“The Rescue Mission is a Christian ministry that endeavors to assess and unconditionally to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people coming for assistance,” the Rev. Bill Dodge, executive director of the Utica Rescue Mission, said. Full Story »
The village’s shopping area was transformed for the holidays Friday during the annual Holiday Shoppers Stroll. Full Story »
The Utica College men’s ice hockey team had key second-period struggles with its power-play unit in a 6-3 nonleague loss to Potsdam State at Utica Memorial Auditorium. Full Story »
An armored truck that had been headed to retirement soon will be parked on city streets in a police bid to steer away crime. Full Story »
After what has been a mild November so far, Central New Yorkers Saturday will find themselves dealing with more winter-like weather. Full Story »
Although the St. Mary's Annual Thanskgiving Dinner was in a new location this year, volunteers dished out hundreds of free meals to returning diners and newcomers alike. St. Mary's Church has held the free turkey dinner since 1975 and in recent years, The Lord's Table has joined in the effort, said coordinator Mary Ann Hartmann. Full Story »
A piece of Oneonta history has been brought back to Main Street thanks to an effort by the Oneonta Lions Club. The mechanism of the clock that was on a tower on the Westcott block is on display in the window on the walkway of the parking garage. Full Story »
Two women were arrested Tuesday for allegedly helping a Montgomery County man flee the state after he allegedly killed his father in Schoharie County. Gerry King, 37, was caught in Connecticut on Nov. 17 and extradited to New York, state police previously said. He was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of George King, 63, who was found dead in his town of Sharon home ... Full Story »
AFTON _ Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a burglary at Afton Country Store. Steven C. Barrows, 19, of Unadilla; Heather A. Wrench, 21, of Bainbridge; and Arnie J. Roe, 27, also of Bainbridge, were charged with third-degree burglary. The trio broke into the 30 Maple St. store early Wednesday morning, stole cigarettes and left the building, according to a media release from ... Full Story »
The weather will turn nasty today as a storm off the coast brings rain, strong winds and possibly some accumulating snow in the higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »
The city of Little Falls may participate in a voluntary plan to cut back energy use in the event of a shortage crisis. Full Story »
Members of Catholic churches in Little Falls and Herkimer will be saying farewell to their priest this coming weekend. Full Story »
Fearing a lack of support for raises, the Herkimer County Legislature’s Personnel Committee voted Tuesday to propose stipends to 71 non-union county employees. Full Story »
A 29-year-old man gave in to police pressure Tuesday, agreeing to exit his residence peacefully after a nearly five-hour standoff with troopers investigating a domestic violence complaint in the Homestead Mobile Home Park, according to state police. Full Story »
The Manheim Town Council Tuesday night ratified a labor contract with its highway department workers. Full Story »
It’s that time of year again, time for school districts to start thinking about planning for the 2010-11 school year budget. However, administrators are waiting to hear about the governor’s proposed mid-year reductions in state aid before getting too far into the budget planning process. Full Story »
Cafeteria supervisor Melinda Kilmer says keeping enough plastic bowls at the Cooperstown Middle/High School has been a problem since she began working there four years ago. Full Story »
MIDDLEFIELD — Brewery Ommegang is beginning another expansion of its facility to keep up with demand for its Belgian beers. Full Story »
Serving retired residents a free turkey dinner before Thanksgiving has been an annual tradition for the eighth-grade class at Cooperstown Central School. Retired elementary principal Doug Geertgens says the kids do a wonderful job and is thrilled the tradition is kept alive. Full Story »
The Brookwood School’s 12th annual Holiday Evening and Benefit Auction is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. This annual event will be held in the multi-purpose room at The Brookwood School. 687 County Hwy 59, Cooperstown. There will be both a live and silent auctions at this event. Full Story »
VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Oneida Nation handed out more than $5 million in holiday bonuses to employees last week. That's $400,000 more than last year. Full Story »
OCOCEE, Fla. - Tiger Woods was treated and released after a car accident near his home early Friday morning. Full Story »
MIDDLEFIELD, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Cooperstown man has turned himself in to Otsego County Sheriff's Deputies after he allegedly shot another man while on a hunting trip. Full Story »
UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Some local folks took part in a brand new Black Friday event down at the F.X. Matt Brewery Friday morning. Full Story »
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (WKTV) - Volunteers with the Stevens-Swan Humane Society are capitalizing on Black Friday shoppers by wrapping their newly bought presents. Full Story »
My husband and I are giving out out Cute baby Capuchin Monkey For Free Adoption to any pet loving and caring family no matter where ever they might be. Full Story »
The city makes close to $1 million in tickets the day after Thanksgiving — when drivers forget to move their cars — but this Friday, a Muslim festival gave them a reprieve. Full Story »
Trying to cross certain streets in the city is no picnic. Enter the helpful folks with the whistles: The “pedestrian managers,” as they prefer to be called. Full Story »
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Business on Canal Street and other areas of Manhattan known for selling inexpensive look-alike brands was not much heavier on the day after Thanksgiving than on any other day, vendors said. Full Story »
On Mondays at Club Cache on West 46th Street, 11 men in tuxedos evoke the Jazz Age. Full Story »
A day after Jasmina Anema fell grievously ill and missed a chance to meet President Obama, the cancer-stricken 6-year-old showed signs of recovering. Full Story »
Piggybacking, list snooping, fake press passes ... when it comes to gate-crashing, New York City party planners have seen it all. But they are shocked - shocked! - that uninvited guests got past the Secret Service. Full Story »
On a day when many enjoyed the comforts of family and home, the victims of unemployment, foreclosure and even Bernie Madoff lined up at soup kitchens searching for solace and shelter. Full Story »
Black Friday is normally a huge Summons Alert Day, but this year it happens to fall during Eid al-Adha, giving all early holiday shoppers a break with a suspension of the alternate-side-parking rules. Full Story »
Here is a math problem to help work that turkey fat off your mind, courtesy of LaGuardia Community College Associate Prof. Frank Wang. Full Story »
SHIRLEY, N.Y. — A Long Island woman is charged with fatally stabbing her live-in boyfriend during an argument. Suffolk County police responded to a report of a stabbing at a home in Shirley at around 4 a.m. Friday. They found 45-year-old David Harr... Full Story »
A Queens man was shot by a group of thugs in a home-invasion robbery — but the bumbling thieves had to ditch the massive TV they were trying to steal when they realized it wouldn’t fit in their car, authorities and witnesses said. The victim, a reti... Full Story »
Outgoing City Councilman David Weprin (D-Hollis) has decided to run for his brother’s soon-to-be-vacant state Assembly seat as one possible contender, Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich, is mulling his options.Assemblyman Mark Weprin’s (D-Litt... Full Story »
Two Woodside men have been indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly assaulting a transgender woman in Jackson Heights this spring, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.Gilberto Ortiz, 32, and Trinidad Tapia, 19, were arraigned Friday on se... Full Story »
City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said he will continue to push for laws that protect city residents from overzealous traffic agents after the Council passed one bill he sponsored that would give a grace period for alternate side street p... Full Story »
About 50 dogs rescued from puppy mills and a shelter in Missouri arrived on Long Island just in time for the holidays. Full Story »
Nassau election officials had to scramble to borrow more than 150 voting machines for the special elections. Full Story »
Shoppers show up and spend on Black Friday bargains, but it is unclear what this means for the rest of the holiday season. Full Story »
The Linsalato and Tiskevics family has made a tradition of Black Friday, looking long and hard for discounts, deals and giveaways for most of the last six years. Full Story »
Visitations for Courtney Sipes, will be at Moloney's Hauppauge Funeral Home on Wheeler Road on Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Full Story »
A seahorse is displayed during the annual Taiwan International Aquarium Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei. AFP/Sam Yeh
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