MCCONNELLSVILLE — Harden Furniture and members of the Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club should soon be the proud parents of thousands of Atlantic Salmon hatchlings. In an effort to help re-... [more...]
Today’s release of the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report states that 5.3 million Americans, including more than 45,800 Central New ... [more...]
REMSEN — Information on Remsen High School graduates is being sought by the Remsen Alumni Association. Alumni of Remsen Central School district, are asked to send: Your current full name ... [more...]
People with Medicare have one last chance to change their Medicare health plan before they are locked into their plan for the rest of 2010, reminds the Medicare Rights Center. During the Open E... [more...]
MARCY — Retirees and semi-retirees interested in taking daytime courses on a college campus but without exams, grades or homework can choose from more than 50 courses this spring offered by t... [more...]
WHEN: 1-6 p.m. Thursday. WHERE: United Methodist Church, 132 Main St., Camden. QUOTA: 43 pints For appointments call 336-0030. [more...]
More than 36,000 New Yorkers enrolled in certain Medicare Advantage plans sold by American Progressive Life and Health Insurance Company are eligible to make changes in their health insurance under... [more...]
Time goes by so quickly, it can be easy to forget important deadlines and even easier to let critical items fall to the nether regions of your to-do list. Whether you get to everything or not, time... [more...]
County Health Department inspectors conduct unannounced and periodic checks of food service establishments to determine if they comply with the state codes, rules and regulations. Here are health d... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn in the New York State lottery Monday Midday: Daily: 2, 8, 0, Lucky Sum: 10. WinFour: 7, 8, 0, 5, Lucky Sum: 20. Here are the winning numbe... [more...]
DEWAN — To Sean and Jennifer Roberts Dewan, North Bay, on Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Oneida Healthcare Center, a daughter, Hannah Michelle. GELLER — To Theodore S. and Andrea B. Le... [more...]
Temperatures: 22 to 45 Normal Range: 23 to 40 Records: -4 (1986), 68 (2000) Rainfall: 0" Monthly rainfall: 0" Rainfall for year: 4.19" Snowfall: 0" M... [more...]
Henry E. "Hank" Wiggins, 67, of Rome, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010, in St. Elizabeth’s Healthcare Center with his loving daughters by his side. He was born May 18, 1942, the so... [more...]
PORT LEYDEN — Mark R. Krokowski, 51, East Road, husband of Margaret, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010, at Lewis Co. General Hospital, Lowville, after a long illness. Mark was born in ... [more...]
Ida Irene Malek, 93, a resident of Bethany Gardens in Rome, formerly of Utica, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Rome Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side. Ida was born March... [more...]
John "Frank" Skibitski, 80, of Cicero, New York passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse after an eleven year battle with cancer. He was born in Rome, NY, and liv... [more...]
Tonight — Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds around 5 mph — Becoming southeast. Wednesday — Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph. Wednesda... [more...]
BRIER — Wendy Sue Brier, 39, of Blossvale, on March 4, 2010. Services noon Wednesday at the Friendship Baptist Church, Rome-New London Road. Calling hours 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday. Arra... [more...]
The Donald J. Mitchell Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Outpatient Clinic in the Griffiss and Technology Park is making renovations using $1,025,000 through the American Recovery and Reinvestmen... [more...]
Army Pvt. Joseph J. Schillaci, son of Cathy Schillaci of South James Street, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.The private is a 2004 graduate of Rome Free Acad... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — Accused of passing bad checks to pay for hotel rooms at the Ramada Inn, a Michigan man was arrested Saturday — at another hotel. Police said Aaron D. Slack, 30, of Ho... [more...]
LOWVILLE — A Lewis County teen-ager is accused of having sex with an underage girl. Sheriff’s deputies said Jeremiah Townsend, 18, of Church Street, Castorland, had sex with a girl ... [more...]
Even when hand-cuffed and held up against the trunk of a police car — after being chased down West Dominick Street — a Marcy man still tried to keep his crimes from police. Johnnie ... [more...]
STEUBEN — The Oneida County Pomona Grange’s Craft & Handiwork Contests will be held on Wednesday, April 7 at the meeting at Steuben Town Hall. Non-members as well as members may enter t... [more...]
In the upcoming Sylvan Beach election one candidate for trustee stands out above all others: Janice Krueger. As a planning board member she has consistently proven her dedication to the community. ... [more...]
Oriskany grad scores three times for SUNYIT UTICA — Oriskany graduate Kevin Burr played an important role in the SUNYIT men’s baseball team’s 7-6 victory over Drew during thei... [more...]
Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito has joined with state legislators who say there ought to be a law against the state holding back on income tax refund checks. "Hardworking families that pay ... [more...]
VERONA — First-term town board member Fred "Fritz" Scherz Jr. has been selected to participate in this weekend’s New York State Young Republicans Leadership Conference in Alba... [more...]
Rome will keep paying $220,000 a year toward the cost of Centro bus operations under an agreement that’s going to the Oneida County Board of Legislators Wednesday. When Centro took over t... [more...]
WEDNESDAY Common Council, 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall, 198 N. Washington St. Board of County Legislators: Ways and Means Committee, 11 a.m.; board meeting, 2 p.m. Tenth floor, Cou... [more...]
March 9, 2000 The latest population estimates, released today by the Census Bureau, show that the county continues to get smaller. The announcement that there are 229,714 county residents, a dr... [more...]
County Executive Anthony Picente’s desire to reopen negotiations with the Oneida Nation is nothing if not disingenuous. When he announced his "agreement" last spring, Picente told t... [more...]
Douglas L. Hoffman is back for a second try at winning the congressional seat in the 23rd District, which includes all or parts of eight towns in Oneida County. The Lake Placid accountant forma... [more...]
VERNON — Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel is looking to hire people as it readies for the return of harness racing season in about two months. Applications are currently being taken and two jo... [more...]
Just as quick as she leaves her opponents in her tracks, Rome Free Academy senior indoor and outdoor track and field sensation Jessica Razy swiftly signed her national letter of intent to the Colle... [more...]
The Rome school district’s 2009 graduation rate was 71 percent, the state said today, and was down from the 2008 rate of 78 percent that was announced last year. The 2009 dropout rate, me... [more...]
WHITESTOWN — A Rome man who already served time in county jail for child pornography was arrested again upon his release on March 2 for sexual child abuse. Stephen M. Deprospero, 36, with... [more...]
Becoming a physician, and pursuing a foreign-language career are the goals for Rome Free Academy’s top two students in this year’s graduating class. Nicholas M. Brement today was na... [more...]
State police said there were no witnesses. Gloved and specially booted investigators were at the scene this morning trying collecting evidence. "There has been a weapon recovered,"... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — The cause remains under investigation for a barn fire that killed about 50 head of cattle on Peckville Road Monday morning. "It’s still under investigation,"... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Monday 4:11 a.m. Lee Center, Kiwanis Road, rescue. 7:04 a.m. Clayville, Route 20, Bridgewater, standby. 8:27 a.m. Westmoreland, Peckville Road, barn fire... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Monday 8:07 a.m. E. Seneca St., Vernon, burglary. 10:25 a.m. Hayes Road, Marcy, larceny. 10:33 a.m. Main St., Boonville, accident. 11:16 a.m. 25th Av... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Monday 4:22 a.m. Kiwanis Road, Lee, assist. 6:45 a.m. Shed Road, Westmoreland, open door/window. 8:42 a.m. Peckville Road, Westmoreland, barn fire. 9... [more...]
Michael Hughes, 117 W. Thomas St., $500, convert single-family dwelling to two-family dwelling. [more...]
Accused of giving his live-in girlfriend a black eye, a 24-year-old man was scheduled for arraignment today in City Court on multiple charges. Police said Jesse J. Tebo, of 219 S. James St., at... [more...]
A 22-year-old man is accused of threatening another with a folding knife behind the BOCES facility on West Liberty Street. Police said Patrick A. Marshall Jr., with a last known address of 421 ... [more...]
Nominations for the "Real Heroes" awards from the Rome Area Chapter of the American Red Cross are being accepted through Monday, April 5. Nomination information sheets can be obtained at ... [more...]
The 28th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake, to benefit the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program, will be held on Sunday, March 14 at King Pin Lanes and on Sunday, March 21 at AMF Pin-O-Rama in Uti... [more...]
Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. But by understanding preventative measures and symptoms, you can decrease your risks of developing colon cance... [more...]
TOWN OF WESTMORELAND — State police are still trying to figure out if it was a two-way knife fight, or if there was a single aggressor in a violent domestic dispute that left an estranged cou... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Web-site: www.romepd.com Monday midnight S. James St., domestic. 12:40 a.m. Black River Blvd., check. 1:34 a.m. N. James St., check. 1:46 a.m. W.... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Monday 8:34 a.m. 316 Depeyster St., first aid. 8:49 a.m. 607 Millbrook Road, first aid. 10:07 a.m. 1625 Black River Blvd., first aid. 10:34 a.m. 1907... [more...]
The New Uptown Theatre, 2014 Genesee St., Utica and Big Brothers Big Sisters have partnered for a fund-raising event with a showing of the PG-rated "Alice in Wonderland" at 7 p.m. Thursda... [more...]
The following real estate transactions have been filed in the County Clerk’s office. The purchase price is as listed on the cover sheet of the deed. Most Rome deeds also include in parent... [more...]
Increase % increase County 2008 2007 2006 2003 2000 2000-2008 2000-2008 Lewis 704 687 675 584 516 188 36.43% Madison 1,665 1,643 1,583 1,329 1,296 369 29.08% Oneida 7,393 7,273 7,06... [more...]
Rome Genealogy Society meets Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Ed Evans, historian for the Town of Floyd. The monthly meetings are in Zion Episcopal Church, 140 W. Libert... [more...]
MARCY — A workshop for local government officials will be held on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at SUNYIT’s Kunsela Hall Café. The workshop, conducted by the Local Government Ed... [more...]
