A free Easter "eggstravaganza" will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at First Assembly of God Church, 207 N. Madison St. Children are invited to come and watch the VeggieTale... [more...]
The nutrition program for persons age 60 and over is funded by the county Office for the Aging, state and federal grants, and contributions from participants. Meals are served Monday through Friday... [more...]
MONDAY Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, noon. Administrative offices, 9882 River Road, Marcy. Boonville Village Board, 7 p.m. Village Office, 13149 State Route 12. Prospect Villag... [more...]
The Oneida County Industrial Development Agency would rather fight a new fee on its revenues than pay the state taxman. The IDA board has decided to contribute $1,000 toward the legal challenge... [more...]
LOWELL — An informational meeting on the closing of Lowell Fire Department will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 22 at the Lowell Fire House. The meeting will be hosted by members of the W... [more...]
The second case of rabies reported in the county this year has left six newborn puppies without a mother. The litter’s survival is now dependent on the care of staff at Stevens-Swan Human... [more...]
BERG — Janet L. Nigro Berg, 46, of Rome, on March 18, 2010. Services 9 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church. Spring burial. Calling hours 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Bottini Funeral Home, 12... [more...]
LIVERPOOL — James W. Hennessy, 78 of Liverpool, New York passed away on March 18, 2010. James was born in Oneida, New York on March 26, 1931 to Joseph and Ardella Schaller Hennessy, and was o... [more...]
ONEIDA CASTLE — A man was taken into custody after he barricaded himself at his Seneca Avenue home and threatened to set the residence on fire Friday afternoon. The man, whose identity co... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Web-site: www.romepd.com Friday 12:14 a.m. Park Drive Manor I, domestic. 12:20 a.m. Floyd Ave., activity. 1:18 a.m. Erie Blvd. W., motorist. 3:50... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 11:03 a.m. 100 N. Madison St., first aid. 12:32 p.m. West Dominick and North Madison streets, first aid. 6:31 p.m. 301 W. Bloomfield St., Box 253,... [more...]
LYONS FALLS — A discarded cigarette caused the outside porch to a Center Street residence to catch fire Friday. Lyons Falls Fire Department received the alarm from a passer-by for 4005 Ce... [more...]
Two Utica women were apprehended and charged Friday in connection with an armed robbery at the Nice N’ Easy convenience store on Court Street on Feb. 22. A third suspect is being sought. ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 12:33 a.m. Kiwanis Road, Lee, harassment. 1:29 a.m. Prospect Street, Vernon, assist. 1:34 a.m. Route 365, Verona, disorderly. 1:56 a.m. Prospe... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 1:51 a.m. Williams Street, Vernon, check. 6:21 a.m. West Carter Road, Westmoreland, car/deer. 7:10 a.m. Powell Road, Trenton, check. 11:03 a.m... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 12:46 a.m. Holland Patent, Route 274, Steuben, down wires. 3:13 a.m. COCVAC, East South Street, Westmoreland, assist. 8:45 a.m. Vernon, Peterboro ... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — A woman was injured when the vehicle she was riding in struck a car that failed to yield for oncoming traffic at the intersection of Seneca Turnpike and Commercial Drive Friday... [more...]
"The Birth of a Nation" is a silent film that was originally released in 1915 — 95 years ago. It depicts the Civil War (and the events leading up to it) and the Reconstruction perio... [more...]
VERONA — "The Case for Easter," a presentation by authors Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg, will be held at 7 p.m., Palm Sunday, March 28, in the Verona United Methodist Church, 5690... [more...]
Rep. William L. Owens, D-23, Plattsburgh, announced today he will vote in favor of the health-care reform package that is expected to come before the House on Sunday. Owens, whose Congressional... [more...]
State Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R-47, Rome, will seek a third two-year term to represent the 47th District, he announced Friday. The district includes much of Oneida County, all of Lewis County, a... [more...]
Janet L. Nigro Berg, 46, of 126 Ringdahl Court passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in the Rome Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She went to rest with her Lord with her loving family by h... [more...]
Seth Matthew Grabosky, 28, of Utica died March 16th at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare, Utica. He was a graduate of MVCC and attended SUNY IT where he studied computer graphics and animation... [more...]
Temperatures: 30 to 61 Normal Range: 25 to 43 Records: -10(1993), 62(1986) Rainfall: 0" Monthly rainfall: 0.11" Rainfall for year: 4.30" Snowfall: 0" ... [more...]
ONEIDA — Accused of tackling and attacking another person, a Madison County man will appear in City Court on April 1. Police said David S. Egelston, 21, of Main Street, chased after anoth... [more...]
DEERFIELD — Signup is under way for two programs at The Good News Center, 10475 Cosby Manor Road: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage and Boundaries. To register for either visit www.theg... [more...]
March 20, 2000 The first sweep in a security crackdown at Rome Free Academy today netted eight students. RFA Principal John C. Vero said two of those students may have had valid excuses for bei... [more...]
Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Hockey — American Hockey League: Hershey at Syracuse, 7:30. Sunday’s Schedule... College Basketball — Syracuse at NCAA... [more...]
HAMILTON — Colgate hockey standout David McIntyre has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils’ affiliate Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League. ... [more...]
WHITESBORO — Several Rome women are among those being honored at a Women of Worship Award luncheon at Harts Hill Inn, at noon, Saturday, March 27. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by ... [more...]
Upcoming renovations at Denti Elementary School this summer will add to the tight deadline already facing the Rome school district across town in the Bellamy school project. But in an effort to... [more...]
CAMDEN — The Cornerstone Country Gospel Music Fest will be held from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, March 28, at Camden Wesleyan Church, Church Street. Performers will include: The Misfits, the Ingers... [more...]
Sitrin STARS gear up for semifinals VANCOUVER — Team USA, comprised mainly of the New Hartford-based Sitrin STARS team, competed in their wheelchair curling semifinals event this afternoo... [more...]
GLENS FALLS — An outstanding boys basketball season for Section III champion New York Mills and their coach, Mike Adey of Rome, ended on Friday at the Glens Falls Civic Center during the Clas... [more...]
Domestic charges against a 51-year-old man were dismissed by prosecutors in City Court on Nov. 19. William G. Schisler Sr., of 105 Fourth St., was cleared of one count each of second-degree har... [more...]
A 55-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl was sentenced Friday to spend the next 20 years behind bars. Shawn Ferris, of 219 S. James St., was sentenced by County Court Jud... [more...]
A program to help students earn their General Education Development diploma and gain construction work experience at the same time is turning a burned out building into the Rome Marine Corps League... [more...]
Adas Israel Synagogue, 706 Hickory St. 337-3170. Sabbath Service, Fri. 7:30 p.m. Beit Shalom, (Messianic Jewish Congregation), 49 Franklin Square (corner Genesee St. and Oriskany Blvd.), Utica.... [more...]
DURHAMVILLE — Missionary Pieter Kalkman visits the Durhamville Baptist Church, 5294 Church St., at 7 p.m. Monday. All are welcome to come and hear about this ministry. In the 1990&rsq... [more...]
The First United Methodist Church, 400 N. George St., presents its annual Campership Spaghetti Dinnerfrom 4:30 7 p.m. (ticket sales will stop at 6:30 p.m.) Saturday, March 27. Adult meals... [more...]
Tonight — Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast. Sunday — Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain ... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning state Lottery numbers selected Friday in the midday drawing: Daily: 8, 7, 0; Lucky Sum: 15; WinFour: 2, 7, 6, 3; Lucky Sum: 18. Here are the winning num... [more...]
This fall, the Treasurer’s Office might have a new look. The price tag is still unknown. The city is working with Roberts Office Interiors on concepts for making the tax collection office... [more...]
There is more than $30 million worth of tax-exempt property in Rome used for religious purposes. With several churches selling buildings to each other, Assessor Joseph Surace has chosen not to put ... [more...]
The Rome Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is the recipient of a grant totaling $7,800 from The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. and the Frank W. Baker Fund. The grant wi... [more...]
