The Utica Fire Department is working to battle a massive house fire on Spring Street in West Utica. According to a neighbor the call came in some time between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.
Looming over West Utica since 1843, the Utica State Lunatic Asylum was once on the forefront of the progressive care of the mentally ill as New York's first center for their care. Closed now for decades, the main building of the Utica Psychatric Center, known as Old Main, has captivated those who live in its shadow and hear stories of its Haunts and Legends.
Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. What secrets flow beneath the streets of Utica?
Since Stewart's Shops opened on Court Street in West Utica in December, between 750 and 1,250 customers a day have stopped in for food or gas according to the store's manager Samantha Swatling.
Utica Police are reminding residents not to leave valuables inside their vehicles and to lock their car doors following recent larcenies from parked cars in a West Utica neighborhood.
The Old Main Psychiatric Center Hospital opened its doors to a public tour on Monday, August 25th at 5PM offering a crowd of more than 4 thousand an exclusive glimpse inside the historic iconic Utica landmark.