From The Newsroom: The Observer-dispatch

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. speaks about the importance of improving the Department of Social Services.

Isaiah Snow, 16, of Waterville, speaks about what he learned from the Clark Foundation's canoe trip he was allowed to go on because of the mudfest.

Dan Williams, founder and director of the Daniel Barden Mudfest, speaks about the positive impact the race and getting outside in general will have on people

Anthony Martino, director at the Northeast Cybersecurity and Forensics Center, discusses the homble origins of the Northeast Cybersecurity and Forensics Center.

Assistant nurse manager Courtney Riesel discusses how the emergency room staff at St. Luke's tries to put patients on the fast track and how a lack of space limits their efforts.

Matthew LaBella, a physician assistant in pulmonary and critical care at the St. Elizabeth campus of MVHS describes how congested hallways and difficult access to computers affect the special care unit.

Anthony Martino, director at the Northeast Cybersecurity and Forensics Center, discusses the importance of cyberforensics in the judicial system.

Reg Garnish, the chief executive officer at GreyCastle Security, describes the processes by which forensic departments can monitor user activity.

Utica Police Chief Mark Williams answers media questions Tuesday, March 27, 2018, after someone either fell or jumped from the top of the Adirondack Bank building in downtown Utica. 

Anthony Martino, director of the Northeast Cybersecurity and Forensic Center at Utica College, speaks about the importance of staying current on cybersecurity trends.

We talk with the new curator of 19th Century American Art at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Miranda Hofelt. 

Utica Police Department Deputy Chief Edward Noonan talks about what the department learned from the Utica College lockdown about keeping schools safe. 

Students from Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, NY, participated in an in-school walkout on Wednesday, March 14, marking the one-month anniversary of a deadly school shooting in Florida. Here, students explain why they thought it was important to participate in the event.

Kaitlyn Tambasco, a junior at Utica College, shares her thoughts on guns, mass shootings and school safety.

We spoke to four students from the Stockbridge Valley school district about guns and school safety as part of a larger project on how teenagers feel about those issues. Here's what Dylan Curtis, Kaleb Jones, Sam Smith and Branden Eastman, all 16, had to say on the issue.

Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol answers the question "What do you want parents to know about school safety?" following a School Safety Summit Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES.