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DON’T BLINK — The traffic light at the intersection of Route 69 and River Street will go from a blinking red and caution signal, to a three-colored, red, yellow and green light on Tuesday as construction begins on the Utica Street bridge. Village officials are considering permanently changing the light to a three-way signal.
Stoplight about to change at busy Oriskany intersection
ORISKANY — Starting Tuesday, July 2, the flashing traffic light at the Route 69/River Street intersection will go to red, yellow and green. State Department of Transportation Regional Office Public … more
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Oriskany to host village wide garage sale
ORISKANY — The Oriskany Village Wide Garage Sale will be hosted by the Battle of Oriskany Historical Society from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 in … more
Brindisi backs emergency border bill
Congressman Anthony Brindisi, D-22nd Dist. of Utica, voted Thursday for a House bill to provide $4.5 billion emergency funding for humanitarian assistance and security at the border with Mexico. … more
Room-tax increase awaits Cuomo signature
Both houses of the New York Legislature approved a bill increasing Oneida County’s room tax from 2 percent to 5 percent before they ended their respective annual sessions, but county lawmakers have … more
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Rome Lab, IBM to pioneer quantum information technology
The Rome Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will be involved in a new alliance with IBM to pioneer quantum information technology for the Department of Defense, the Air Force announced Friday. AFRL … more
Madison County to add 911 staff, table merger with Onondaga County
Madison County supervisors have tabled the idea of merging 911 service with Onondaga County, instead resolving to add five staff members and improve policies and procedures in emergency … more
Madison County to use grant for oral health campaign
The Madison County Health Department has been awarded $7,500 from Barclay-Giel Seed Grant, and will use the money to launch an oral health community campaign, the county announced. Madison County was … more
Orgill drawn by labor availability, site consultant says
Labor availability was more important than location and logistics in choosing a site in Rome for a new Northeast center for hardware distributor Orgill, a site selector for the company told the local … more
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HONORED — Retired Agriculture Educator Keith Schiebel, left, of Vernon, presented with the NYAAE Lifetime Achievement Award by Madison FFA Advisor and NYS FFA Trustee Paul Perry at the annual awards program of agriculture educators of New York.
VVS educator Schiebel selected for Lifetime Achievement Award
CROGHAN — With more than 130 agriculture educators in attendance, Keith Schiebel of Vernon, was recognized with the 2019 New York Association of Agricultural Educators Lifetime Achievement Award … more
INPUT SOUGHT — A trio of boats proceed west through the Erie Canal’s Lock 21 in New London earlier this month. The Rockefeller Institute of Government has scheduled a series of community engagement sessions, including dates in Utica and Syracuse, throughout July for Reimagine the Canals, a state-sponsored initiative to identify new uses for the Erie Canal.
Share ideas on new uses for the Erie Canal at community forums across state
ALBANY —The Rockefeller Institute of Government has scheduled a series of community engagement sessions, including dates in Utica and Syracuse, throughout July for Reimagine the Canals, a … more
DEC announces temporary trail closure in Brown Tract
The southern end of the Browns Tract Trail on the John Brown Tract Conservation Easement near Old Forge will be closed for about three weeks starting July 1 to allow for timber harvest, the New York … more
DEDICATING LITTLE FREE LIBRARY — Taking part in a dedication and ribbon-cutting for a Little Free Library book-sharing site at Delta Lake State Park, from left: Western Town Library Board of Trustees members Holly Amidon, Joan Zelinski, and Jamie Wilbert; state Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-47, Rome; Western Town Library Director Mary Jo Miller; library Board of Trustees members Sandy Quattrociocchi and Marion Barell; and Delta Lake State Park Manager Joseph Morisette.
Little Free Library site up and running at Delta Lake State Park
WESTERN — A dedication ceremony was held Wednesday for the Western Town Library’s second Little Free Library book-sharing site, located at Delta Lake State Park off Route 46 near Westernville. … more
Madison County to offer free residential well testing
Free testing of private residential water wells is available from the Madison County Health Department’s Environmental Division, the county announced. Testing services are for eligible owners of … more
Jobless rate, job count down slightly
Oneida County’s unemployment rate declined incrementally in May from a year earlier, to 3.8 percent from 4.0 percent, while the number of employed and unemployed people both declined slightly, … more
Madison County meeting outlines possible 911 merger
A consultant’s study on Madison and Onondaga counties sharing emergency 911 programs and possibly merging is the subject of a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27 at Chittenango High School, … more
Incumbents claim big victories
Incumbent Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. and Rome Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo easily won their respective Republican primaries Tuesday. Both candidates defeated challengers by margins of … more
Sandra J. DePerno
DePerno has concerns about new license law
From staff and wire reports BUFFALO (AP) — Some county clerks in New York say they will defy a new state law authorizing driver’s licenses for immigrants who are in the United States illegally. … more
CELEBRATIONS FOR SALE — The Northern Lights fireworks store is next to Dick’s Indian Motorcycle Shop on Erie Boulevard in Rome. Proceeds from the seasonal store benefit faith-based children’s day camp. New York law allows sales of sparkling devices to the public only at two times of the year.
Fireworks businesses settle in; authorities still cite safety concerns
As Independence Day nears, it’s fireworks season in Oneida County. With state law limiting consumer fireworks to what’s called “sparkling devices” and setting the time they may be sold to the … more
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Detour continues at Routes 49/Route 233 ramp
At the Route 49 westbound ramp to Route 233, drivers will encounter a full ramp closure with a detour due to bridge rehabilitation, according to the New York State Department of Transportation weekly … more
BOUNTY — Picked strawberries at Candella’s Farm and Greenhouses in Marcy Monday morning. Operators of U-pick berry farms report a late start to the strawberry season this year but say the fruit is plentiful.
Strawberry season finally arrives
Strawberry season is a little late in arriving this year, but now that it’s begun, word is it’s been worth waiting for. The handful of Rome-area farms that offer you-pick strawberries began their … more
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