What's up Utica! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Pratt Institute and Munson End 25-Year Partnership in 2028 (wktv.com) — Pratt Institute and Munson will end their long-running Pratt Munson partnership in Utica when the contract expires in June 2028, reshaping local art education. Students starting this fall are unaffected, but the 2027 class will spend only one year in Utica before moving to Brooklyn as Munson plans a new creative-economy-focused program.
• Cleveland to Utica: Meet Comets' Forward, Justin Pearson (uticacomets.com) — Utica Comets fans are getting to know new forward Justin Pearson, a hardworking winger joining the roster after a strong season with Cleveland. The Nashua, New Hampshire native talks about his college years at Yale and UConn, his off-season training routine, and how he's preparing to make an impact when he hits the ice in Utica.
• Prosecutors: Man arrested in North Country admits third illegal entry into U.S. (wwnytv.com) — A federal immigration case tied to a Watertown traffic stop has local ties because the Brazilian defendant entered his guilty plea in federal court in Utica. Prosecutors say it's his third illegal entry, and he's now serving a short prison sentence before facing deportation again.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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