Story Created:
Mar 28, 2008 at 8:41 AM EST
Story Updated:
Mar 31, 2008 at 11:10 AM EST
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.
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