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Brindisi-backed Agent Orange bill passes House
A bill to make earned benefits available to veterans who served in the territorial waters off the shores of Vietnam and Korea during the use of the notorious defoliant Agent Orange has passed the … more
Benefit to aid family displaced by fire
TOWN OF FORESTPORT — A benefit for a family of four displaced by a fire that destroyed their Woodhull Road home March 13 will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at Forestport Fire Department. … more
DEC seeks public input on Fulton Chain Wild Forest plan
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation seeking public input prior to revising the Fulton Chain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan and plans a public meeting June 12 in Old Forge. … more
SALE STILL IN WORKS — The former Harden Furniture company plant property in McConnellsville will be sold pending resolution of some environmental-related issues that have taken longer than anticipated, according to former CEO Greg Harden who owns the property. He previously had hoped to complete the sale by the end of the 2019 first quarter, and has not identified the pending buyer.
Sale of Harden Furniture property continues to move forward
About seven months after the Harden Furniture company ceased local operations, its former CEO is continuing efforts to reacquire the company’s brand assets and to sell its plant complex in … more
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County promotes Mental Health Awareness Month
Oneida County is participating in national Mental Health Awareness Month in May through informational programs and free depression screenings. The Department of Mental Health and Upstate Cerebral … more
Ron Wagner
Wagner drops campaign for mayor
Independent mayoral candidate Ronald Wagner has ended his campaign for Rome’s highest office. “After much debate, I am dropping out of the race for mayor,” Wagner wrote on Facebook Tuesday … more
Solid Waste Authority begins turning food scraps into energy
The Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority is ramping up its program collecting food waste from institutional and large commercial waste generators and turning it into energy. The authority plans an … more
New Hartford farmer’s market to open June 4
NEW HARTFORD—  The New Hartford Chamber of Commerce has announced that its Farmers Market will begin on June 4 at 3 p.m. in a Sherrill Brook Park on New Paris Road (State Route 12). The Farmers … more
SPRING CLEANING — Members of the New Hartford Spartans varsity baseball team poses in front of a residence they cleaned up on Snowden Hill Road in New Hartford.
Youth descend on senior citizens’ yards for some spring cleaning
Some 450 youth volunteers helped clean the yards of 100 senior citizens during the 11th Annual Oneida County Intergenerational Spring Clean-Up this past weekend. The initiative unites youth from area … more
Fitness studio relocates
SWEATCNY, a boutique fitness studio, has recently moved to a larger facility and is now located at 2051 N. Madison St. SWEAT CNY will focus on high intensity trainings for all fitness levels, and has … more
RECOGNITION FOR HEROISM—Norwich Central School bus driver Samantha Call is awarded a certificate for “quick thinking and heroic actions” by Rep. Anthony Brindisi for her efforts in saving the life of 13-year-old Matthew Squires on April 26. Call grabbed the back of Squires shirt and kept him from exiting the school bus just as a car sped by the open doors that surely would have injured if not killed the child.
Brindisi lauds bus driver, stumps for school bus legislation
WESTMORELAND— Rep. Anthony J. Brindisi, D-22, Utica, addressed school bus drivers and concerned citizens yesterday at the Westmoreland High School bus garage to announce proposed new federal … more
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Rome schools launch ‘Parent University’ with kickoff event Wednesday at Strough
A “Parent University” kickoff event for Rome school district parents to learn about various assistance available through the community schools initiative will be Wednesday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at … more
Charles Green
AIS CEO in running for ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award
Assured Information Security Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Charles Green is a semifinalist for the Entrepreneur Of the Year New York Award given by the accounting firm Ernst & Young, AIS … more
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT — New drainage has been installed around the extended parking lot at Erwin Park in Boonville. Restrooms at the park have been renovated as part of a series of improvements planned for the park.
Boonville park improvement project in full bloom
Bathrooms have been renovated and parking lots are being expanded as part of the larger Erwin Park improvement project in Boonville. The work is supported by Friends of Erwin Park, which has started … more
PREP WORK — Repairs to the Utica Street Bridge in Oriskany are in the preliminary stages, according to local officials who are partnering on the bridge project. Traffic in the area will be detoured to Route 69 starting next month.
Bridge work expected to lead to detours in Oriskany
ORISKANY — With $1.4 million in grant monies from the BRIDGE NY Program, the Utica Street Bridge is about to receive a face-lift. Owned by the Town of Whitestown, the bridge has been … more
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Revere investigating morning power outage
Revere Copper Products is investigating the cause of a power outage that shut down the plant for much of the morning today, company officials said today. The power at the landmark plant in east Rome … more
Capitol kicks off funding effort
The Capitol Arts Complex, consisting of the historic theatre as well as Cinema Capitol, will begin its fundraising campaign to support its restoration, Executive Director Art Pierce announced in a … more
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CALL TO ORDER — Dr. Ronald Sarner places the mace to officially open SUNY Poly’s commencement exercises on Saturday as Donald Hanson, Col. Timothy Lawrence and Dr. Grace Wang look on to the right.
SUNY Poly celebrates graduation of nearly 700 students
UTICA — Students reflected and celebrated Saturday at they walked across the Wildcat Field House stage at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s (SUNY Poly’s) Utica campus during the institution’s … more
Public Safety Logs — May 13, 2019
Mutual aid log To report an emergency: Call 911 Sunday 12:13 a.m. Vernon and Vineall Ambulance, motor vehicle accident. 4:59 a.m. Sylvan Beach, Route 13, Verona, structure fire. 5 a.m. North Bay, … more
Storage unit proposal tabled
BY MAC BULLOCK Staff writer The Common Council passed an amended version of the long-tabled zoning code changes in its meeting on Wednesday night. The proposed zoning code changes included tweaks to … more
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