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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 County's 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 […]