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Thursday, July 29, 2010

 

Rome News

Constable Hall concert Aug. 5

CONSTABLEVILLE — Constable Hall’s summer concert will be held beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, on the hall grounds on John Street. Frank Sacci’s Big Band, from Watertown, wi... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Area happenings

Fritz’s at Swiss Picnic again BOONVILLE — Fritz’s Polka Band from Verona, performs again at the Swiss Picnic, held at Stysh’s Brown Barn Campground, Moose River Road, fr... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

County News

Supreme Court asked to consider foreclosure against Oneida Nation

The nation’s highest court has been asked to consider a tax foreclosure case against the Oneida Indian Nation. At issue is whether Oneida and Madison counties have the authority to bring ... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Picente: Promises cheap, obligations to vendors aren’t

Oneida County can’t wait much longer for an infusion of state money if it hopes to avoid borrowing money to pay county bills. County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. told Republican legis... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Other Sports

Heavy traffic expected during next week’s annual PGA Tour

VERONA — The New York State Department of Transportation, the Oneida County Sherriff’s Department, the Oneida Indian Nation Police and the Turning Stone Resort and Casino have coordinat... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

RFA golfers swing to third place during Pro-Am event

SYRACUSE — Four members from this year’s Rome Free Academy girls golf team competed along side a professional golfer to tie for third in the Futures Tour Pro-Am at Drumlins Golf Club on... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

School Sports

Eggan named first-team all-star for CNYCL team

Rome Free Academy’s Allyson Eggan is among the first-team selections of the Central New York Counties League National all-star baseball team selected by league coaches. The junior was a f... [more...]

Published: 7/1/2010

Tri-Valley League all-star selections includes several local athletes

The Vernon-Verona-Sherrill boys baseball team were honored with multiple Tri-Valley League awards while Camden and Holland Patent each honored three athletes to lead the local contingent of basebal... [more...]

Published: 6/28/2010

Education

ELA, math test results

The state Education Department announced results Wednesday from standardized English and math tests that were issued to students in grades 3-8 earlier this year. The figures below show how Rome... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Sallustio responds, asks for critic’s resignation

A feud between Board of Education members Joseph W. Sallustio Jr. and Amanda L. Cortese gained new fire Wednesday, as Sallustio formally responded to what he called Cortese’s "vicious an... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Other News

Graduates

Terrance Martin, 46, of Vernon Center, has graduated from the National Tractor Trailer School in Liverpool. Martin completed the commercial driver’s course and has started his career with Swi... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Stamp club offers special cachet cover

The Fort Stanwix Stamp Club cachet cover, commemorating the start of the 21 day siege of the fort by British forces on Aug. 3, 1777, is available. Depicting a view of the fort, designed by club... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Public Safety

Police log

To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 12:20 a.m. Park Drive Manor II, trespassing. 12:30 a.m. Calicchia Ave., party. 12:41 a.m. River St., check welfare. 1:36 a.m. W. Thomas St.... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Fire log

To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 8:27 a.m. 7789 Bell Road North, medical. 8:56 a.m. Erie Blvd. and S. James St., motor vehicle accident. 9:59 a.m. Pinti Field/Sixth St., medica... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Editorials

Apples to apples comparison

CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric put a question to correspondent Lara Logan about the release of some 90,000 secret documents on the war in Afghanistan. Couric cited "the number of Afghan ... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

The JournoList

Before the last presidential election, Washington Post writer Ezra Klein created the JournoList, an email list of selected liberal and progressive journalists. Members discussed strategies to help ... [more...]

Published: 7/28/2010

Letters to the Editor

Blair Thompson’s father thanks Rome community

This is a letter written by Vincent Thompson, Blair Thompson’s father, to thank the many people who made this extremely difficult time a little better for all of us in the family. Over th... [more...]

Published: 7/28/2010

Country is headed in right direction

Republicans have blocked the agenda for change that a majority of us supported in 2008, with unprecedented abuse of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate. When change is finally legislated, it has to b... [more...]

Published: 7/27/2010

Births & Deaths

Funeral notices

GRIESSEN — June F. Griessen, 82, of North Bay, on July 26, 2010. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Campbell-Dean Funeral Home, 260 Main St., Oneida. Burial North Bay Cemetery. Calling hours 3-... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010

Births

BELMONT — To Paul and Dina Barbero Belmont, Frankfort, on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Rome Memorial Hospital, a son, Parker Joseph. BEHR — To Jason and Kelly Carmon Behr, Westernvill... [more...]

Published: 7/29/2010
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