Remsen native and the 2009 luge world champion Erin Hamlin has once again hit the pages of Sports Illustrated magazine. A picture of Hamlin with a short block of text is featured on page 76 in ... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — The Westmoreland boys basketball team are heading to the sectional playoffs at full speed, and they showed that on Thursday night with a crushing 69-38 rout over Rome Catholic.... [more...]
The Rome Free Academy wrestling squad is one of several area teams that will look to mix it up during Saturday’s Section III class championships. The tournaments will each be held at diff... [more...]
An earlier induction date and a lower qualifying average — though still above the national standard — mark changes in Junior Honor Society for the Rome school district. The changes,... [more...]
Area residents were named to the president’s list at SUNY Cortland for the fall semester include, with major and town: Briana Bartlett, a junior childhood education major, Rome. Jessi... [more...]
The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Saratoga Tree Nursery is taking orders for its annual sale of tree and shrub seedlings. Ordering will continue until mid-May through DEC&r... [more...]
Schools across the state can receive free seedlings for spring planting through the Department of Environmental Conservation’s School Seedling Program. The program provides 50 tree seedlings ... [more...]
The Adirondack Wildcats bounced back from a loss in their last game to capture a 58-40 home victory over Center State Conference Division I Dolgeville on Thursday night in Boonville. Mike Conle... [more...]
The Vernon-Verona-Sherrill boys volleyball team captured a 3-2 win over visiting Chittenango for their ninth win of the season on Thursday. Set scores were 25-21, 13-25, 25-18, 27-29 and 25-17. ... [more...]
The Oriskany boys junior varsity basketball team secured the Center State Conference Division III title on Thursday with a 54-50 victory over host Morrisville-Eaton. The Redskins, who finished ... [more...]
Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Oneida County staff the consumer horticulture line at 736-3394 or 337-2531, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Fridays (except holidays). Press ... [more...]
Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Hockey — AHL: Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05. College Hockey — Colgate at Princeton, 7. Scholastic boys Basketb... [more...]
HERKIMER — Herkimer County Community College holds a Mohawk Valley Job Fair on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. - noon in the Robert McLaughlin College Center on campus. Applicants are invited to ... [more...]
The Cornell University Master Beekeeper Program will conduct its two-day Apprentice Level Spring Workshop twice this year. Dates of classes are: April 24-25, at Betterbee, Greenwich, and May 1-2, a... [more...]
Tonight — Mostly cloudy. Lows near 10. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday — Mostly cloudy in the morning. Then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northeast winds 5 to... [more...]
Feb. 5, 2000 The Oneida Indian Nation is suing Sherrill to stop the city from pursuing tax foreclosure on Nation-owned land. The Oneidas contend the tax actions are illegal. At least 14 peo... [more...]
Recently, we heard President Obama recommit to creating green jobs in our country after we all watched in horror as China surpassed us as the world leader in green technology. Meanwhile, there&rsqu... [more...]
WILLIAMSTOWN — Courtney Price, daughter of Ray and Sherry Price, County Route 17, has been named to the fall dean’s list at SUNY Oswego. She is a senior is majoring in geology. [more...]
WHITESTOWN — As gardeners start to plan this year’s crop, they may want to consider disease resistant varieties, Cornell Cooperative Extension officials suggest. Last year tomato an... [more...]
CAMDEN — TOPS — Taking Off Pounds Sensibly — Inc. 989 is holding an open house Monday for those interested in joining. TOPS members encourage each other in the battle to lose ... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn in the New York State lottery Thursday Midday: Daily: 9, 9, 6, Lucky Sum: 24. WinFour: 5, 2, 6, 9, Lucky Sum: 22. Here are the numbers dra... [more...]
Brandy Miller, daughter of Mark and Vanessa Miller, 105 McAvoy Ave., has been named to the high honor dean’s list for the fall semester at Utica College, with a 4.0 grade point average. She i... [more...]
DAHLBERG — A. Peter Dahlberg, 70, of Camden, on Feb. 2, 2010. Services 7 p.m. tonight at LaRobardiere Funeral Home, 109 Main St., Camden. Spring burial St. Mary’s Cemetery, Clevelan... [more...]
REMSEN — Residents of Remsen will be showing their support for their hometown Olympian, Erin Hamlin, at the village’s annual Snowfest Saturday, Feb. 6, in the town park. The day-lon... [more...]
Temperatures: 11 to 26 Normal Range: 13 to 31 Records: -15(1970), 57(1991) Rainfall: 0" Monthly rainfall: 0.09" Rainfall for year: 2.32" Snowfall: trace"... [more...]
TOWN OF STEUBEN — Local farmers are speaking out against newly proposed farm worker labor legislation that would put more wage and insurance regulations on their business — a step they ... [more...]
Jenna C. Marcellus, daughter of Paul and Marica Marcellus, 8019 Winfield Circle, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at SUNY Geneseo. She is a junior, majoring in English ... [more...]
Bids to expand fuel storage at Griffiss International Airport, including the installation of a self-service facility for general aviation aircraft, were opened Thursday. Three bids on the self-... [more...]
Rep. Michael A. Arcuri, D-24, Utica, says legislation passed by the House yesterday to improve the nation’s defenses against computer attacks has the potential to boost research work done loc... [more...]
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. will deliver his 2010 State of the County address on Wednesday, March 3 at the Radisson Hotel in Utica. The event is being hosted by the Mohawk Va... [more...]
Masonic Medical Research Lab representative Ron Kamp will discuss the lab’s past and present, at a program hosted by the Oneida County Historical Society, 1608 Genesee St., Utica at 1 p.m. Sa... [more...]
A Utica woman accused of strangling her 2-month-old baby on Christmas Eve is scheduled for arraignment in County Court on Feb. 22. Saliha Mehmedovic, 33, of Elizabeth Street, was indicted Feb. ... [more...]
The investigation will continue after tips from Nock Street neighbors led police to arrest a teen-age girl for heroin possession Thursday morning. Naphelia Wade, 18, of 132 Nock St., was found ... [more...]
When an interview with county Social Services about an eviction was not going well, law enforcers said a 35-year-old Utica woman fought back. Deputies said Desha J. Arroyo struck her caseworker... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — Icy roadways led to another winter accident early Thursday morning, when an 18-year-old’s car crashed into a snow bank on West South Street. Sheriff’s deputies ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Web-site: www.romepd.com Thursday 12:36 a.m. Black River Blvd., dispute. 12;38 a.m. Liberty Gardens, trespass. 1:43 a.m. Sam St., dispute. 2:23 a... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 9:35 a.m. 913 Roosevelt Ave., first aid. 9:36 a.m. 201 Mill St., telephone alarm. 11:54 a.m. 103 Vine St., first aid. 1:13 p.m. 621 Roosevel... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 7:32 a.m. Whitesboro and COCVAC Ambulance, Westmoreland Road, Whitestown, accident/injury. 7:45 a.m. COCVAC Ambulance, W. South St., Westmoreland, a... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 1:42 a.m. Airport Road, Whitestown, alarm. 5:10 a.m. Route 26, Vernon, accident. 7:03 a.m. Emerald Circle S., Lee, alarm. 7:37 a.m. W. Thoma... [more...]
BOONVILLE — The fifth annual Winterfest, sponsored by the Adirondack Central School District, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Adirondack High School, 8181 Route ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 12:50 a.m. Highland Ave., Yorkville, domestic. 1:14 a.m. Remsen School, Main St., open door/window. 7:45 a.m. W. South St., Westmoreland, accide... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — William E. Reese, 66, passed away on February 2, 2010 at Faxton-St. Luke’s Health Care. Calling hours will be Sunday from 1-4 at the Smith Funeral Home, 3022 Oneida S... [more...]
The University of Scranton (Pa.) has announced its fall semester dean’s list includes:Kathleen A. Sheridan of Oneida, a junior studying occupational therapy. [more...]
HAMILTON — FES Installations, Inc. is hosting a job fair in Colgate Inn from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It specializes in the design and installation of telecom platforms and seeks qualified technicia... [more...]
A Rome man accused of sexually abusing two underage girls over the course of several years admitted his guilt before County Court Judge Barry M. Donalty on Jan. 29. Carl S. Monroe, 60, of 220 W... [more...]
It’s bad enough when they pass laws to tell you how to live your life. It’s worse when they tax you to make it harder to live your life. But when the members of Congress run up a tab at... [more...]
A seemingly minor fender-bender on Black River Boulevard led to tickets for both drivers after law enforcers discovered they were unlicensed. Police said Vincent E. Kidd, 47, of Stittville, was... [more...]
206 S. George St., 1510 Sunset LLC, $38,000, demolish 1,750 square foot detached garage and erect 4,800 square foot garage. [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 12:58 p.m. 151 Riverview Parkway N., investigate. 3:09 p.m. 5974 Old Oneida Road, first aid. 3:41 p.m. 321 W. Thomas St., first aid. 5:36 p... [more...]
If you have a tax question or need a tax form there’s no need to leave the comfort of your home. All you need is a computer and Internet access because IRS.gov has a wealth of information. ... [more...]
Do you want to raise pheasants for the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s The Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program or the Young Pheasant Release Program? The programs provide phea... [more...]
