Utica Phoenix

Senator Chuck Schumer formally demanded on August 12, 2026 that USPS work with residents and reopen the West Park Post Office at 1740 US-9W in Ulster County, New York, after the facility closed on July 24, 2026 due to a loss of lease. As of mid-August 2026, USPS has provided no reopening date, leaving roughly 170 to 300 residents dependent on a 10-mile round trip to Highland for...

On August 13, 2026, surveillance technology company Flock Safety announced sweeping changes to its license plate reader platform, including shorter data retention periods, mandatory case-linked searches, expanded auditing, and tighter cross-agency sharing controls. The announcement came directly in response to mounting public pressure, contract cancellations across dozens of cit...

Measles cases confirmed in CNY have prompted health officials in Cayuga and Madison counties to issue warnings following the identification of measles cases in the Finger Lakes region, after an unvaccinated Seneca County resident tested positive following travel to Pennsylvania. The patient was evaluated at Cayuga Medical Center, discharged, and is now isolating at home. Officia...

New York lost roughly $4.3 million a year in federal teen pregnancy prevention funding after the Trump administration terminated grants two years early in June 2026, cutting services for about 19,000 young people statewide. The cuts hit programs like Children’s Aid in New York City and community efforts in the South Bronx and Harlem just as advocates reported rising teen pregnan...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego) is pleased to announce that the third session of the Farm Business Development & Management Workshop Series, has been rescheduled to September 8th. Participants will explore the major legal business s...