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Thursday, May 02, 2013  A sanitation worker was hit by a minivan while trying to wave traffic around a stopped Recycling truck in the City of Rome around 7:33 AM this morning.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A former Syracuse Department of Public Works employee was sentenced after giving a teenager a ride in his car, which violated his probation.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Oneida County has been especially hard hit by an early outbreak of influenza and area hospitals are taking precautions to slow down the further spread of the disease.

Friday, April 20, 2012  A Syracuse sanitation worker accused of having oral sex with a 15-year-old boy was indicted by a grand jury Thursday.

Monday, April 09, 2012  The mayor says background checks are done on people who are applying for jobs where they are most likely to come into contact with children.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Mark Carrigan was in court Tuesday morning on bail review.

Friday, March 02, 2012  A Syracuse sanitation worker who is a registered Level 3 sex offender has been arrested for having oral sex with a 15 year old.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  Police arrested 70 protesters at New York's Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, including some who chained themselves together, while clearing the park so that sanitation crews could clean it.

Friday, August 12, 2011  The City of Ithaca is preparing to evict homeless men and women from two illegal encampments, spreading fear to an area known as "The Jungle."

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The NYC Department of Sanitation announced Monday it is seeking to hire private snow plows to help out when 6 or more inches of snow are forecast.