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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS — Rome Free Academy students who were awarded New York State Scholarships for Academic Excellence, from left: Jacob Talbot, Preston Mecca, Anthony Acosta, John George, Isabella Rivera, Tejas Desai, Kelly Boyer, Lydia Atwell.

RFA students awarded academic excellence scholarships

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Eight Rome Free Academy students have been awarded New York State Scholarships for Academic Excellence, the Rome school district announced. The scholarships provide financial aid for full-time study …

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No parking on the streets in Camden during storm

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CAMDEN — Camden Police Department has issued parking restrictions for the weekend due to Winter Storm Harper. Residents are asked to have all vehicles removed from the village streets by 11 p.m. …

    • Movies — Jan. 19, 2019
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      Cinema Capitol: “A Star is Born” (R) 4:15, 7:15. “Mary Queen of Scots” (R) 4, 7. Rome Cinemas: “Glass” (PG-13) 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 8, …

    • Antique sleigh donated
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    • Public Safety Logs — Jan. 19, 2019
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      Mutual aid log To report an emergency: 911 Friday 8:33 a.m. New York Mills and Edwards, Burrstone Road, New Hartford, accident-injury. 9:02 a.m. …

Obituaries

Pamella (Hill) Filey

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Pamella (Hill) Filey, age 73, of Phoenix, AZ, and formerly of Rome, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, after a long illness. She was born March 9, 1945, in Lowville, the daughter of the late …

Francis Leo Tyler

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Francis Leo “Red” Tyler, age 89, of Rome, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2019, with his family at his side. Red was born May 21, 1929, in Rome, NY a son of the late Charles B. and …

Mildred P. (Premo) Paine

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Mildred P. Paine, age 83, of Rome, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2019, at her winter home in Palm Bay, FL.  She was born March 30, 1935, in Rome the daughter of the late Francis and Mary …

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Sports

Black Knights shake off penalties in pushing their hockey home mark to 9-0

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TAKES A TUMBLE — Rome Free Academy defenseman Danny Mecca goes flying after he was swept off his feet during a rush into the offensive zone early in Friday night’s 4-1 in over Fulton at Kennedy Arena. Mecca scored the team’s first goal on a power play in the first period.
Rome Free Academy killed two major penalties to stifle the Fulton offense and continued its undefeated run at home with a 4-1 hockey win at Kennedy Arena Friday night. The Division I victory pushed …

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Sports

Comets use balanced attack in skating past Binghamton

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UTICA — The Utica Comets got goals from five players as they took down the Binghamton Devils, 5-3, in an AHL contest on Friday night at the Utica Aud. Kole Lind, Evan McEneny, Brendan Gaunce, …

Sports calendar — Jan. 19, 2019

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Monday’s Schedule... Scholastic boys Basketball — Jordan-Elbridge at Westmoreland, 6:30. Hockey — Clinton at Ithaca, 5:15. Note: The schedule for some events is weather-permitting. For calendar …

Clinton boys skate to hockey road triumph over Liverpool

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BALDWINSVILLE — The Clinton boys varsity hockey team beat Liverpool 6-3 in a non-league game at Lysander Ice Arena on Friday night to push its record to 5-6-3 overall. Antonio Femia led the …

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County

NY Maple Weekends brochure available

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A free copy of the 2019 Maple Weekends brochure listing sugarhouses, the International Maple Museum Centre fifth annual Sap Run-Walk, and pancake breakfasts sites in Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and …

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Clinton Record

Soul Bowl featuring ‘superfruits’ growing in popularity and demand

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ALL SMILES — Jenna Stanton, owner of Soul Bowl at 3 Kirkland Ave., Suite 101 in Clinton, is happy to make one of her bowl creations at her cafe.

CLINTON — It’s a “whole meal” in a bowl and it’s filled with nutritious ingredients that aren’t very commonly found in central New York. When 21-year-old Jenna Stanton started her Soul …

Westmoreland girls basketball varsity, JV and modified teams make a difference on and off the court

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“Sports can be a way to educate kids on life in general,” Westmoreland girls basketball head coach Jerrid Otis believes. Since taking over the program two years ago he has worked to ensure that …

KAC looks forward to 2019 with new programming director and upcoming fund-raisers

Thursday, January 10
ARTS IN THE VILLAGE — This is the location of Kirkland Art Center, 9 1/2 E. Park Row, Clinton, which was a former Methodist Church built in 1840.

CLINTON — Programming and development have become the top priorities for a new development director at the Kirkland Art Center, 9 1/2 E. Park Row, a position funded by a $25,000 award from the …

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Sportsman driver keeps her competitive edge

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COMIN’ ON THROUGH — Amy Holland lowers shoulder and muscles her way to the basket against the Hamilton Continentals. Holland scored a team high 16 points and had five rebounds and three each assists and steals in the contest.

Happy New Year! It’s time to start thinking about motorsports. Not that I have stopped. But, there is a lot we can get to in the weeks leading up to the start of our vibrant local dirt racing …

Check out the latest — books and plenty more — at Jervis

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Jervis Public Library, 613 N. Washington St., has 110,000 books; tens of thousands of digital books, audiobooks, movies, comics, and music via the hoopla app; nearly 20,000 digital books and …

Global Game Jam coming to SUNY Morrisville

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GAME CREATOR — A participant at last year’s Global Game Jam prepares a portion of his team’s game at SUNY Morrisville. This year’s event will be held at the campus Jan. 25-27, organizers said.

MORRISVILLE — SUNY Morrisville is among a handful of locations in New York State serving as a jam site for the 2019 Global Game Jam, the world’s largest game creation event, taking place Jan. …

Khloe takes her second turn in the spotlight

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Hi there Winston:   I’m Khloe and this is my second time in the “Winston Spotlight” so I am giving it my all this time around. I’ve been living at the Humane Society Shelter since 2017 when …

Make a resolution to protect pollinators this new year

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ON THE PERCH — This file photo taken near New Market, Va., shows a Pearl Crescent Butterfly, member of a group that includes some of North America’s most endangered butterflies. Crescents are medium sized, strong flying pollinators.

Pollinators need you — and we need them. Without the actions of pollinators, our food supply and surrounding landscapes would collapse. Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small …

Shine on you crazy diamond. Shine on

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BY DAN SMITH Seven Day Sentinel Contributor So cold!  Snow at least you can push around, play in it. But the cold… I leaned against the sink, dipping the Tazo, zen teabag in the China cup. The …

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Movie Reviews from Sean I. Mills
This image released by Annapurna Pictures shows Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, left, and Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney in a scene from "Vice." (Matt Kennedy/Annapurna Pictures via AP)

Don’t believe the hype when it comes to biopic ‘Vice’

Sunday, January 13

With a deft hand and an earnest attempt to entertain, the Dick Cheney biopic “Vice” ultimately fails to be a movie worth subjecting yourself to. How much do you really want to sit through two …

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Demolition of DeWitt Clinton Elementary

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Opinion
Our Opinion
    • Our devices are getting more invasive
      Yesterday at 4:00 PM

      Electronic gadgets are now part of all of our lives -- from the handheld devices we carry and check nonstop for messages to alarm systems that …

    • More veterans are needed to run for office
      2 days ago

      Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proportion had dwindled to fewer than 1 in 5. The …

    • Thoughts on political retribution
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      It’s reassuring to see Rep. Anthony Brindisi stand up for representative democracy in the face of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ongoing attempts to …

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Letters to the Editor

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Points of Pride
    • Students meet recycling challenge
      Monday, January 14

      We want to praise all the schools that participated in the third annual Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. Special applause is warranted for Rome …

    • FFA’s ingenuity meets two needs
      Monday, January 7

      Milk is important. New York State is the third largest dairy producer in the nation, and dairy remains the largest segment of the state’s …

    • Never too late to learn
      Monday, December 31, 2018

      CAMDEN — As the Dollar General Literacy Foundation says: “It’s never too late to learn!” Camden Central School District students know …

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Living

Services cancelled due to weather

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In light of the weekend weather forecast, the First Presbyterian Church of Rome, 108 W. Court St., has cancelled their Sunday morning Worship Service for Jan. 20. As has the First United Methodist …

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Arts & Learning

Old Forge Library offers writing, art workshops

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OLD FORGE — The Old Forge Library, 220 Crosby Blvd., has announced the following upcoming workshops: • There will be three poetry writing workshops in conjunction with the Library’s upcoming …

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Entertainment
REMAKE — Bradley Cooper, left, and Lady Gaga in a scene from “A Star is Born.”

‘A Star Is Born’ boasts Golden Globe win

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Cinema Capitol (230 W. Dominick St.) will present the drama “A Star is Born” each day from Friday, Jan. 18 through Thursday, Jan. 24.  A remake of the 1937 film of the same name, “A Star is …

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Health
Briana Button

Button joins Lewis County General as nurse practitioner

Monday, January 14

Family nurse practitioner Briana Button has joined the medical staff of Lewis County General Hospital and South Lewis Health Center, working with Dr. Lynn Pisaniello and Dr. John Leuenberger at South …

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Home

Garden club announces drawing winners

Friday, December 7, 2018

The winners of the McConnellsville Garden Club’s Benefit Drawing are: Bill Sweatman, Betty Bruggeman, Betsy Gout, Diane O’Rourke, Deb Allen, Emily Gembalski, Rafaela Messmer, Lu Bulawa, Martha …

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Religion

Church to hold healing prayer

Saturday, January 12

NEW HARTFORD — Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1736 Burrstone Road, will hold a praise and worship and healing prayer from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The prayer will be led by Deacon Ken Money of Sacred Heart …

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Seniors

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Weddings and Engagements
    • Jones — LaLonde
      Monday, January 7

      Jeffrey James LaLonde and Shyla Marie Jones were married on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 at Hart’s Hill Inn, Whitesboro. The bride is the daughter of …

    • Perrigo  — Price
      Monday, January 7

      Brandon Scott Price and Renee Ellen Perrigo were married on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at the home of the groom’s step-sister, Sherry Simpson …

    • Marriage licenses — Jan. 7, 2019
      Monday, January 7

      Christopher J. Burke to Rachelle Anne Bongcayao Viray, both of Town of Lee. Anthony Graziano and Holly L. Stachnik, both of Rome. Nader N. Abu …

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Advancemets & Graduations
    • On dean’s list
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      BUFFALO — Area students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at SUNY Buffalo. They are: Margarita Rodriguez of Utica; …

    • Military promotion
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      Martin Koegst of Oneida has been promoted to captain in the U.S. Army. Koegst serves in the 413th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and is a …

    • On dean’s list
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      BURLINGTON, Vt. — Paige Dare of Westernville has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Champlain College. Dare is a …

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