Amy Roth
Health and Education Reporter at The Observer-Dispatch
I'm the health reporter for the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, NY.
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5 days ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
The New York State Assembly failed to pass a bill, already passed by the state Senate, for which local pharmacists had strongly advocated, before ending its session. The bill would mandate minimum reimbursement rates when pharmacies fill prescriptions for health plans, a measure necessary to prevent pharmacy deserts upstate, pharmacists argued. But critics, including insurers, say the bill would simply drive up health care premiums without addressing any underlying issues.
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1 week ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
A gospel concert scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 20 as part of Juneteenth celebrations in Utica has been canceled, the Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation announced. Other Juneteenth events will go on as planned, including a soul food fish fry from noon to 4 p.m. on June 20 at St. Paul's and the Juneteenth Festival from noon to 8 p.m. on June 21 in Kemble Park.
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1 week ago |
timestelegram.com | Amy Roth
A gospel concert scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 20 as part of Juneteenth celebrations in Utica has been canceled, the Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation announced. Other Juneteenth events will go on as planned, including a soul food fish fry from noon to 4 p.m. on June 20 at St. Paul's and the Juneteenth Festival from noon to 8 p.m. on June 21 in Kemble Park.
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1 week ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
A ribbon cutting on June 18 celebrated the completion of a project to transform the area between Munson in Utica and Genesee Street, a Downtown Revitalization Initiative project. The project created a 'welcoming, park-like setting' with native plants, seating, historically appropriate landscaping and the re-placement of Alexander Calder's Three Arches sculpture out front.
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1 week ago |
uticaod.com | Amy Roth
Voters in the Vernon Verona Sherrill Central School District passed a budget that exceeded the tax cut with 61% approval. And the school board announced Corey Graves as its next superintendent. Graves, currently the superintendent of Stockbridge Valley Central School District, will begin on August 1 following the retirement of current Superintendent Martha Group. The budget failed to gain a supermajority during school elections on May 20, but more voters turned out for the second vote on June 17.
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St. Elizabeth Medical Center officially closed just before 2 p.m., MVHS announced. The last patients have been discharged from the ER and the last inpatients transferred to the Wynn Hospital, which opened in downtown Utica at 6 a.m. The transfers continue from St. Luke's.
Utica school board voted 4-2 to put employee on unpaid administrative leave pending paid, independent investigation. Then voted to appoint interim superintendent. Super Bruce Karam outed himself as the employee, claims board didn’t follow legalities, acting on ‘vendetta.’
Utica school board just walked out of executive session at a special meeting. Voted 4-3 to end half-hour executive session, then voted 4-3 to go into another executive session. ????
