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The Utica Police Department Confirms That It Is Moving To Google+ Platform

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:14:09 +0000

WIBX learned this morning that the Utica Police Department might be moving its public information page from Facebook to Google+, and the department is now confirming that transition is official.

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The Utica Police Department Is Not Yet Saying That They Are On Google+

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:12:08 +0000

The City of Utica Police Department is not officially saying that they are on Google+, but there is a Google plus site live for the force.

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Mayor Palmieri Very Optimistic About Coming Economic Development, But Says Negative, Racist Comments On UPD Facebook Page Are Unacceptable –

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:35:24 +0000

Utica Mayor Rob Palmieri says he's very optimistic about what's to come in Utica.

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Utica Common Council Talks Facebook, Hydrofracking and Proclamations

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:48:45 +0000

The Utica Police Department's Facebook page took center stage during Tuesday night's special meeting of the Utica Common Council.

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UPD Facebook Page Making A Comeback?

Gino Geruntino — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:15:31 +0000

When the Utica Police Department's Facebook page was taken down last week, citing "criticism by local and state politicians," the public quickly rose to arms.

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Utica Councilman Frank Vescera Calls For Meetings On Utica Police Facebook Page Being Taken Down, "The Pluses Outweight The Negatives"

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:30:54 +0000

Utica councilman Frank Vescera believes the Utica Police Facebook page was taken down prematurely, with no discussion about how to make it better before simply deactivating the page.

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Should The Utica Police Department Restore Its Facebook Page?

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:50:30 +0000

The Utica Police Department deactivated its once highly popular Facebook page.

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Utica Common Council Members Urge the Utica Police Department to Restore their Facebook Profile

Eric Meier — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:57:48 +0000

The Utica Police Department has maintained a popular Facebook profile that showcased the good work the department has done. They pass along important information to the public and reported on arrests made by the officers. But now that Facebook page is gone.

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UPD Deletes Facebook Page, Cites Criticism From Politicians

Gino Geruntino — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:46:38 +0000

The Utica Police Department has deactivated its Facebook page, citing "strong criticism by local and state politicians."

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Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:08:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn't get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much.

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Nightmare Restaurant From 'Kitchen Nightmares' Has Epic Facebook Meltdown

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:37:47 +0000

In all the years he's been doing 'Kitchen Nightmares' (in the US at least), Gordon Ramsey never quit on a client. Until he went to Amy's Baking Company in Arizona. Those people were horrible. Taking waitstaff tips, screaming, firing people -- they genuinely are the worst. Unfortunately, they didn't take learning that fact very well.

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Pray For Boston Facebook Cover Photos- #PrayForBoston

Davey Jones — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:18:55 +0000

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Show your support for the Boston Marathon Explosion with a Pray For Boston cover photo. We will continue to add them to this story so you can show your support on Facebook, Twitter, and online. We also have some Pray For Boston Memes inside this post too. We will keep adding new pictures throughout the evening.

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UPD Use Facebook To Find Larceny Suspect

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:50:35 +0000

The woman Utica Police had been looking for following a larceny at Hannaford's Market has turned herself in.

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Facebook's New 'Home' Ad Proving Controversial

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:30:35 +0000

Usually when Facebook draws the ire of the collective internet it's because it's made a change to its format. But this time it's one of the social network giant's TV commercials that has the Web firing off a barrage of negative comments.

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Dog Owner Begs For Life Of Her Dog To Be Spared, Agrees To Relocate Dog After It Bites Her Granddaughter

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:21:07 +0000

A New Hartford dog owner and her family are trying to save the life of their dog after it bit a member of their family.

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5 Important Ways Social Media Networking Affects Your Career

Kathy Landin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000

While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally.

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Facebook Helps Reunite Man With Dog He Lost After Wrecking Car Months Ago

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:07:38 +0000

In December, Dave Vitali was going to see his daughter when he got into a serious accident.He flipped his pickup truck, and hung upside down and bleeding with his only comfort being that his trusty dog Max was by his side and okay. Unfortunately, when the ambulances came the sirens scared the golden retriever, and Max ran away

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Dad Offers Teen $200 If He Quits Facebook For Five Months

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:00:43 +0000

Yesterday we learned that more and more people are taking long breaks from Facebook. If they're not getting paid for these social network hiatuses they may be doing it wrong.

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Missing Syracuse Teen Returns Home [UPDATED]

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:37:28 +0000

UPDATE: The Syracuse girl reported missing Tuesday by her family has returned home.

16 year-old Sienna Pitre came home on her own earlier this morning.

Police are now trying to figure out when and where she went missing.

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Have You Taken a Break From Facebook? Many Have

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:57:11 +0000

If Facebook was anything like Friendster and MySpace it would be only available in Malaysia or reduced to a Justin Timberlake vanity product.

Yes, the Harvard-born social network has beat the odds and looks like it will be around for the long-haul. In fact, the latest debate surrounding Facebook is what happens to a member's page when they die.

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