June 6, 2012 If you've been to a Saranac Thursday at the F.X. Matt Brewery, you've probably noticed various street vendors and food carts on Varick Street. Now, there's some new rules for those vendors.
May 22, 2012 'Tis the season for lawn work...mowing, trimming, pruning and planting. Now, if you're a resident in the city of Utica, there are new rules regarding loose green waste.
April 17, 2012 There's great community spirit in the Utica-Rome area among people and business, and the merchants on Varick Street in the Brewery District of West Utica are demonstrating that spirit.
April 16, 2012 My sister recently spent some time in New York City and, while there, visited her favorite restaurant Forlini's on Baxter Street near Little Italy. While talking to the owner, Joe Forlini, she mentioned that he should put "Utica greens" on his menu. Having never heard of them Mr. Forlini asked her for a recipe which she supplied and off he went to the kitchen. The result?
April 14, 2012 We've heard about the city of Utica's financial problems these days, and Boilermaker Road Race officials are stepping up to the plate to help finance additional police for the July 8th race.
February 14, 2012 The Utica Police Department has released its accident report statistics that highlight the areas with an unusually high number of traffic accidents. According to a story in the Utica Observer Dispatch the following areas are where you need to be especially careful.
March 16, 2011 No, this doesn't refer to a new horror movie but a piece of road patching equipment the city of Utica is bringing back to repair its gaping potholes.
City Public Relations Director Angelo Roefaro said the mayors budget again includes 70,000, enough to rent two pothole killers. In 2010, the city paid Patch Management Inc., of Fairless Hills, Pa., 70,000 to use two of the machines and materials that come with it.The pothole killer blasts water and debris from the hole and uses a mixture of recycled rubber and other materials to fill it, a method expected to last for four to five years,according to the companys website.
December 16, 2010 It looks like winter fun will come early to the City of Utica's Val Bialas Sports Center. Although the official start of winter isn't until Tuesday the 21st the Dan Miner of the Utica Observer Dispatch says that J. Mark Ford, operator of the center, is planning to open this Sunday.
