Kids get your costumes ready, Trick or Treat Street returns to Sangertown Square on October 31st. Begin your Trick or Treat Street adventure at the Sangertown Square entrance next to American Eagle where kids 12 years of age and under will receive a Halloween bag for treats while supplies last. Over 25 participating stores will…
Join Utica Zoo for a Complimentary Travel Presentation about our Upcoming Trip to Tanzania! The presentation will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Auditorium at the Zoo, 1 Utica Zoo Way, Utica. Please RSVP by Monday, November 11, 2019 to Kyla Jacobs (315) 738-0472, ext. 44,…
The History Center Seeks Volunteers Volunteers are essential to the Oneida County History Center. They staff the bookstore and research library assisting with a wide range of activities from answering phones to digitizing collections. The History Center is looking to recruit a few new individuals to the organization’s volunteer pool and would like to fill…
Stanley Theatre Presents Get The Led Out Popular Led Zeppelin Cover Band Coming to Utica Stanley Theatre will be hosting Get The Led Out on Friday, February 22, 2020. The concert will begin at 8:00 P.M. Tickets went on sale to the public October 22, 2019. Food will be available prior to the event at…
Approved June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGING REPEAL OF NEW LAW IN NEW YORK GRANTING 3 HOURS PAID TIME TO VOTE WHEREAS; effective immediately, the New York Election Law § 3-110 reads as follows: “A registered voter may, without loss of pay for up to three hours, take off…
Approved June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF STATE AMENDMENT GRANTING ONEIDA COUNTY WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WHEREAS; the tourism industry in Oneida County, New York generates $1.5 billion in visitor spending annually of which $414 million is spent on lodging within the…
Approved June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING A PROPOSED “GREEN AMENDMENT” TO THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION TO CREATE A NEW CATEGORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS WHEREAS; the New State Legislature has recently passed the so-called “Green Amendment” to change the State Constitution; and WHEREAS; the proposed constitutional amendment would…
Approved June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING A NEW PROPERTY TAX MECHANISM FOR TAXING GOLF COURSES WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHEREAS; Assembly Bill A6444 and Senate Bill S4420 would allow localities to begin setting property taxes on local golf courses to be set in accordance with the…
Approved March 28, 2019 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION TO EMPLOYER RESTRICTIONS ON DRUG TESTING WHEREAS; the New York State Executive Budget proposes to amend existing laws to legalize adult-use cannabis, and; WHEREAS; the Executive Budget proposal specifically only prohibits the use of recreational marijuana during work hours and thus…
Reaffirmed March 12, 2019 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION OF THE REDEFINING OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AS A WAY TO EXPAND PREVAILING WAGE WHEREAS; the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Unshackle Upstate and its allied business organizations, which represent tens of thousands of New York State employers,…