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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 […]

The city of Oneida passed its 2024 budget, heard from residents requesting chickens, and Madison Countys landfill.

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, N. Y. — Third ward councilman and business owner Rick Rossi has likely become the youngest mayor in Oneida’s history as all Republican representatives swept their competition during the New York State General Election Tuesday evening. “I believe I am the youngest mayor ever elected here,” Rossi, 32, said. “I’d have to check. I […]

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, N.Y. — Democrat challenger Wayne Winchell and Republican incumbent Tom Simchik discussed their approach to the Ward Six council seat they are vying for during a recent open forum hosted by the Oneida Rotary at the Oneida Public Library. Contested seats in Oneida include the position of mayor, wards one, three and six and […]

The Oneida Common Council went out to bid again for the removal of demolition debris at 140 Madison Street, formerly the Madison House.

Bids to clear the wreckage of the Madison House, 140 Madison St., have come in much higher than anticipated, forcing members of the Oneida Common Council to table legislation.