A ruling by a State Supreme Court Judge in Rome today has upheld a claim by two Utica councilmen stating that Jim Zecca cannot run in this November's special election for the Common Council at Large position.
City Councilman Frank Vescera and former Councilman and Comptroller candidate James Zecca have been denied permission to appeal a recent court ruling that deemed them ineligible to appear on the ballot on the Democratic party line during Tuesday’s primary.
Wednesday August 13th, 2014
WIBX VIP Club Gripe of the Day is: Robin Williams
Hometown of the Day: Dolgeville
Newsmaker of the Day: Lauren Bacall
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Monday, August 11th, 2014
WIBX VIP Club Gripe of the Day is: Perception
Hometown of the Day: Frankfort
Newsmaker of the Day: Kevin Ward
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The dispute over Democratic petitions collected by current Utica Councilman Frank Vescera and former city councilor Jim Zecca remains unresolved following several hours of reviewing signatures Monday.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
WIBX VIP Club Gripe of the Day is: Confusion
Hometown of the Day: Remsen
Newsmaker of the Day: Vulcan
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Topics for today-
Claudia Tenney is going to primary Richard Hanna...
Monday, February 17, 2014
WIBX VIP Club Gripe of the Day is: Syracuse
Hometown of the Day: New Hartford
Newsmaker of the Day: Fire
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Topics We'll be Hitting Today
-Terrible fire in New Hartford, 2 young boys and a 21 year old woman are dead
-Remington is opening a new plant i n Alabama, what does that mean for u
WIBX has learned that actions were taken at the meeting of the Oneida County Democratic Committee on Thursday that resulted in official reprimands of several committee members and the ousting of two others.
How ugly is Utica politics? From the sound of it...pretty ugly. Regardless of where you stand, or do not stand, politically, one might think from the examples below that civility in politics is severely lacking. Fortunately, there exists other discourse to prove otherwise.