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In today's newsletter:

  • Need help with job or housing searches in Utica? Start here.
  • Could your background keep you from public housing in Utica?
  • How could the old St. Elizabeth campus reshape South Utica housing?

Also on today's calendar: Hoilday Train Display at the Oneida County History Center.

Find out what's happening in Uticafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Uticafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Tuesday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
  • Thursday: Low clouds, with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Utica's New Resource Room Opens for Job and Housing Help (wktv.com) — A new community resource room at the Rescue Mission of Utica is now open on West Street, offering free weekday access to technology and support. Residents can get help with job and housing searches, high school equivalency programs, health insurance enrollment, telehealth visits, and more, all aimed at removing tech barriers that hold people back.
   

2. What it takes to qualify for public housing options in New York (spectrumlocalnews.com) — If you’re struggling to find housing in Utica, local agencies like People First and the Utica Center for Development say waitlists are long and eligibility rules are strict. The story explains how income, family status, background checks, and HUD rules shape who qualifies, and why criminal history and credit problems are keeping many Utica residents from securing a stable home.
   

3. 2026 Deadline Set for Proposals on Former St. Elizabeth Medical Center Site (wktv.com) — The former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus in Utica is moving toward a major housing-focused redevelopment, and developers now have until February 2, 2026 to submit proposals. Plans call for market-rate homes, limited neighborhood retail, and new greenspace that fit South Utica’s historic character, following a completed environmental review and a city-backed reuse master plan.
   

4. Syracuse.com's boys basketball rankings (through Week 4): New squad cracks Class AA top 3 (syracuse.com) — Utica’s Nexus Center is about to host the Downtown Classic, bringing more than 30 Section III and statewide boys basketball teams to town for one of the season’s biggest holiday tournaments. Those games, including marquee matchups featuring Rome Free Academy and West Genesee, will heavily influence next week’s Syracuse.com rankings.
   

5. Eight charged in November Sangertown Square Mall brawl (cnyhomepage.com) — Eight people, most from Utica, are facing riot charges after a late-November brawl at Fun Nation Action Park in Sangertown Square Mall, which led to lifetime bans from the property. New Hartford and Oneida County officers say they quickly de-escalated both the initial fight and a related disturbance on Commercial Drive, with all charges to be answered later in New Hartford Town Court.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Utica NY’s premier dispensary.
    Visit us online to see our selection and then come on in and pick up your favorite strain. Don’t know much about cannabis and it benefits? Then check… (Nextdoor East Utica)
  • Golden Lotus Food Store - 1122 Kossuth Ave.
    Utica, NY - Delicious Traditional Thai Food delivered to your door or pickup & try our new Beer/Wine/Alcoholic beverage selection also available for… (Nextdoor East Utica)
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Utica. Apply here.
  • YWCA of the Mohawk Valley posted a job opening for Accounting Associate in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.

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