A look at the notable newsmakers for the week of March 22nd - March 28th.

*A Utica man accused of sexually abusing a six year old girl while he was babysitting her was in court this week, where he told the judge he wanted to fire his public defender and represent himself.

*A Madison County man says he did it - pleading guilty in the beating death of his girlfriend.

*A Franklin County man will spend the next five to ten years in prison for a crime spree in Oneida County.

*Seven local people are facing quite a bit of jail time for allegedly purchasing large amounts of an over-the-counter drug used to make methamphetamine.

*Two Utica Police officers are on the mend after a bus hit their patrol car.

*A family was left homeless this week after a fire at 1662 and 1664 Neilson Street.

*A surprise announcement from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The president of the hall - Dale Petroskey - is resigning.

*Hoping to strike a deal in the Oneida Nation Land Trust struggle, Oneida and Madison County representatives met with Nation CEO Ray Halbritter this week in Verona.

*New York Regional Interconnect is told it has to revise its power line application for a second time.

*The Standard Chartered Bank has chosen Newark, New Jersey, not Utica for its new office.

*The Oneida County Sheriff isn't getting a much talked about $20,000 raise.

*A Norwich woman doesn"t need to worry about cash for a long time, after winning a New York State Lottery scratch off game.