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Rachel Polansky
Her work has been recognized and honored by the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and other organizations.
While still attending classes, Rachel interned with WJAC-TV in State College, Pennsylvania. She also spent 2 summers interning with MTV Networks in New York City.
When she’s not reporting, Rachel enjoys yoga, drawing and painting, attending concerts and spending time with her family and friends. Rachel is happy to call Central New York her new home. If you see her, make sure you say hello! Have any story ideas? Rachel can be reached at rpolansky@wutr.tv
Stories By Rachel
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McDonald's Lovers Reminisce; New Hartford Mickey D's is getting rebuilt
Change can be hard. But every day it seems there's a newer model or a better upgrade. One area restaurant is being demolished and replaced...
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Pot Charges Can Land You In The Joint; Updated Marijuana Laws
Some prosecutors are calling it a "massive" marijuana operation. A Herkimer County man faces 20 years in prison and possibly life after pleading guilty to...
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Utica Monday Nite Presents Bagg's Square HarvestFest
Summer is over in Utica, but the festival fun is on! Utica Monday Nite presents the Bagg's Square HarvestFest, and it kicks off tonight. The...
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Oneida Indian Nation Police Department Takes Part in Prescription Drug Take-Back
As we reported, many law enforcement agencies will be taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day tomorrow. The Oneida Indian Nation Police Department started...
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5th Annual Northeast Fiber Optic Conference
Tech and data-com gurus had a special treat this afternoon. Fiber Instrument Sales, an area fiber optic company, sponsored the 5th Annual Northeast Fiber Optic...
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Oneida Company Store Launches Spoonful For Hunger
With nearly 49 million people in America facing hunger, one area business is trying to change these numbers in our community. The Oneida Company Store...
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Kylie Ann Turczyn Memorial Benefit; Eyewitness News Speaks with Turczyn's Family
It was a murder-suicide that resulted in 2 deaths. As you may remember from June, Kylie Turcyzn of Deerfield was murdered and her 4-year-old daughter...
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Faxton St. Luke's Cancer Center Hosts "Prostate Cancer Update" Seminar
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Faxton St. Luke's Regional Cancer Center and The American Cancer Society's held a seminar this evening to educate the...
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ReCharge New York Power Program brings jobs to the Mohawk Valley
As a result of low-cost power allocated through the ReCharge New York Power Program, Governor Cuomo estimates 3,200 new jobs are coming to New York...
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Jail Graduation Ceremony; Oneida County Inmates Change Lives
Oneida County celebrated a graduation tonight, but it wasn't your typical group of grads being honored. Joined by government and community officials, Oneida County Sheriff...
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Meet the Eyewitness News Team
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Joe Parker
Joe Parker is an award-winning, well traveled journalist. He's been broadcasting since 1984...more than half his life, so far. Joe comes to the Utica area from the Gulf Coast (Florida,...
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Jeff Matthews
The only thing Jeff ever wanted to do more than be an on-camera Meteorologist was play left field for the Yankees. By the age of 7, he was already posting...
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Elsa Gillis
Elsa is thrilled to be part of our team as an Anchor and Producer for WUTR & WFXV Eyewitness News. Coming from Newtown, Connecticut, she graduated from Cornell University with a...
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Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee joined WUTR/WPNY/WFXV as a Multimedia Journalist in August 2011. She is eager and honored to be apart of the news team and becoming the voice for the Central...
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Stephen Bond
Born and raised in the Central New York area, Stephen is excited to launch his career at home as a multimedia journalist at WUTR. He earned a bachelor's degree from...
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Rachel Polansky
Rachel is excited to join the Eyewitness News team as a Multimedia Journalist. Rachel is a 2012 Penn State graduate with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. While there, she was...
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Michael Spellman
A true hometown talent, Michael was born and raised in Central New York. His first taste of journalism came as a Sports Reporter for his high school newspaper...
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