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CHRISTENING THE NEW BUILDING — Members of Utica College, CS Arch, and Empire State Development cut the ribbon on the new Gordon Science Center Annex on Thursday afternoon.
Utica College unveils new $12.5M science center
UTICA — Empire State Development Thursday announced the completion of Utica College’s new $12.5 million Gordon Science Center Annex, a 23,300-square-foot building that houses state-of-the-art … more
SUNY tells MVCC to comply with system rule requiring unenrollment of unvaccinated students
Mohawk Valley Community College received a Notice of Non-compliance from the State University of New York Tuesday for not enforcing the state system’s student vaccine mandate. The SUNY COVID-19 … more
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Survey seeks answer for long haul
Parents of children in the Rome City School District have flocked to a transportation survey on the district’s website, as well as to various social media platforms, in an attempt to abate the … more
STOPPING FOR COVID — An increase in bus drivers testing positive for COVID-19 has forced the Rome City School District to switch from in-person instruction to remote instruction, starting today, Friday, Oct. 1, and lasting through Friday, Oct. 8. In-person instruction is set to resume on Tuesday, Oct. 12, according to a letter from district Superintendent Peter C. Blake.
Rome schools shift to remote
The Rome City School District has switched from in-person instruction to remote education for its K-12 students, effective today, Friday, Oct. 1, through next Friday, Oct. 8, as a result of … more
District Equity Task Force to host ‘Community Conversations’
The Rome City School District Equity Task Force – manifest of its partnership with ACCESS Global Group, headed by Dr. Shanelle Benson Reid, which enters its fourth school year of collaboration to … more
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AFTERNOON PICKUP — First Student buses are pictured pulling into the Rome Free Academy driveway at 95 Dart Circle for the afternoon pickup on Tuesday.
First Student team answers tough questions at special Rome BOE meeting
“We’ve got to fix it. If it takes hiring four times as many people, then we’ll hire four times as many people. But, we’ve got to fix it.” So committed Brian Fitzgerald, Senior Vice … more
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Parents give First Student failing grades
Monday, Sept. 13, was not just the first day of the new school year for the Rome City School District, it was the first day of school ever for the First Student bus company and its local dispatch … more
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ROOF SESSION — Start, local and school district officials meet last week in the Rome Free Academy library to discuss accountability and future steps in regards to the failed roof at RFA.
State officials meet with school district regarding accountability for premature RFA roof failure
“There was nobody from the past,” said state Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R-47, Rome, whose district includes the Rome City School District and its taxpayers. “And that was my contention,” Griffo … more
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MOVING TO A NEW SCHOOL — Third grade teacher Bobbi Cook, left, and Samantha Kahler load up their cars with items from their classrooms at Staley Elementary School, 620 E. Bloomfield St., to a new room at Gansevoort Elementary School, 758 W. Liberty St. In addition to the relocation across the city, the two will go from having separate classrooms at Staley to “team teaching” in one room in their new building.
$4.3M needed to fix Staley
The Rome City School District Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution to affirm the damage to Staley Elementary School, 620 E. Bloomfield St., would cost more than $4.3 million to repair … more
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GET COMFORTABLE — Rome Free Academy students walk to their buses after dismissal from school in this file photo. Members of the district’s Board of Education were critical of early pickups and long bus rides during a special meeting on Thursday.
Board members decry early pickups, long bus rides
During a special meeting of the Rome Board of Education on Thursday night, convened solely to consider – and ultimately unanimously carry - a lone resolution on Staley Elementary School, board … more
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SOME SCHEDULES RELEASED — The Rome City School District has released bus schedules for Rome Free Academy and Strough Middle School students via a listing on the district’s website. Elementary school schedules have been delayed by the relocation of students from the now-closed Staley Elementary School. Elementary routes will be released next week, according to district officials.
District rolls out bus routes for RFA, Strough; elementary routes delayed
With the recent closure of Staley Elementary School, 620 E. Bloomfield St., because of the August flooding, school district officials have to revamp many of the district’s elementary school bus … more
Group of parents rails at school board over state mask mandate
During Thursday’s Rome City School District’s Board of Education meeting, several parents opposed to the state’s requirement for all students in public and private schools to wear face masks in … more
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Staley Elementary School surrounded by rising flood waters from the Mohawk River in this photo taken August 20, 2021.
District to close Staley immediately
The Rome City School District will no longer utilize Staley Elementary School, closing the facility immediately, according to a letter to parents issued late Monday and posted on the school district … more
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COVID-19 rules fluid as school year looms
In three weeks, bus-loads of children will be arriving at their neighborhood schools — ready to meet new teachers, new concepts and new friends — in person. It is unclear, however, what … more
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Parent cites frustration on Juneteenth comment by teacher
A district parent and local small business owner, Sarita Ruiz, rose to address the Board during the Public Comments portion of the meeting to shine a light on what she called “frankly disgusting” … more
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Delay cited in water main work at Strough; raises OK’d for district clerical staff
Members of the Rome City School District’s Board of Education received a briefing on the district’s change of transportation providers as well as on a pair of capital projects in the district. … more
Teachers or technology?
In its last regular meeting of the 2020-21 school year, discussion at the Rome City School District Board of Education centered on how the district should spend $6.8 million in federal Elementary and … more
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ON THE WAY — Kalani D. Willis-Alvarez, center, beams after getting up out of a wheelchair, flanked by guidance counselor Maureen Nash, left, and teacher assistant Noreen Nashton, and walked to get her diploma on Saturday during Rome Free Academy commencement ceremonies.
RFA confers diplomas on graduates
The skies over the Rome Free Academy Stadium were gray, but the field was bright on this morning of June 26; the green turf edged crisply by the white yard lines, bordered by RFA’s signature … more
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ONE LAST FLING IN CAMDEN — Members of Camden High School’s Class of 2021 cap off their high school experiences as they gleefully toss their caps and mortars skyward during commencement ceremonies at the school stadium last week.
Ceremonies across region celebrate June 2021 graduates
This weekend marks the second, and final, graduation week in the Mohawk Valley.  Between last Friday, June 18, and Monday, June 28, just shy of 2,500 high school seniors will graduate from the 17 of … more
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Grandfather and grandson: Special friendship to 2021 graduates
Joseph Beddia and Ryan Tucker of Rome share a special bond as grandfather and grandson. Now, they share another special connection, the two completed their National External Diploma program earning … more
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