Anthony Picente

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente announced the program with the goal to encourage municipal savings.

The SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica is in a bit of limbo, after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a proposal earlier this year to fold the Utica school back into the University of Albany campus.

Hospital officials say the addition of a dedicated c-section suite will create a more seamless experience for patients.

The Oneida County Executive said the community hasn’t been this poised for growth since 1950.

Starting Monday at 7:00 a.m. all indoor spaces in Oneida County will require a mask. Businesses can avoid requiring masks if they require proof of vaccination.

At-home covid testing is becoming growingly popular across the country and here in New York. However, this method is starting to complicate contact tracing in the region.

In the town of Marcy, just outside of Utica, construction is underway on what's being billed as the largest semiconductor chip fabrication facility in the world.

Oneida County officials are asking everyone to take precautions after the county logged its highest COVID-19 case numbers since January.

Legislation working its way through Congress aims to address a national shortage of semiconductor chips, which are used in everything from smartphones to vehicles, by providing subsidies for domestic manufacturers. Some local officials think upstate could stand to benefit from the proposal in a major way.

Oneida County hopes an app-based vaccination incentive boosts coronavirus vaccination numbers that have plateaued.The Boost Oneida County program is the…