Utica Police say Mohamed, who was driving the car, allegedly switched positions with Padiet and the pair fled the scene. Officers stopped the vehicle on Albany Street near Rutger Street and while Padiet was being interviewed outside the car, he tried to jump back into the vehicle and drive away. Read more at http://ift.tt/1DVxraW

PJ Green, Inc. is an 80-year-old mailing and fulfillment company that handles millions of pieces of mail each month from its headquarters in Utica, NY. The firm’s biggest clients are professional printers and colleges and universities with high-volume, standard mail jobs that require speed, efficiency, and the certainty of optimized postal discounts. Read more at […]

If your families adjusted gross income was between $40,000 and $300,000 on your 2012 tax New York State tax return and you claimed at least one dependent under 17, you’re getting a rebate from New York State! Over the next month, cities in New York State, like Utica, will be receiving rebate checks, IF your […]

Fall brings with it the 40th annual ‘Falling Leaves Road Race’ to Utica. The 14K and 5K races both started downtown today, right on Genesee Street, but the runners ended up traveling though many neighborhoods, including South Utica and along the parkway. Read more at http://ift.tt/YICWsD

Two local area women are in police custody after allegedly forging and cashing checks at a Utica bank. Police arrested 56 year old Lori Hallenbeck of Vernon and 39 year old Natasha Ward of Utica. Read more at http://ift.tt/1uWEHwQ

Police say two men have been arrested for cocaine after a no-knock search warrant was served on Schuyler Street house in Utica. Police say the home was being used to distribute cocaine. Read more at http://ift.tt/1voCfS8

The arterial project in Utica enters a new, major phase on Monday, Sept 29. At 7 a.m. the New York State Department of Transportation will close Court Street at the North/South Arterial. The change will not affect car traffic; vehicles will still be able to drive north and southbound on the arterial. Read more at […]

Shots were fired at a house party on Churchill Avenue in Utica early this morning. It’s left one man injured and police searching for a suspect. Read more at http://ift.tt/1rtJLbQ

A brand new state of the art learning ‘environment’ for kids with special needs is opening its doors this Sunday. Redeemer Church in North Utica has spent 12 years planning and building this new space or ‘environment’ for kids as they call it. Read more at http://ift.tt/1nq9Ryb

The festival of twin brothers who became saints will come to Utica this weekend — and thousands of people will follow. It’s the Cosmas and Damian Festival at St. Anthony’s-St. Read more at http://ift.tt/YvOuPR