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🌱 Patch AM: Which 9/11 remembrance events in Utica fit your schedule this year?
Happening soon: District V FGCNYS Flower Show on the Utica Patch calendar

Hi there, Utica! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which 9/11 remembrance events in Utica fit your schedule this year?
- Why a Utica deli was targeted in a K2 crackdown
- Utica man faces multiple charges after two August shooting incidents
Also on today's calendar: District V FGCNYS Flower Show and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 50.
- Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mohawk Valley remembers 9/11 with host of events (uticaod.com) — Utica will host several 9/11 remembrance events, including a Lunch & Learn at the Irish Cultural Center, a city wreath-laying at the Memorial Parkway, and the CNY Memorial Stair Climb at the State Office Building. Nearby communities like Whitesboro, New York Mills, Rome, and Oneida are also holding ceremonies, marches, and tributes. Residents can choose from many ways to honor victims and first responders.
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2. 'We will come after you': Oneida County seizes 30 packets of suspected K2 (oneidadispatch.com) — County health and sheriff's officials recently seized suspected K2 and other unknown substances during a compliance inspection at Dalaly Deli on Eagle Street in Utica, part of a broader crackdown on synthetic drugs and kratom. Authorities say more Utica businesses could face inspections and potential penalties as they continue enforcing new local laws aimed at keeping dangerous products out of neighborhood stores.
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3. Man arrested on shooting charges in Utica (newportdispatch.com) — Utica police have arrested 41-year-old Diandre Scott after two August shootings on Eagle Street and St. Vincent Street where shots were allegedly fired near and at two people, damaging a nearby home but injuring no one. Investigators say video and physical evidence tied him to both incidents, leading to multiple attempted assault and weapons charges.
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4. Times Telegram is changing its print frequency. What does it mean? (uticaod.com) — Print subscribers in our region will soon get the Herkimer Times Telegram only once a week, on Wednesdays, while still receiving the Sunday Utica Observer-Dispatch and full digital access. The paper is shifting resources toward its eNewspaper and website, which remain available every weekday and via mobile app. Subscribers with questions can contact customer service for help navigating the change.
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5. Mannion addresses Democratic priorities, free and fair elections during telephone town hall (wrvo.org) — During a regional telephone town hall, Rep. John Mannion fielded a question from a Utica caller about Democratic priorities if the party regains control of Congress, stressing health care reform, ending tariffs, and supporting farmers. He also emphasized protecting free and fair elections, encouraging voting, volunteering, and backing local journalism. Other callers raised immigration, the Iran war, and national political issues.
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📸 Around Utica
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica
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★ Featured events ★
- District V FGCNYS Flower Show →
303 Genesee St, Utica
1:00 pm - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Genealogy Workshop: Transatlantic Travel and Your Ancestors' Routes in the 19th Century →
Oneida County History Center
2:00 pm - Ilion Little Theatre Brooks' Chicken BBQ! →
Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, 100 Otsego St, Ilion
11:00 am - 1983 Blue Sox Reunion →
Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee St, Utica
1:00 pm - Blithe Spirit →
Ilion Little Theater Club, Remington Ave, Ilion
7:30 pm - Blithe Spirit →
Ilion Little Theater Club, 13 Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
7:30 pm - Blithe Spirit →
Ilion Little Theater Club, 13 Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
2:00 pm - Blithe Spirit →
Ilion Little Theater Club, 13Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Friday September 25
📣 Utica Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Labor Day - No School
Sauquoit Valley Csd Sauquoit, NY 13456 - Labor Day, School Closed
Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323 - Afternoon Movies →
Kirkland Town Library, 55 1/2 College St, Clinton
2:00 pm - Board Meeting
Sauquoit Valley Csd Sauquoit, NY 13456
6:00 pm - Hughes PTA Mtg.
New Hartford Central Schools New Hartford, NY 13413
6:30 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Your ancestors' beliefs about money are still running your life.
Kevin has discovered something most people never talk about: if someone in your lineage carried a poverty mentality, it's encoded in your DNA. And… (Nextdoor North Utica)
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute posted a job opening for Cleaner - SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica. Apply here.
- Mohawk Valley Health Systems posted a job opening for Retail Food service worker - Occasional - Variable Shifts in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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