedication to [...]

13 Year-Old Charged with Murder in Oneida County

(Oneida, NY – June 21, 2010) - On Saturday, June 19, 2010 at approximately 8:54 a.m., the Village of Yorkville Police Department was dispatched to 1202 Ney Avenue in Yorkville for the report of an unresponsive child. Due to the nature of the case, the police department requested assistance from the State Police. The child, a [...]

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