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Protesters Calling On State To Reconsider MVPC Closure

WIBX — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:41:59 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The state's plan to close the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and consolidate services with the Syracuse based Hutchings Psychiatric Center, has many up in arms.

Former New York State Worker Dangles from Bridge With Protest Banner [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:42:10 +0000

On Monday morning, Michael A. Davitt, a former New York State employee and known rabblerouser, delayed traffic on the Tappan Zee bridge in Rockland County. As a form of protest, he unfurled a rope ladder from the bridge and sat for hours with a 24-foot banner that accused county officials of a “cover-up.”

Protestors Tell Hanna: 'Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share'

Jeff Monaski — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:59:00 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - About two dozen people gathered at Congressman Richard Hanna's Utica office today calling for corporations and the rich to 'pay their fair share.'

Ted Tottey is a member of MoveOn.org, which organized the event and similiar protests across the country, he said.