They've been perfecting their Southern accents for this one. Players of Utica is presenting “Sordid Lives”, a black comedy about white trash. Read more at http://ift.tt/2oknS5U

Craig Bernier had only been bagging grain at Harbor Point Minerals in Utica for a few months when the company started sending him inside its silos to “walk down” the grain to help it flow to the bottom. Bernier, 24, was claustrophobic and hated being in the dark, closed structure. Read more at http://ift.tt/2nqzUXF

Did you know that 97 percent of the U.S. population is exposed to noise from planes, highways, roads, and more at levels comparable to the noise level of a humming refrigerator? How can you escape the noise pollution from across Central New York and beyond? According to a map from the the Bureau of Transportation […]

The Greater Mohawk Valley Land Bank has been awarded approximately $1.6 million as part of the Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative. Tolga Morawski, executive director of the Greater Mohawk Valley Land Bank said he was “pleasantly surprised” considering how new the land bank is. Read more at http://ift.tt/2mRHRbZ

Danfoss Silicon Power last week announced it is establishing production in the U.S. and entering into a collaboration with industrial giant General Electric . The collaboration means that Danfoss Silicon Power will become the world's leading provider of silicon-carbide power modules. Read more at http://ift.tt/2nxlZ2E

An aide at a Utica-area state-run psychiatric hospital has been arrested on charges that he forged a doctor's note that would get him extended medical leave, according to the Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott. New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott today announced the arrest of a secure psychiatric center medical aide accused of […]

With 1,703 votes, you decided that Chanatry's Hometown Market , a Utica institution for more than a century, was the top small shop in CNY. Nichols Supermarket in Liverpool finished second, with 1,476 votes and Green Hills Farms , located in Nedrow, rounded out the top three with 1,124 votes. Read more at http://ift.tt/2oz4izb

View of the Beech-Nut building, on Wednesday Mar. 2, 2011 in Canajoharie, NY. The plant is scheduled to close for good at the end of March, with its workforce transferred to a new state of the art plant in Montgomery County. Read more at http://ift.tt/2mPFSVu

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Justice Antonin Scalia made many positive contributions to administrative law. His tireless advocacy of agency-empowering Chevron deference was not among them. Read more at http://ift.tt/2oabB40

If so, Gomez and Sullivan Engineers would like to hear from you. We have a growing regional practice in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic States and a national reputation for excellence in engineering relative to dams and hydropower projects. Read more at http://ift.tt/2ofmCxW