Herkimer News

A new area code could be coming to Central New York and much of the North Country as the number of available phone numbers winds down.

A new study highlighting Utica as welcoming to immigrants and refugees will be used to help other communities around the world build tolerant, welcoming neighborhoods.

Preservation authorities have recommended adding 17 listings to the New York and national registers of historic places, including a former Episcopal church in Syracuse.

Members of Governor Cuomo's cabinet are making the rounds to college campuses all over the state talking about the "Tax-Free New York" Initiative.

Good morning! It will be partly cloudy and mild if it ever actually stops raining.

FarmieMarket.com, an online farmers' market serving the Capital Region since 2010, began serving Columbia, Greene, Otsego, Herkimer, Montgomery and Fulton Counties beginning on June 12. The online farmers' market enables consumers to browse fresh inventories of locally grown foods, add items to their virtual shopping cart, check out with their ... (more)

A local landmark has a new owner. The Herkimer County Legislature voted, during their Wednesday night meeting, to approve the sale of Thurston Restaurant bowling alley located on South Litchfield Street in the village of Frankfort.

Thousands are expected to turn out in Albany Tuesday to rally for their second amendment rights, opposing Governor Cuomo's NY SAFE Act.

Linda Rockwood, the owner of Mohawk Valley GIS in Herkimer, NY, recently moved her web mapping clients off of Manifold's internet mapping solution to one built around CartoDB and Leaflet.

The oldest business in the Mohawk Valley was honored Thursday night Remington Arms received recognition from The Rotary Club of Herkimer during a banquet at Francesca's Banquets & Catering in Ilion.

In this March 13, 2013 photo, a police officer with a dog ducks for cover as gunshots were heard not far from where accused gunman Kurt Myers had holed up in an abandoned bar in the village of Herkimer, N.Y., after a shooting rampage that left four dead.

The American Red Cross honored several Mohawk Valley residents for their heroic actions during the past year.

It's been a few months since the Herkimer and Mohawk shootings devastated the Mohawk valley in March.

The first clinic will be held on Monday from two until 3:45, with a second Monday clinic date scheduled for June 17th, also from two until 3:45. People may also get vaccines nearly every Tuesday and Thursday morning throughout the year, from 9 to 11.

Two men have been charged with grand larceny after authorities say they used money for personal gain that belonged to a club they were both members of.

The "Magic of Herkimer" awards honored a local family for it's generosity Sunday at Herkimer County Community College.

A barking dog may have saved many lives Sunday morning after a fire broke out in Herkimer.

A number of roads are closed in the Village of Herkimer as crews continue to clean up debris and downed wires following Wednesday night's storms.

Residents around the region brace as another round of severe weather made its way through Central New York late Wednesday afternoon.

List of Memorial Day Events for Monday May 27th. Monday, May 27th, 2013 Clark Mills: Parade at 11 Ceremony over Oriskany Creek on Main Street Herkimer: Parade at 1 pm Memorial following at Myers Park Holland Patent: Parade at 10:30 Service at Legion following parade Marcy: Observance at 10 am Christ the Shrine on Flanagan Road Mohawk: Parade at 9am ... (more)