Utica First Responders Day Breakfast Oct. 28 at Ocean Blue, Columbia Street

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon and AAA Northeast will hold a First Responders Appreciation Day breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Ocean Blue Restaurant & Oyster Bar, 118 Columbia St. in Utica's Landmark Building, the Utica Phoenix reported.

First responders nominated by their own departments will receive New York State Assembly recognition. A state resolution naming Oct. 28 First Responders Day in New York will also be presented.

The breakfast is for first responders and their departments. The announcement didn't say whether the general public can attend or list a cost, so check with Buttenschon's office first: communications director Benjamin Furner, 315-732-1055.

Buttenschon has held this recognition in Utica in past years, with fire, police and ambulance chiefs from across the Mohawk Valley nominating honorees (WKTV).