Monday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Oneida County adds crisis training to 911 dispatchers, crisis responders (oneidadispatch.com) — Oneida County has just completed new crisis intervention training for 911 dispatchers and mobile crisis teams based in Utica, aiming to improve how mental health emergencies are handled from the very first call. Forty dispatchers and ten crisis providers learned de‑escalation, suicide‑risk assessment, and referral skills, which county leaders say will strengthen safety and access to care for residents.
Afternoon Movies → Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton 2:00 pm
Board of Education Mtg. - Bradley New Hartford Central Schools New Hartford, NY 13413 5:00 pm
Special Board of Education Meeting, Comets Library Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323 5:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
Freshman Orientation Sauquoit Valley Csd Sauquoit, NY 13456 9:00 am
Facilities Committee Meeting Clinton Csd District Conference Room 4:30 pm
Doodle Weaving → Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton 6:00 pm
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
There is road construction on NY-46 reported on... There is road construction on NY-46 reported on Aug 13, 2026. "Paving operations on NY 46 both directions between Center Street (Durhamville) and NY… (Nextdoor )
There is road construction on N Genesee St... There is road construction on N Genesee St reported on Aug 13, 2026. "Utility work on North Genesee Street both directions between Lee Street (Utica… (Nextdoor )
Spar, Inc. posted a job opening for Multi State Reset Merchandiser in Utica. Apply here.
StateJobsNY posted a job opening for Maintenance Assistant – Central Office; Four Positions in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Northeast alpine research project comes to NY's tallest mountain (timesunion.com)
Joe Budden Wants Drake to 'Bait' Jay-Z With Direct Diss: 'Fire on That Old N***a' (complex.com)
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