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Monday, June 18, 2012

Big Changes Coming to Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
More than 5,000 residents have signed public petitions opposing the closing of Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center. Although it's not closing, there will be some big...
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Row for a Cure
Rivals are built over time, it takes skilled competitors often striving for the same goal to build up the opposition.
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Boilermaker: Joe Kelly Presented Les Diven Award
The Boilermaker road race is honoring long- time journalist Joe Kelly - giving him the prestigiousLes Diven Award.
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Covered in Own Blood; Oneida Man Suspected to be High On Bath Salts Attacks Neighbor
The powerful and dangerous bath salts drug is making its way into the headlines across the nation and even here at home. 45-year-old David Schrader...
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Schumer Urges USDA to Make Greek Yogurt Available in Schools
New York-made Greek yogurt needs to be made an affordable and healthy option for public school meals. That's according to U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer.Schumer...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Area Ambulance News Conference Asking State Senate Not To Pass Controversial Bill
Area ambulance providers are asking the State Senate not to pass the bill effecting Utica and Glen Falls Ambulance Services. Kunkel Ambulance, along with other...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Utica Brewers Military Night
The Utica Brewers hold theme nights every home game. But tonight's game hit especially close to home. The Red, White, and Blue Tour honors our...
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Pool Safety Reminders
As Jeff has told us, the warmer weather is here to stay for this weekend. And that also means folks are heading to the pools.
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Clinton Central School District parents concerned with middle school part-time nurse position
As many area school districts are making cut backs, one school district is looking to cut its school nurse position to part- time. Parents Eyewitness News spoke...
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Oneida County receives grants to clean debris in Sauquoit Creek
There is good news for Oneida County residents who were hit hard by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee last year. The County has been awarded a...
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BOCES students receive their GED, celebrate at the Jay Street Community Garden
BOCES students celebrated a milestone today. Three students graduated and received their GED's. And what better way to celebrate than a barbeque on this beautiful day. Students...
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Possible Thruway Toll Increase
How can the replacement of one bridge in New York cause tolls to rise?
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Boilermaker: Shadow Run
When July eighth rolls around runners will not only trek through Utica, some will be running over six thousand miles away.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

79 scholarships awarded at "Utica Dollars for Scholars"
A total of 79 scholarships were given out at this year's Utica Dollars for Scholars event.The scholarships are all donations from volunteer foundations.Over the past...
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Rome Domestic Violence Incident Plus Community Response Amidst New Legislation
The Utica Police Department documented 370 domestic violence cases just last month. And that was the highest amount of cases in the past five years....
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Munson Williams Shadow of the Sphinx Exhibit
It starts this weekend and brings a taste of Eygpt right here to Utica. The Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute opens its 'Shadow of the Sphinx'...
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Boilermaker: The Burger
Seattle has coffee, Memphis has barbeque, Maine has lobsters and Utica... Has chicken Riggies...Eleven months of the year.
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Career Day at Donovan Middle School
Area business and community leaders met with six hundred middle school students today
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Unveiling of Portraits of Oneida County Judges
Five new portraits hang from the chambers of the John Balio Ceremonial Courtoom at the Oneida County Courthouse. The Oneida County Bar Association honored five judges...
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Benton Hall Academy students learn the significance of Flag Day
Students at Benton Hall Academy in Little Falls commemorated National Flag day today and also learned the importance of the American flag. A flag flown over the...
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Meet the Eyewitness News Team

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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