Sheriff Robert M. Maciol and Undersheriff Robert S. Swenszkowski earlier this month attended a national seminar on missing and exploited children. The county’s two top cops joined 51 othe... [more...]
TOWN OF VERONA — One man and his dog are temporarily displaced from their home today after an early morning fire on Route 365 near the Turning Stone Casino. Investigators are eyeing a woo... [more...]
Navy Seaman Michael L. Harvey of Lee Center, a 2011 graduate of Rome Free Academy, has completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. [more...]
Navy Seaman Julian D. Curreri, son of Michele L. and stepson of John J. Reid, 7130 Rickmeyer Road, has completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Curreri is a 2010... [more...]
A three-stall garage behind North Washington Street was reduced to a pile of charred debris after an early morning fire Sunday. The Rome Fire Department is investigating the cause. The alar... [more...]
HERKIMER — Herkimer County Community College is offering a free 28-hour introduction to computers training program for individuals looking to augment their technology skills in a challenging ... [more...]
A trio of Romans busted in a series of early morning drug raids at the Pine Haven Trailer Park and Park Drive Manor will have their drug and weapons charges presented to a county grand jury. Ph... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Website: www.romepd.com Sunday 12:45 a.m. Gansevoort Ave., suspicious activity. 12:50 a.m. E. Dominick St., fight. 2:37 a.m. N. Washington St., assis... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Saturday 8:16 a.m. 61 Park Drive Manor, first aid. 10:20 a.m. 607 Harvard Place, tree on vehicle. 2:15 p.m. 268 E. Dominick St., first aid. 3:15 p.m.... [more...]
CLINTON — Aimee Pearce, M.D., who lives in Clinton with her family, leads a new health center opening today at 34 Chenango Ave. as part of the Bassett Healthcare Network. Previously, Dr. ... [more...]
HOLLAND PATENT — The Wolverine Ski Club-Bill Koch youth cross country skiing signup will take place today, Wednesday and Tuesday, Dec. 27 in the Holland Patent Library from 4:30-6 p.m. Th... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Sunday 2:27 a.m. AmCare Ambulance, Rome-Taberg Road, accident. 4:35 a.m. AmCare Ambulance, W. Thomas St., standby. 6:46 a.m. Whitesboro, Highland Drive, ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Sunday 12:39 a.m. Lamphear Road, hit and run. 1:23 a.m. Patrick Road, Verona, theft of service. 2:27 a.m. Rome-Taberg Road, accident. 4:24 a.m. Willo... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Sunday 12:23 a.m. Dennison Ave., Whitesboro, check welfare. 1:02 a.m. Lamphear Road, assist. 1:29 a.m. Tilden Hill Road, Verona, investigate. 4:24 a.... [more...]
General Surgeon, Dr. Shuban K. Moza, is merging his practice with Rome Surgical Specialists effective Jan. 1, Rome Memorial Hospital President/Chief Executive Officer Basil J. Ariglio said. He ... [more...]
Plaza Restaurant team wins bocce tournament The Plaza Restaurant squad won the ninth annual Men’s Holiday Bocce Classic on Saturday at the Galliano Club. The winning team consisted of... [more...]
ONEIDA — Sensory Swim, an aquatic program for children with sensory processing difficulties, will begin Jan. 3 at the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley. The deadline to register without payi... [more...]
The Holland Patent wrestling team took third place, while host Camden finished right behind in fourth place to lead a contingency of local schools during Saturday’s Tri-Valley League Tourname... [more...]
LOWVILLE — A 48-year-old woman was hospitalized with a head injury after a tractor trailer rear-ended her vehicle in the Town of Lowville early Saturday. Lewis County Sheriff’s depu... [more...]
Don’t fall victim to phishing scams, especially during the holiday shopping season, warns NBT Bank. Phishing is a twist on an old telemarketing scam, but uses e-mail. These criminals send... [more...]
A handful of Oneida County legislators saw firsthand the controversial natural gas drilling process called hydrofracking when they traveled to Pennsylvania last week. Nearly 10 lawmakers and on... [more...]
It’s not only important to extinguish fires. It’s also important to figure out what caused them in the first place. Congratulations to Floyd Fire Chief Daniel Schwertfeger, who head... [more...]
Former Rome Savings Bank executive David C. Nolan will be the new city treasurer when Mayor-elect Joseph R. Fusco Jr. takes office in January, Fusco confirmed today. He has also named his confident... [more...]
Oneida County legislators are asking Albany to share more of the money collected from the state’s monthly surcharge on cellphones. Revenue generated through the $1.20 levy on each cellpho... [more...]
WHITESTOWN — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County is looking for volunteer board members. There will be four openings on the 12-seat board next year. County residents with l... [more...]
Registration is due right away for the American Red Cross Annual Winter Aquatic School which starts Tuesday, Dec. 27, in the state School for the Deaf. Participants must be pre-registered at least ... [more...]
GE Ski Club has a few spaces left for its annual western ski trip — this time to Lake Tahoe, NV, March 6-13, 2012. To sign up, contact Dick Forsti at 735-8842. [more...]
An obsessive compulsive disorder support group meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays (except holidays) in Conference Room B in St. Elizabeth’s School of Nursing, 2209 Genesee St., Utica. For information... [more...]
Sandy Williams, Rome school district director of instructional programs, has received a regional Director of the Year award from the state Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, an... [more...]
The American Heart Association and Olivari Mediterranean Olive Oil are again working to celebrate individuals who have made a positive impact in an effort to live longer and healthier. Nominati... [more...]
Dec. 19, 2001 MARCY — SUNY Institute of Technology awarded more than 300 bachelor’s and maser’s degrees to August and December graduates at commencement ceremonies held Dec. 1... [more...]
CAMDEN — Nancy Graham has earned the use of the exclusive Mary Kay pink Cadillac, an incentive awarded by the cosmetics company. More than 7,300 Mary Kay independent sales force members h... [more...]
Rome Memorial Hospital will host a free breastfeeding class at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the hospital’s classroom to help mothers-to-be recognize the benefits of breastfeeding and give them the enc... [more...]
Grants totaling over $260,000 in Oneida County were among about $5.3 million in New York State Archives awards issued to hundreds of local governments and community organizations statewide, the Edu... [more...]
TOWN OF LEE — Multiple rounds of fireworks, concerts, car shows and plays will help the public celebrate Lee’s bicentennial observance in 2012, as part of the schedule that has been set... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Sunday Evening: Daily: 2, 1, 9, Lucky Sum: 12. WinFour: 2, 3, 5, 0, Lucky Sum: 10. Here are the winning numbers drawn Sunday Midday: Daily... [more...]
Tonight — Mostly cloudy with numerous snow and rain showers in the evening — Then partly cloudy with isolated snow showers after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows in the lo... [more...]
Thanks to gifts from donors, the main lobby at the St. Luke’s Campus and the Emergency Department waiting room and pediatric exam rooms at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare have been renovat... [more...]
The Aphasia Support Group at Presbyterian Homes & Services, 4290 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, meets in the Emmaus room the third Thursday of each month from 2:30-4 p.m. Information contact... [more...]
The Aphasia Support Group at Presbyterian Homes & Services, 4290 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, meets in the Emmaus room the third Thursday of each month from 2:30-4 p.m. Information: call P... [more...]
Mrs. Evelyn Lucille "Ellie" King, 58, of Syracuse, departed this life, Friday at University Hospital. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse at University Hospital until reti... [more...]
UTICA — Clevis Earl Ballard, 78, of Utica and formerly of Rome, died on Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Heritage Health Care Center. He was born August 14, 1933, in Elizabeth, NJ, a son ... [more...]
BAKER — Walter J. "Sonny" Baker Sr., 76, of Camden, on Dec. 16, 2011. Services 11 a.m. Thursday from the United Methodist Church. Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery. Calling hours 6-8 ... [more...]
ORISKANY — Donald Allen Hildebrand, 74, of Oriskany, died on Friday, December 16, 2011, at Rome Hospital. He was born on February 17, 1937, in Colver, PA, a son of the late John C. and Wi... [more...]
FORESTPORT — Jerome Wilcox, 65, of Wheelertown Rd. passed away at home on December 17, 2011 surrounded by his family and under the care of hospice. He was born in Utica on April 17, 1946 a so... [more...]
CAMDEN — Walter J. "Sonny" Baker, 76, of Union Street, passed away Friday December 16, 2011 at his home following a long illness. He was born Jan 29, 1935 in Rome, NY a son of Walte... [more...]
WEST TURIN — An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after the vehicle he was riding in crashed head-on with another vehicle in Lewis County Sunday evening. Sheriff’s deputies said Heath... [more...]
ENDEMANN — To Kyle and Carrie Hebert Endemann, of Oneida, on Friday Dec. 16, 2011, in Oneida Healthcare Center, a son, Kaiden Kenneth. HEATON — To Jason and Shannah Deland Heaton, o... [more...]
Melissa Ellen Sanborn and Richard Mathew Moore were married on Saturday, May 28, 2011, in St. Peter’s Catholic Church. The bride, daughter and stepdaughter of Myron and Cindy Thurston, Pe... [more...]
The Madison-Oneida BOCES School Library System has received a $20,000 Library of Congress grant for a project titled "Ignite the Common Core with Library of Congress Primary Resource Documents... [more...]
HERKIMER — The Herkimer County College Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2012 Alumni Hall of Honor induction. Nominations are due no later than Friday, Dec. 30. The award recognizes... [more...]
It’s news when someone gets married, but news is information about recent events. It’s a busy time after a wedding and honeymoon, writing thank yous and getting back to work, but do... [more...]
TUESDAY South Lewis Board of Education, 7 p.m. Library, Middle-High School, 4264 East Road, Turin. Camden Village Board, 6 p.m. Village offices, 14 Church St. Floyd Town Board, 7 p.m. S... [more...]
Katie Michelle Ramsden and Nathaniel Seth Skinner were married Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Trinity Episcopal Church, Camden. The bride, daughter of James and Leslie Ramsden, Riverside Drive, Ca... [more...]
Temperatures: 8 to 26 Normal Range: 22 to 36 Records: -2(1979), 47(2006) Rainfall: 0" Snow: Trace Monthly rainfall: 5.25" Rainfall for year: 50.13" Snowfa... [more...]
Area health care groups are tackling potentially avoidable emergency rooms visits after an analysis shows that upstate New Yorkers make more than 700,000 ER trips annually for minor issues such as ... [more...]
