Observer Dispatch

2 days ago | uticaod.com | Amy Roth

State Sen. Joe Griffo and Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon have introduced a bill offering help to Central New York residents with property damage from last year's tornado and this year's snow. It also creates a package that can help the state respond faster and in a more coordinated fashion to future extreme weather events, Griffo said. But there are only two weeks left in the regular legislative session, although the bill could be passed in a special session or during the next session.

2 days ago | uticaod.com | Amy Roth

A graduate of Herkimer County Community College, who also graduated from the former SUNY IT in Marcy, will return to the community college as president, college officials announced June 3, 2025. Terri Grates Day is coming from Volunteer State Community College in Tennessee, a four-campus school serving 12 counties, where she serves as vice president of academic affairs. Her first day at her new job has not yet been determined.

3 days ago | uticaod.com | Amy Roth

Relay for Life of Central New York, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, will take place from noon to 10 p.m. on June 14 at Delta Lake State Park in Rome. The event also honors cancer survivors, caregivers and those who have died of the disease with a survivors/caregivers lap, a reception and a luminaria ceremony. The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Central New York will take place from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 at Delta Lake State Park in Rome.

3 days ago | uticaod.com | Jon Rathbun

SYRACUSE — A dramatic playoff run by Utica's Notre Dame Jugglers reached its conclusion Tuesday with a loss in Section III's Class C championship game. The Jugglers led in the sixth inning and had the tying run on base to start the seventh at Onondaga Community College but were beaten 7-6 by Syracuse's Bishop Grimes Cobras in an all-parochial school final.

4 days ago | uticaod.com | Jon Rathbun

Solvay defeated Holland Patent 12-3 in the Section III Class B baseball championship. Solvay jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. Dominick Cole drove in all three runs for Holland Patent. Solvay's Sawyer Stewart pitched a complete game, striking out seven. Solvay advances to the regional semifinals against Section IX Chester.