With flowers and other flourishes, 59 students have been inducted into the Rome Free Academy National Honor Society. Welcomed with flags by the JROTC students, and with music by the Select Choi... [more...]
"Soft freeze" is "kind of a strange term," acknowledges Rome school Superintendent Jeffrey P. Simons, but it could mean about $800,000 in savings for the school district. Si... [more...]
WESTMORELAND — The comedy "Switching Principals" will be presented by the Westmoreland High School Drama Club at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the high school auditorium. Tickets... [more...]
NEW HARTFORD — Several area school districts will carry out the emergency "Go Home Drill" on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The drill fulfills a state requirement that each school district a... [more...]
Students from Rome and Camden schools along with their mothers were among the final nine contestants for Mohawk Valley Community College’s "5th Grader Challenge" TV game show, follo... [more...]
Board of Education member Frank Anderson will not try to remain on the volunteer board when his newly elected paid seat on the Common Council takes effect Jan. 1. Anderson, who had considered c... [more...]
The Rome school district’s total per-pupil spending was fourth-highest among county districts in the 2007-08 year, according to a new online database of statewide figures. The district&rs... [more...]
This chart shows some of the Rome school district financial benchmarks per pupil for 2007-08, with rankings in comparison to other districts in the Mohawk Valley region and the state. The Mohawk Va... [more...]
This chart shows total per-pupil spending for public school districts in Oneida County for 2007-08, listed in the order of their rankings in the 51-district Mohawk Valley region that includes Fulto... [more...]
Students from Rome and Camden schools along with their mothers were among the final nine contestants for Mohawk Valley Community College’s "5th Grader Challenge" TV game show, follo... [more...]
ORISKANY — The school district has narrowed its search to two candidates for a new superintendent to replace Michael S. Deuel. Community members will also get an opportunity to meet the c... [more...]
Naming a newly refurbished gymnasium after a local coach, and authorizing a public vote on $30 million more in school repairs, are on the Board of Education’s agenda Wednesday night. A pu... [more...]
Syracuse University is now offering higher education benefits to post-9/11 servicemen and women and their dependents, through the Yellow Ribbon Education Enhancement Program. It is a provision ... [more...]
What is fun and educational at the same time? The answer: Jeopardy. This week, fifth grade students from the Camden school district’s North Bay Elementary School and Vernon-Verona-She... [more...]
The cost of college will be eased for 74 students, including two from Rome, with the help of $96,790 in scholarships from The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties. Students from R... [more...]
Rome Catholic and Bishop Grimes High School made history in September with their first distance learning class via video-conferencing. RCS high school science teacher Sarah Gates instructed AP Biol... [more...]
The Rome school district has filled a new transportation manager job aiming to boost "customer service" for busing, but finding a new assistant principal at Staley Upper Elementary School... [more...]
Mohawk Valley Community College will hold its fall Open House Saturday. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Alumni College Center in Utica. MVCC will welcome anyone who is intereste... [more...]
SUNYIT will welcome hundreds of prospective students and their families to campus Saturday for an open house. Held twice a year, the event is intended for prospective students and their familie... [more...]
While a national study showed that 23 college or university presidents each had over $1 million in total compensation in 2008, the highest reported locally among such officials was $380,000. Th... [more...]
