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Local lawmakers have expressed their disappointment over a "distraction" from New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

Are you someone who has a collection of old computers, TVs and other electronics? Are you ready to get rid of them and don't know how? Luckily, there is a free electronics recycling event coming up in Utica.

The word is that we will see one of the biggest and best military display at this years Boilermaker Road Race After Party? Is that true? We now have the answer.

Senator Joe Griffo honored eight community advocates Friday who show passion for their respective professions and the Mohawk Valley.

As schools prepare for Tuesday's budget vote, there's an unease regarding school finances and anticipated state aid. State Senator Joe Griffo (R-Rome) organized a forum between local representatives, school administrators, and NYS Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa, to make sure she understands the concerns of Upstate NY schools.

Should a town be required to give a seldom traveled country road the same maintenance as a heavily traveled road? Senator Joe Griffo doesn't think so and a bill that recently passed in which he sponsored would give the towns the opportunity to determine the amount of resources used on a road if it's deemed low-volume.

Senator Joseph A. Griffo and two other Republicans have petitioned Governor Kathy Hochul to pull funding from Columbia University, in light of the University's handling of recent protests.

Starting this election season, public funding can be used in state races in New York, including contests for the NYS Assembly and Senate, and as a result, there's an uptick in candidates challenging incumbents locally.

A candidate for New York State's 53rd Senate seat is warning constituents that "civil war is coming" and they should "prepare to take the lives of their liberal neighbors" in a now-deleted post on X, formerly Twitter.

If you thought our local leaders support the upcoming toll hikes, think again.