Utica attorney and school board member Joseph Hobika Jr. was elected Utica School Board president on Tuesday night at the board's organizational meeting. Danielle Padula was elected Vice President.Hobika replaced retiring President and former Utica Mayor Louis LaPolla.
New York's Appellate Court in Rochester has dismissed an Eminent Domain lawsuit against Oneida County, thus opening the door to construction of a new parking garage at the Wynn Hospital in Downtown Utica.