🌱 Patch AM: What Pratt Munson’s 2028 split means for Utica art students

Hey there, Utica! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Pratt Munson's 2028 split means for Utica art students
• How Utica police quickly tracked a Kemble Street shooting suspect
• What do 58 new Flock cameras mean for Utica drivers' privacy?

Also on today's calendar: Walk and talk and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Friday: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pratt Institute and Munson to End 25-Year Partnership in June 2028 (wktv.com) — Pratt Institute and Munson will end their long-running partnership in June 2028, gradually shifting Pratt Munson students out of Utica sooner in their studies. Current and 2026 entrants keep the usual path, but the 2027 class will spend only one year in Utica before moving to Brooklyn. Munson says it's planning a new art and design program to keep strengthening Central New York's creative economy.
   

• Two shot in Utica (newportdispatch.com) — Two men were shot in the leg during a large altercation on Kemble Street in Utica on August 22, and both were taken to Wynn Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Utica police quickly identified and detained a suspect, 33-year-old Wayne Sessoms of Utica, who now faces attempted murder and weapons charges. Investigators from the Major Crimes Unit are continuing to handle the case.
   

• Flock Cameras under scrutiny across Empire State (cnyhomepage.com) — Automated Flock license plate cameras are spreading across New York, with 58 already in the Utica area, raising local privacy concerns. Supporters credit them with helping stop a planned Capitol bombing, while a state lawmaker is pushing a bill to sharply limit how long police can store the captured data and require clearer logs of its use.
   

📸 Around Utica

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31
• Walk and talk →
  Clinton Arena, 36 Kirkland Ave, Clinton
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Utica R.I.S.E. Second Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser →
  Stonebridge Golf & Country Club, 2430 Graffenburg Rd, New Hartford
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Kindergarten Orientation
  Utica City SD Utica, NY 13501
  2:00 pm
Friday September 11
• District V FGCNYS Flower Show →
  303 Genesee St, Utica
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Genealogy Workshop: Transatlantic Travel and Your Ancestors' Routes in the 19th Century →
  Oneida County History Center
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Middle School Orientation for Incoming 5th Grader
  Sauquoit Valley Csd Sauquoit, NY 13456
  10:00 am
• Movers & Shakers Storytime →
  Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton
  10:30 am
• Miracle Murray, the Reading Retriever! →
  Dunham Public Library, 76 Main St, Whitesboro
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• SAT Registration Deadline
  Oriskany Csd Oriskany, NY 13424
Monday August 31
• Pre-K Meet the Teacher and Bus Ride
  Oriskany Csd Oriskany, NY 13424
  10:00 am
• Kindergarten Meet the Teacher and Bus Ride
  Oriskany Csd Oriskany, NY 13424
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Online Yearbook Sales Begin
  Oriskany Csd Oriskany, NY 13424
• Staff Development Day
  Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Brady was LOST on August 8, 2026 in Utica, NY 13502 near Ravine and Wells Dr Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Deerfield Hill)

• Mohawk Valley Health System posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Full Time - Variable in Utica. Apply here.
• Danfoss, Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Supervisor, Operations in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Hartford

• Syracuse.com's 2026 fall media day field hockey roll call (26 photos) (syracuse.com)
• Utica CSD Makes Forbes Best Employers List for 2026 (bigfrog104.com)

Marcy

• New York hiker injured on Mount Marcy gets help from passing podiatrist (thetimesherald.com)
• The Monsters We Know: Black horror names the systems that harm us (sfbayview.com)

Oriskany

• Park Approved In Bridgewater (watervilletimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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