BOONVILLE — The Boonville Black River Canal Museum celebrates a major milestone on Saturday. A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the completion of the three-phase complex, u... [more...]
TOWN OF LEE — Jennifer L. Stack, daughter of Joseph and Barbara Stack, 8816 Karlen Road, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology. A... [more...]
Free green tours will highlight renewable energy and recycling the next two Mondays. For the third consecutive year the GreenLocal175.com is partnering with Utica Monday Nite for a green tour a... [more...]
The deadline for Rome property owners to apply for the Basic and Enhanced STAR property tax savings is Tuesday, July 27. "Basic and Enhanced STAR can provide Mohawk Valley taxpayers with a... [more...]
Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — International League: Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, 7. Harness racing — Vernon Downs, first post 6:55. Amateur Baseb... [more...]
More than 500 bicyclists from as far away as France start the 12th Annual Cycling the Erie Canal, a 400-mile bicycling tour from Buffalo to Albany, Sunday. They’ll arrive in Rome Thursday, Ju... [more...]
NEW YORK MILLS — The annual Village Bell Festival will be held today and Saturday in the Main Street park. Food, rides, and games will be going on throughout the weekend. There will be an two... [more...]
July 9, 2000 Nervous employees at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service office at Griffiss are calculating how many jobs a draft reorganization plan might cost. Edmund J. Wiatr Jr., presid... [more...]
An eight-week online introductory course on the DairyCOMP305 dairy herd management software will be offered from July 19 to Sept. 27. Registration is $75 and must be completed by July 9. The co... [more...]
MORRISVILLE — Morrisville State College’s Renewable Energy Training Center (RETC) is offering two one-day workshops on grounding for solar and wind power systems and woody biomass marke... [more...]
BOONVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Tug Hill Commission will host an informational meeting for farmers that are considering cultivating or harvesting biomass crops such as switc... [more...]
CAMDEN — The McConnellsville Garden Club will hold its annual flower show and luncheon, beginning with a brief business meeting at 10:30 a.m., Monday, in Katie & Karl’s Restaurant, Rout... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — Sara M. Pick, daughter of Stephen and Trudy Pick, 7160 W. South St., has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at SUNY Cortland. She will be a junior, maj... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 8;26 a.m. 7799 Passer Road, first aid. 8:59 a.m. 853 Black River Blvd., first aid. 10:21 a.m. Erie Blvd. West, accident. 12:38 p.m. 300 W. L... [more...]
A former county corrections officer who admitted to possessing steroids was sentenced to 150 hours of community service this morning. Zachary T. Lazore, 23, of 87 Whitesboro St., Utica, was sen... [more...]
YORKVILLE — The 13-year-old accused of viciously beating a 2-year-old girl to death because "the rage came out in him" pleaded not guilty in County Court this morning. Alec B. C... [more...]
SYLVAN BEACH — A Madison County man drowned in Oneida Lake Wednesday night. State police said Roger Burdick, 50, of Chittenango, was swimming near a lighthouse when he went under at about... [more...]
The explosion would have jolted people awake for blocks. And the fireball would have filled the sky, incinerating the driver of the car that crashed into above-ground natural gas lines on Erie Boul... [more...]
WEST TURIN — A 76-year-old driver went off West Road in Lewis County Thursday afternoon while trying to avoid a farm vehicle that cut her off. Sheriff’s deputies said Yvonne Forsyth... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — A former town resident wanted for a Fourth of July assault in Manhattan was picked up by law enforcers hiding at a relative’s residence on Tuesday. Police said Donald... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Web-site: www.romepd.com Thursday 12:04 a.m. W. Dominick St., suspicious person. 12:07 a.m. W. Bloomfield St., domestic. 12:28 a.m. Liberty Gardens, ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 12:25 a.m. Verona, Patrick Road, alarm. 3:47 a.m. Whitesboro, Main St., alarm. 7:18 a.m. New Hartford, Sangertown Square Mall, alarm. 7:43 a... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 1:34 a.m. Route 28, Forestport, alarm. 3:47 a.m. Pond Hill Road, Annsville, burglary. 5:41 a.m. Barnes Ave., Marcy, assist. 6:09 a.m. Robins... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 12:23 a.m. Wager Drive, Lee, assist. 12:28 a.m. Karlen Road, Lee, alarm. 12:29 a.m. Knoxboro Road, Augusta, animal. 4:34 a.m. Dunham Public ... [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...]
OLD FORGE — Registration is under way for a Secret Garden Tour to be held Wednesday, July 28 within minutes of the The Arts Center/Old Forge, 3260 State Route 28. The deadline is July 21 ... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. founder and CEO John W. Sammon is retiring at the end of the year, he announced. "I have notified the PAR board of this intention and as a result ... [more...]
Temperatures: 70 to 94 Normal Range: 58 to 81 Records: 49(1969), 94(1962) Rainfall: 0" Monthly rainfall: 0" Rainfall for year: 17.56" Sunset today: 8:43 S... [more...]
Eugene S. Fulghum, Jr., age 76, passed away July 8, 2010. He was born October 30, 1933 in Halifax County, N.C., son of the late Eugene S. and Virginia Long Fulghum. He was educated in North Carolin... [more...]
I urge Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer to oppose the supplemental appropriation for the war in Afghanistan. Gen. McChrystal stated in the Rolling Stone Magazine interview: "If... [more...]
CIOTTI — Grace R. Ciotti, 85, of Rome, on July 7, 2010. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nicholas J. Bush Funeral Home, 218 W. Court St. Burial St. John’s Cemetery. Calling hours 8:... [more...]
Sophia M. Zwitch, 87, of Rome, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Rome Nursing Home. She was born on January 27, 1923, in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Rutkowski Duss.... [more...]
Milford M. Mosher, 71, of Rome, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Bethany Gardens with his family by his side. Born September 30, 1938, in Little Falls, he was a son of Frank and Ruth Looman Mo... [more...]
Grace R. Ciotti, 85, of Rome, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Rome Memorial Hospital Residential Healthcare Facility. She was born in Rome, N.Y. on March 10, 1925, daughter of the late Henry... [more...]
A 23-year-old woman who watched in horror as her friend was struck and killed on the railroad over South James Street will not face a court punishment for trespassing on the tracks. Instead, Sh... [more...]
Construction work including asbestos removal will result in "very limited" access to Strough Middle School this summer, the Rome school district announced. Parents who need to registe... [more...]
BLOSS — To Johnathan and Kimberly Martin-Pietras Bloss, Taberg, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, in Rome Memorial Hospital, a daughter, Vivian Lee. CONLEY — To Andrew and Rachael Johnso... [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). [more...]
A week of suffocating heat is finally lifting — with a bang. Strong thunderstorms are expected to hit tonight and leave behind more normal summer-like temperatures. Rome received just... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — The BOCES Consortium of Continuing Education is offering a Waxing Technician course running Monday through Thursday from July 12 until Aug. 11 at the BOCES on Middle Settlement... [more...]
A Boeing 747 aircraft landed this morning at the county airfield where it will undergo repairs and modifications before being returned to commercial passenger service. And this could be just th... [more...]
Nearly $26 million in grants and loans is coming to Oneida County to help pay the massive bill to fix a raw sewage overflow problem at the part-county sewer district. The estimated price tag to... [more...]
The Lee B Soccer Club dropped a Central New York State Soccer league game to The Gunners of Madison by a 4-1 margin on Thursday in Madison. After trailing 1-0 half way through the first half, L... [more...]
The Rome girls Black and White basketball teams split their respective games on Thursday night. The Black squad defeated Oneida in overtime, 26-25, as Morgan Murphy lead the victors with eight ... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — The Westmoreland Babe Ruth baseball team prevailed over visiting Whitesboro No. 1 squad by a score of 7-1 on Thursday evening at Westmoreland High School. Andrew Murphy mad... [more...]
The Sherrill Post Oneida County American Legion baseball team got back into playoff contention with a 7-5 victory over Love Post at the BYAA fields in Boonville on Thursday night. Travis Eaton ... [more...]
American League East Division @5 col sport baseball standings: W L Pct GB New York 54 31 .635 — Tampa Bay 52 33 .612 2 Boston 49 36 .576 5 Toronto 43 43 .500 11 1/2 ... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn in the New York lottery Thursday Midday: Daily: 3, 6, 4, Lucky Sum: 13. WinFour: 1, 0, 7, 0, Lucky Sum: 8. Here are the winning numbers dr... [more...]
Tonight — Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Becoming north. Chance of rain 80 percent. Sa... [more...]
