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🌱 Clayville plant attack leaves guard critical, coworker injured

Oriskany, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Oriskany! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Clayville plant attack leaves guard critical, coworker injured
  • Bicycle chase follows alleged $1,250 theft in New Hartford
  • Meet Oneida County's next undersheriff

Also on today's calendar: An Evening With Charles Dickens.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 44, low: 32.
  • Friday: Periods of snow and rain, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oneida Co. Sheriff: Poland man facing attempted murder charges for weekend hatchet attack (cnyhomepage.com) — A security guard remained in critical condition after a hatchet attack at Clayville's Pratt Whitney plant, Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol said Monday in Oriskany. Authorities say employees restrained suspect Zachery Stowell, who faces attempted murder charges, after a second injured worker disarmed him. The motive remains under investigation.
   

• Utica man arrested after stealing from store, fleeing on bike (cnyhomepage.com) — New Hartford police say a Utica man fled by bicycle after stealing about $1,250 in merchandise from Burlington Coat Factory on Nov. 4. Officers arrested Brandon McNair after a chase and recovered the merchandise behind nearby businesses. He was taken to the Oneida County Jail in Oriskany for arraignment.
   

• Oneida County Sheriff-Elect Names Undersheriff (wktv.com) — Oneida County Sheriff-elect Jared Pearl has picked retired State Police Sgt. Scott A. Nell as his undersheriff, beginning Jan. 1. Nell brings 32 years of State Police experience and has led the Vernon Volunteer Fire Company since 1996, making him Pearl's first major leadership appointment since the election.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone aware of dentists in the area that accept fidelis?
    For my stepdaughter…so I guess a dentist that accepts teenage patients? (Nextdoor Oriskany)
  • pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in WHITESBORO NY S06469 in Whitesboro. Apply here.
  • GameStop posted a job opening for Full Time Assistant Store Manager (Store 6148) in Whitesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oriskany here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whitesboro

  • Mohawk Valley's top Week 10 football performer (uticaod.com)
  • Fraudulent Calls Impersonating Whitesboro Police Department Reported (wktv.com)
  • Finding New Ground: Army Veteran Finds New Mission Through Horticulture at SUNY Morrisville (morningagclips.com)

New Hartford

  • DIBA Spotlight: Hassan M. Abdelwahed ‘27 (hartwick.edu)
  • Rome, New York Woman Kayla Phillips, 28, Arrested After Allegedly Taking Over $15,000 From Dentist by Threatening Lawsuit Over Botched Procedure in New Hartford (parktelegraph.com)

Ok Oriskany! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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