According to authorities, officers responded to a home in the 600 block of Lenox Avenue on a burglary report. A man told police he had discovered someone entered his apartment and stole food from his refrigerator. Read more at http://www.topix.com/city/utica-ny/2014/11/utica-man-accused-of-stealing-food-from-neighbor?fromrss=1

A big turnout at Mother Marianne’s Sixth Annual Thanksgiving dinner on the west side in Utica. Organizers say more than 750 meals were served to guests Thursday at 702 Columbia St. It was quite a spread with all the fixings… Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and of course, pie. Read more at http://www.topix.com/city/utica-ny/2014/11/more-than-750-meals-served-at-mother-mariannes?fromrss=1

At each stop – and there will be more than 100 this year alone – the 37-year-old blues musician and self-described “nutty guitar collector” seeks out mom-and-pop music shops to possibly add to his trove of six-strings. “Not as in ‘closed, come back later,’ but as in ‘closed, never coming back, signs off the wall,’” […]

Thanksgiving Eve has become the biggest drinking night of the year across the country. For local bars and restaurants that means big business, but it’s also a night to reconnect with friends. Read more at http://ift.tt/1rE7zYH

Keeping a theater open isn’t an easy feat, especially when the building is more than 80 years old. The Stanley Theater in Utica is currently operating day to day, surviving solely off of rentals and donations. Read more at http://ift.tt/1tyaiTf

Oneida County Sheriffs Deputies say 24 year old Michael Nassar of Utica hasbeen charged with Disseminating Indecent Materials to Minors after cops says he was sexting a 15 year old girl looking for sexual favors. Police say they conducted a week long investigation into the case and discovered that Nassar had sent the indecent material […]

As Thanksgiving ticks closer, local rescue missions have hit crunch time and are gearing up for one of the biggest days of the year. While many associate Thanksgiving with turkey, stuffing, football and spending time with family, the Rescue Mission of Utica is hard at work to help those who may not have the luxury […]

Officials are reporting more car crashes and flight cancellations in Central New York and the rest of the state as wintry weather hits the Northeast. Drivers can expect some delays on Interstate 690 near exit 4 to John Glenn Boulevard in Geddes, where a crash occurred around 1 p.m. Other than that incident, just a […]

A local activist group held a protest in Utica Tuesday night in an attempt to draw a correlation between the shooting death of Michael Brown and Walter Washington Jr., both black men who were killed by law enforcement. Local protestors with the group Black Rose, carried signs that bared phrases such as “To serve and […]

Bradley Elementary students in New Hartford got a valuable lesson in good citizenship Tuesday — with a side in home economics. The students baked pies for their less fortunate neighbors and on Tuesday they delivered the pies to First Presbyterian Church in Utica. Read more at http://ift.tt/15Ayf8d