VERNON — Ritascape became the fastest 2-year-old pacing filly of the meet, while the trotter My Buddy Hall Lee became the winningest local horse during Friday night’s 10-race program at... [more...]
CLINTON — Ava’s Lilly Bulawa came out victorious in the girls 13-15 age division of the Mohawk Valley Junior Golf Tour on Friday at the Skenandoa Golf Club. Bulawa shot a 49 and fin... [more...]
BOONVILLE — The Adirondack Trail Blazers’ run in the New York Collegiate Baseball League Playoffs got off to a rough start on Friday after losing to the Geneva Red Wings, 4-2, in the fi... [more...]
UTICA — Playing six games in five days proved to be too much for Smith Post baseball team to overcome in the end. The Rome squad rolled through the first half of the game and even claimed... [more...]
Players from three powerhouse Rome Free Academy football teams from the 1960’s coached by Donal Bruce will be among those honored when the 36th annual Rome Sports Hall of Fame awards dinner i... [more...]
(Editor’s note: Diamond Dust is a weekly report of action in the Rome Men’s Softball Association compiled by league player and board member Jim Rizio. It spotlights feature games and st... [more...]
Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — International League: Lehigh Valley at Syracuse, 7. Harness racing — Vernon Downs, first post 6:55. Sunday’s Sc... [more...]
Jerome "Gilo" Alaimo, 91, of Rome, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 at St. Luke’s Healthcare, New Hartford. He was born in Rome, NY, on January 16, 1921, son of the late Luigi an... [more...]
Some isolated areas at Strough, Staley and Joy schools will undergo minor asbestos removals next week, and ongoing programs there will not be affected, a Rome school district official said. The... [more...]
SUNYIT President Bjong Wolf Yeigh is not a candidate for the presidency of the University at Albany, SUNYIT said Thursday in response to an Albany Times-Union report that listed Yeigh among candida... [more...]
Catherine E. McMinn, 95, of Rome, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Betsy Ross Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on February 5, 1917, in Rome, the daughter of George and Myrt... [more...]
Ruth Walden Vandersloot, 97 of Rock Hill, SC passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 24, 2012 at Wayne T Patrick Hospice House. Ruth was born April 12, 1915 in North Adams, MA, a daughter of Jo... [more...]
A practical nurse who forged paperwork in order to steal Percocet was fined in City Court on Thursday. Alexis R. Butler, 31, of 4961 Golly Road, Lee, was ordered by Judge Daniel C. Wilson to pa... [more...]
NASA officials always were very careful about which astronauts they chose for specific missions, particularly the "historic first" missions. All else being equal, they wanted to avoid peo... [more...]
WHITESTOWN — Three people were sent to the hospital following a two-car collision at the intersection of Route 840 and Clark Mills Road Friday night. Margaret Yoxall, 19, of Clinton, was ... [more...]
A hazardous materials team, along with city police and firefighters, responded to the scene of a Floyd Avenue fire Friday to look into whether an operational methamphetamine lab caused a fire in th... [more...]
ORISKANY FALLS — Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze at an old slaughter house on Valley Road Friday night. Oriskany Falls Fire Department was the first to respond just before 8 p.m... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Website: www.romepd.com Friday 1:13 a.m. Cottage St., neighbor. 1:40 a.m. Floyd Ave., fight. 2:07 a.m. E. Dominick St., dispute. 2:16 a.m. W. Dom... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 12:35 p.m. 300 W. Dominick St., first aid. 2:26 p.m. 6997 Rome-Oriskany Road, first aid. 2:50 p.m. 801 N. James St., service. 3:47 p.m. 5815 R... [more...]
Temperatures: 66 to 81 Normal Range: 59 to 81 Records: 48(1950), 91(1963) Rainfall: 0" Monthly rainfall: 1.11" Rainfall for year: 18.31" Sunset today: 8:28 ... [more...]
TOWN OF GREIG — A response to a vehicle found off the roadway on Brantingham Road led to a man being charged with driving while intoxicated early this morning. Lewis County Sheriff’... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 6:28 a.m. Hillcrest Drive, Westmoreland, domestic. 7:18 a.m. Bielby Road, mischief. 8:34 a.m. Linda Drive, Marcy, harassment. 9:43 a.m. Route ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Friday 9:43 a.m. Miller Road, Deerfield, car/deer. 11:14 a.m. Meadow Street, Kirkland, welfare. 12:27 p.m. Susquehannah Street, Remsen, domestic. 1:0... [more...]
Friday 1:14 a.m. New York Mills, Whitford Avenue, Whitestown, water detail. 1:30 a.m. New York Mills, Commercial Drive, New Hartford, automatic alarm. 2:07 a.m. AmCare, East Dominick St... [more...]
WESTERNVILLE — The Westernville Presbyterian Church, 7696, Stokes Westernville Road, is offering SonRise National Park Vacation Bible School, Monday, through Friday from 5-8 p.m. The scho... [more...]
TOWN OF GREIG — A traffic stop led to a woman being charged with driving while intoxicated on Partridgeville Road Friday night. Cherie L. Mealus, 43, of Partridgeville Road, Brantingham, ... [more...]
BUSS — To Alan Buss Jr. and Heather Hollenbeck, of Verona, on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Oneida Healthcare Center, a son, Blake Charles. CHRISTMAN — To Allan Christman and Katrina ... [more...]
Corinne Bieksza, of Whitesboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Russell Sage College. She is majoring in forensic science. [more...]
Rome Christian Women’s Luncheon will take place Wednesday, at 11:30 a.m. in the Franklin Hotel, 301 S. James St. Admission is $8. Reservations are appreciated by calling Gerry Yerman at 3... [more...]
Annual services at historic Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Route 12, Paris Hill start Sunday, Aug. 5, at 4 p.m., hosted by St. David’s Episcopal Church of Barneveld. The event featu... [more...]
Countries are being "shaken" by natural disasters, wars, famines, etc. Economies are being "shaken." Corporations are being "shaken." Families are being "shaken.&... [more...]
BOONVILLE — The Boonville -Oneida County Fair is in its final days. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children under 12 and $3 for seniors 60 and older. The remaining schedule: ... [more...]
Rome Memorial Hospital is the top-rated hospital in Rome, Utica or Syracuse for patient safety, according to an analysis published in the August edition of Consumer Reports. "Rome earned t... [more...]
BIG MOOSE — The annual Big Moose Community Chapel Bazaar will take place — rain or shine — on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Chapel, 1544 Big Moose Road, five m... [more...]
HOLLAND PATENT — The August hours for the Foothills Rural Community Ministry’s Thrift Shop, Food Pantry, and Sarah’s Pet Pantry are from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 4, 11, 18, 23. The ... [more...]
MONDAY Sylvan Beach Fire District Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. Fire House, 904 Main St. [more...]
ALAIMO — Jerome "Gilo" Alaimo, 91, of Rome, on July 28, 2012. Services 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Nicholas J. Bush Funeral Home, 218 W. Court St., and 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist... [more...]
Tonight — Mostly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening — Then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Friday Evening: Daily: 5, 6, 3, Lucky Sum: 14. WinFour: 8, 2, 9, 1, Lucky Sum: 20. Mega Millions: 02, 03, 04, 08, 43, Mega Ball: 26. H... [more...]
Stores in both Rome and Floyd were targeted in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s nationwide drug raid Wednesday, which netted more than 90 arrests and led to the seizure of nearly 5 milli... [more...]
July 28, 2002 MARCY — Two young adults not wearing seat belts were critically injured when the 1998 Chevrolet Corsica they were riding in flipped over at the Burton Manor and Trenton Road... [more...]
Information for this calendar of 2012 Honor America Days and other events is provided by the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Those interested in adding events to the listing may visit www.RomeChambe... [more...]
Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Barneveld and other churches in the Mohawk Valley Unitarian Universalist Cluster will join for a combined service in Salisbury Center at 138 Route 29A (opposite town hall) . ... [more...]
Hundreds of athletes from around the northeast will gather at Delta Lake State Park to compete in ATC Endurance’s third annual Delta Lake Triathlon on Sunday. The participants will face o... [more...]
Adas Israel Synagogue, 706 Hickory St. 337-3170. Sabbath Service, Fri. 7:30 p.m. First Baptist, 301 W. Embargo St. 336-2610.Sun. 10 a.m. Grace Baptist (Southern Baptist), 8553 Turin Rd. 336... [more...]
(Last In A Series) BY JOHN THEALL Sports writer One of the most decorated swimmers and divers at Rome Free Academy, Michael Kunkel, said he never stopped and thought about what he was a... [more...]
Vacation Bible School at Grace Baptist Church will be the "Amazing Wonders Aviation" "Encountering God’s Awesome power," on Aug. 6-10, from 8:45 to noon. Its at 8553 T... [more...]
Julian and Bonnie George sing tonight at 7 at the Delta Lake Bible Conference Center, 8912 Turin Road, in "the Big Tab." The driveway is across Turin Road from Rome Community Theater. ... [more...]
