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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Labor Day is a symbolic sign that Summer is almost over...can you believe it?

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - The United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area is leading another effort to help prepare area kids for the upcoming school year. 

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As back to school approaches, many of our kids will be entering junior high or high school this year. I remember my junior high years at Conkling School in Utica, then off to UFA (Utica Free Academy). In both cases, it was intimidating. The first thing I did in high school was to  get involved as my homeroom representative in the Student Council. I looked forward to those Friday afternoon meetings and met a lot of other students that way.

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Vintage lunch boxes.  Remember when lunch boxes were designed to protect your lunch from a nuclear holocaust? 

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Utica, NY (WIBX) -It's almost time for kids to head back to school, and parents are getting a friendly reminder from the Oneida County Health Department about staying up-to-date with vaccinations. 

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Should three Mohawk Valley school districts become one?

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Fall means school, and school means homework, and homework –- for many a family -– means stress and arguments. But getting homework done doesn’t have to be a daily battle. Here are a few easy ways for parents to make the routine a little easier for kids.

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Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it, too? With a good carpool in place, you can save time and money. It just takes a little bit of planning and a willingness to flow with whatever the morning gives you. Here are five tips to help your carpool get off without a hitch.

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