[6][7][8] Since as early as 1855,[9] Sentinel articles,[10][11][12][13] editorials,[14] and photos have been reprinted or used as sources by other papers such as The New York Times, as well as the Associated Press.
Postal Service, expansion of local news coverage to all of Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties, and a $1 increase in rates.
At that time, publisher Bradley Waters mentioned that the paper had not turned a profit for four years, and expressed hopes that the changes would allow the Sentinel to remain family-owned.
[27] Over the following year, the boards of the Utica City School District and the town of New Hartford voted to switch from the Utica-based Observer-Dispatch to the Sentinel as their official newspaper.
[28][29] In its organizing meeting for its 2024 term, the Utica Common Council voted to switch the city's official newspaper to the Sentinel.