The Utica Zoo host its 14th annual Brewfest event Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., rain or shine. The event takes place on the grounds of the Utica Zoo, 99 Steele Hill Road, Utica, under tents and a pavi... [more...]
LEE CENTER — Jeff Rose of Lee Center has been diagnosed with end stage liver failure and end stage kidney failure due to complications from kidney cancer. He is awaiting a double transplant, ... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — The third annual Westmoreland Summer Fest will be held at the Firemen’s Field on Saturday. The event, which is hosted by families in the community, will begin at 11 a.m.,... [more...]
AAA New York will conduct a six-hour driver improvement course at Mohawk Valley Community College, 1101 Sherman Drive, Utica. The class will be held Aug. 14 and 16 from 6 to 9 p.m.. Students mu... [more...]
Rome Sports Hall of Famer Bill Kiser was a former standout athlete at St. Aloysius Academy. A story published on July 25 about his Hall of Fame induction incorrectly identified him as a former Rome... [more...]
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed two bills sponsored by state Sen. Joseph A. Griffo and Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi designed to toughen requirements and procedures for repeat sex offenders. ... [more...]
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday to mark the start of a power plant project that will serve Griffiss business park tenants. GUSC Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffis... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — Upwards of 40 teachers went to school this week as part of a science, technology, engineering and math education training program. The 2012 SEMI High Tech U Teacher Edition... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Wednesday Evening: Daily: 9, 9, 4, Lucky Sum: 22. WinFour: 2, 4, 9, 4, Lucky Sum: 19. Lotto: 01, 05, 07, 32, 55, 56, Bonus: 51. Here a... [more...]
Tonight — Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph in the evening — Becoming light and variable. Friday — Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and... [more...]
REMSEN — Summertime Family Fun Weekend starts Friday. The village will host many free events and others for a fee throughout the weekend. People of all ages are welcome. The weekend will ... [more...]
Last September, Iran’s top naval commander warned in a speech that his country planned to send military ships near U.S. sea borders. "Like the arrogant powers that are present near our m... [more...]
VILLAGE OF FRANKFORT — There are so far no signs of any risk of environmental contamination after a large fire at Union Tools in Herkimer County Wednesday afternoon, an abandoned complex that... [more...]
A 34-year-old woman was fined in City Court for stealing contact lens solution from Rite Aid on Erie Boulevard. Amy Tennant, of 109 W. South St., was ordered by Judge Daniel C. Wilson Wednesday... [more...]
SULLIVAN — The body found in Oneida Lake Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 61-year-old George A. Stampp, of Bridgeport. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said Stampp died f... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Website: www.romepd.com Wednesday 12:09 a.m. William St., investigate. 12:36 a.m. Louisa St., investigate. 1:19 a.m. W. Thomas St., animal. 1:28 ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 11:34 a.m. 219 E. Garden St., first aid. 12:16 p.m. 1790 Black River Blvd., first aid. 2:51 p.m. 206 Steuben St., first aid. 3:23 p.m. 146 ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 7:53 a.m. Boonville, Route 12, accident. 2:03 p.m. Deerfield, Union Tool, Frankfort, Herkimer County, mutual aid. 2:20 p.m. Clayville, to same.... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 1:22 a.m. Route 8, Bridgewater, domestic. 3:19 a.m. Brimfield St., Kirkland, investigate. 5 a.m. Park Ave., Sylvan Beach, alarm. 9:12 a.m. ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 1:06 a.m. Horace St., Whitestown, dispute. 1:22 a.m. Route 8, Bridgewater, domestic. 5 a.m. Park Ave., Sylvan Beach, alarm. 7:33 a.m. Route... [more...]
A Utica man who was charged with disrupting a funeral with his loud and disorderly behavior was also found with synthetic marijuana, according to law enforcers. Police said Brian Thompson, 45, ... [more...]
PETERBORO — The Peterboro Hometown Day Concert, performed by the Canastota Community Band, will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday. It tops off activities starting at 10 a.m. sponsored by the The S... [more...]
Aug. 2, 2002 VERONA — A major expansion that could increase jobs at the county’s largest employer by as much as one-third in two years has been announced by the Oneida Indian Nation... [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...]
UTICA — District V champion Whitestown Post has moved on to the next round of the winner’s bracket in the New York State American Legion Baseball Tournament following a crushing 11-3 vi... [more...]
VERNON — Yankee Manny and All About Attitude highlighted Wednesday’s 10-race program at Vernon Downs. Yankee Many became the second five-time winning horse of the season at the Down... [more...]
Rome natives Damien Call and Sarah Crockett have been selected to participate in the 35th annual Hershey’s Track and Field Games North American Final on Saturday in Hershey, Pa. The progr... [more...]
Roman scores hole-in-one in Whitesboro Rome native Jeff Ferguson scored a hole-in-one on Tuesday at Domenico’s Golf Course in Whitesboro. Ferguson used a 4-hybrid to record the ace on... [more...]
HAMILTON — The Hamilton Concerts in the Park present free Zydeco music and dance with L’il Anne & Hot Cayenne on Thursday, Aug. 9th at 7 p.m. The rain location is The Barge Canal Co... [more...]
EARLVILLE — The Earlville Opera House welcomes master guitarist Sonny Landreth with his 4-piece band on Saturday at 8 p.m. An "intoxicating mix of rock, blues, and Cajun" characteri... [more...]
DEANSBORO — Country artist Jenna Jentry opens for The Band Perry Saturday. Her father Joe Vitalone was born and raised in Clinton, and her mother, Joanne Brognano Vitalone was born and ra... [more...]
After several years of left-over "snow days," the Rome school district’s calendar for the upcoming 2012-13 year sets aside one fewer day than usual for weather-related/emergency clo... [more...]
Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — International League: Syracuse at Buffalo, 7:05. Harness racing — Vernon Downs, first post 6:55. Friday’s Sched... [more...]
SummerStage in the Capitol Theatre, 220 W. Dominick St., present the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, "The Sound of Music" Friday and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.... [more...]
The new principal of Stokes Elementary School got a face-to-face welcome from the Board of Education Wednesday night. Christopher Hill was present at the meeting as the board unanimously approv... [more...]
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans who win gold, silver or bronze at the Olympics gets a cash award from the U.S. Olympic Committee of tens of thousands of dollars. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida doesn&r... [more...]
REMINDERS: Friday, 5-10; Saturday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Canalfest, Bellamy Harbor Park, Mille Street at Erie Canal. Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Big Moose Community Chapel baz... [more...]
The 10th annual Rome Rotary Club Canalfest will feature new and expanded events, as well as old favorites, during the three-day festival Friday through Sunday at Bellamy Harbor Park. The festiv... [more...]
DEANSBORO — Three-time Country Music Award winner The Band Perry headlines a concert with music starting at 3 p.m. Saturday at MKJ Farm, 6844 Hughes Road West. The event includes special ... [more...]
Esther M. "Pat" Swierzewski, 84, of Rome New York, passed away on Monday July 30th, 2012 at St. Luke’s Home with family by her side. She was born on May 4, 1928 in Quakertown, Penns... [more...]
Temperatures: 64 to 81 Normal Range: 59 to 81 Records: 42(1964), 95(1904) Rainfall: 0" Monthly rainfall: 3.48" Rainfall for year: 20.68" Sunset today: 8:23 ... [more...]
Nicholas F. Tarbania, Jr., 49, of Westfield, PA, formerly of Rome, passed away on July 31, 2012 in Sayre, PA after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Rome on January 22, 1963, he was the son ... [more...]
ALLEN — Bruce S. Allen, 63, of Rome, on July 28, 2012. Services 6 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Potter Road. No calling hours. Contributions to the Kingd... [more...]
BOONVILLE — Alice (Scherz) Hutton, 97, widow of William F., a retired elementary school teacher, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, while in the loving care of her family... [more...]
Stephen J. Lucas, Jr., age 67, of Rome, passed away July 29, 2012, after a brief illness. He was born July 21, 1945, in Niagara Falls, a son of the late Stephen J. and Jean McNally Lucas. He gr... [more...]
Edward L. Kerin, Jr., age 83, of Rome, passed away peacefully August 1, 2012, with his family at his side. He was born June 9, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Edward L. and Elizabet... [more...]
OSCEOLA — The first concert performance of "the enthusiastic, young performers" of "Fiddlin’ Future," at the North American Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame and Museum, ... [more...]
The Brothers Forever Ride, an annual event that raises money for the Thomas Lindsey Memorial Foundation, will be held Saturday. The foundation’s mission is to support research to prevent crim... [more...]
