Utica was an ancient Punic and later Roman city in Tunisia. Many central New York cities are named after places and figures of the Greco-Roman world, including Rome, Syracuse, Ithaca, Troy, Homer, Cicero, and Ovid.

This is a proud moment in Utica's history - the culmination of seventy-five years of innovation in higher learning and unwavering commitment to the communities we serve.

Mayor Galime today received a personal communication directly from Governor Hochul regarding a discretionary increase in funding of $5.61 million to assist Utica with our next budget year. After four decades of use, the existing play units have fallen into disrepair.

Oneida County History Center preserves the rich heritage of Utica, Oneida County, and the greater Mohawk Valley, from the Battle of Oriskany to the Boilermaker Road Race!

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Utica, city, seat (1798) of Oneida county, central New York, U.S., on the Mohawk River and New York State Canal System, 45 miles (72 km) east of Syracuse. The first settlers were Dutch and Palatinate Germans, and in 1758 the British built Old Fort Schuyler, near the site of an ancient Oneida Indian

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Utica is the heart of the Mohawk Valley and the seat of Oneida County in Central New York State. Utica offers the charm of small-city living balanced with the cultural and ethnic diversity of an international urban center.