Helen Acker News Today

Former Hotel Oneida to be renovated as apartments and renamed 'The Oneida'

ONEIDA, N.Y. — City officials swore in new city officers Saturday morning at Kallet Civic Center. Republican representatives swept their competition during the New York State General Election on Nov. 7. Incumbent supervisor Brandee DuBois and former deputy mayor and fourth-ward councilwoman Michelle Ironside-Kinville won the two county supervisor positions for wards four, five and […]

ONEIDA, N.Y. — As 2023 draws to a close, the city of Oneida has undergone several changes that will impact the entrance of its residents into 2024. Those changes are partly reflected in 10 events that happened in the last 12 months. They include: • Oneida voted to elect a city manager Nov. 7. The […]

ONEIDA, N.Y. — Sixth Ward Councilman Thomas Simchik has responded to concerns raised during the open comment section presented during the Common Council’s Dec. 5 meeting. Oneida resident Matt Winchell presented complaints that his Freedom of Information Law regarding the resignation of former Oneida City Police Chief Paul Thompson has not been answered. Article 6 […]

A new city manager and change of responsibilities for the mayors office, the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, a new vision for the Oneida Flats, and concerns from residents over two recent building collapses are all on Rossis list.

ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Common Council passed the 2024 budget following a vote Tuesday evening inside the council chambers at City Hall. The budget calls for $16,119,749 in spending. It passed 5-1, with Sixth Ward councilman Thomas Simchik as the lone opposing vote. City residents will see a 2.4 percent property tax increase. Residents in […]

ONEIDA — Oneida residents picked up copies of the mayor’s budget at Tuesday’s meeting, and budget talks have started in earnest on outgoing Mayor Helen Acker’s proposed 2024 budget —

ONEIDA, N.Y. — The candidates and polling places for Tuesday’s general election have been established. The voting hours are 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Residents living in Oneida wards one and two may vote at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 551 Sayles St. Residents of wards three, four, five and six may vote at the […]

ONEIDA — Oneida Mayor Helen Acker endorsed incumbent Supervisor Brandee DuBois and Michele Kinville Ironside for supervisor positions for Wards 4, 5, and 6. “Both women have worked on the

ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida for Change is hosting its fourth annual Halloween Light Fight. The group was founded by Third Ward Councilman and Oneida businessman Rock Rossi and his wife, Nicole. “This is a home decorating contest that anyone who resides in the City of Oneida can participate in. Whether it be a house, apartment, […]