Thursday, September 2, 2010

Prison food unit hot bed for corruption

The former director of the state Department of Corrections’ prison food production operation and his staff routinely traded favors and gifts with businesses that were rewarded with millions o... [more...]

Bottle returns, decks, driveways before board

A bottle return and redemption facility is the lone commercial request in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals for its Wednesday agenda, as well as six residential requests. The five-member vol... [more...]

Deal reached on Empire Aero sale

An agreement has been reached to sell the assets of troubled Empire Aero Center to a Canadian aircraft repair and maintenance company. The new pilot will be Premier Aviation Overhaul Center in ... [more...]

Last chance to stop cigarette taxes
before enforcement

The clock is ticking. Lawyers for the Seneca Nation and other Indian tribes had one more chance this afternoon to convince a federal judge in Buffalo that the state’s efforts to tax milli... [more...]

Earlier kickoff for RFA home games this season

In a change from the traditional 7:30 p.m. starting time, all Rome Free Academy home football games will kick off at 7 o’clock at the Stadium this season. Athletic director Mike Stamboly ... [more...]

Sports Calendar

Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — International League: Syracuse at Buffalo, 7:05. Wednesday’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — Internatio... [more...]

Black Knights fend off league foes during first golf outing

The Rome Free Academy boys golf team came out victorious on a tiebreaker in three-team matchup with Proctor High of Utica and Cicero-North Syracuse during their season opener on Friday at Valley Vi... [more...]

Eggan named first-team all-star for CNYCL team

Rome Free Academy’s Allyson Eggan is among the first-team selections of the Central New York Counties League National all-star baseball team selected by league coaches. The junior was a f... [more...]

10 graduate
from RFA

Members of the Class of 2010 at Rome Free Academy who received their diplomas at ceremonies held at the end of summer school on Aug. 26, are: Marisa Barrett Sarita Lattimore Daevon Mait... [more...]

Homecoming dedication planned for field

A dedication for "The Tom Hoke Field at RFA Stadium," including a sign atop the stadium scoreboard, would be on line for the Oct. 8 homecoming football game if the anticipated field namin... [more...]

Destito picnic Thursday

MARCY -- The Friends of RoAnn Destito committee is holding its annual summer picnic Thursday, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the 12 North Sports Bar, Mullaney Road. Admission is $25 per person, and ... [more...]

DFAS jobs should stay steady, officials say

Employment at the Rome Defense Finance and Accounting Service, which has tripled to about 1,100 in the last five years, should remain steady, say both the national DFAS director and the new acting ... [more...]

Lee family homeless after intense fire

TOWN OF LEE — Intense heat and flames on an already muggy day forced dozens of firefighters to rotate duties during a three-hour battle with a house fire Monday afternoon. "We had to... [more...]

Marijuana
farm charge

BOONVILLE — A 56-year-old man is accused of growing marijuana at his Hawkinsville Road residence. Marcy-based state police said Paul S. Everest, of 9209 Hawkinsville Road, was found with ... [more...]

Hog-tying petty tyrants

One question for all congressional candidates this year ought to be how they propose to hog-tie the petty tyrants from safe districts that have taken over Congress and run it as their own personal ... [more...]

ConSchumerism

One has to admire the sheer bravado of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he contrives to shape American cultural and political dialog. His latest gambit, the DISCLOSE Act is designed to make political... [more...]

Do the job or resign from board

Every time I open the local newspaper and see a picture of Joseph Sallustio, I think "here we go again." I don’t know him personally, just through what I read in the newspaper. ... [more...]

Sgt. Parker deserves tribute from Camden

As a Roman and a Marine Corps first sergeant of an infantry company currently deployed to Afghanistan, I am having a hard time understanding why this issue of naming part of Route 13 in honor of Ma... [more...]

Funeral notices

GILLANDER — Hilda Corr Gillander, 93, of Rome, on Aug. 29, 2010. Services 10 a.m. Thursday at Zion Episcopal Church. Burial Westernville Cemetery. Calling hours 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Prin... [more...]

Births

DETRICK — To Adam Detrick and Amanda DeCarolis, Rome, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare Center, New Hartford, a daughter, Gianna Rose. MAYNES — To D... [more...]