Oneida County Aviation Commissioner Vernon W. Gray III has been sent to the wild blue yonder as "chief pilot" at Griffiss International Airport in Rome. Gray, commissioner since Octob... [more...]
BUCK — Kathryn Buck, 88, of Rome, on Jan. 6, 2012. Services 5 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church, 4964 Rome-New London Rd. Contributions to the Friendship Baptist Church. ... [more...]
Phyllis Holeck, 80, of Verona, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012, at her home. Born August 5, 1931 in Westernville, NY, she was the daughter of Gilbert and Edna Martin Nessel. Phyllis graduated... [more...]
Temperatures: 28 to 45 Normal Range: 12 to 29 Records: -24(1968), 45(2012) Rainfall: 0" Snow: 0" Monthly rainfall: .08" Rainfall for year: .08" Snowf... [more...]
Flags at Oneida County buildings have been lowered to half-staff through Friday in honor of the late Judge John L. Murad. Murad served for more than 35 years as a Utica City Court judge, an One... [more...]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 16, and many local office and organizations will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. ¿Banks: All will be closed Monday. ¿Bus... [more...]
ROME — Kathryn G. Buck, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 6, 2012, at the Residential Facility of Rome Hospital. She was born June 6, 1923, to James and Daisy Carolina Wimett... [more...]
BRUNI — To Salvatore Bruni and Adina Davis, of Cold Brook, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Rome Memorial Hospital, a daughter, Alexa Rae. DERBYSHIRE — To Bruce and Angela Charlwood Derb... [more...]
Antoinette M. Comito, 86, of Erie, Pa, formerly of Rome, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in Mooresville, NC. She was born in Rome, NY, on November 8, 1925 daughter of the late Salvatore and M... [more...]
Mackenzie Spelling, daughter of Michael and Mary Rose Spelling, 6615 Lawrence St., has been named to the fall dean’s list at SUNY Potsdam. [more...]
The Oriskany boys junior varsity basketball team scored a 57-49 victory over Center State Conference foe New York Mills on Wednesday at New York Mills High School. Tyrone Cowell scored a team-h... [more...]
The Holland Patent wrestling team secured the Tri-Valley League championship with a commanding 52-30 victory over visiting Camden on Wednesday night. The Golden Knights, who improved to 5-0 in ... [more...]
The Oriskany boys basketball squad couldn’t avenge an earlier loss against longtime Center State Conference Division IV rival New York Mills on Wednesday night as the Redskins were handed a 6... [more...]
Five men and one woman were charged with marijuana possession Wednesday afternoon following a drug raid at their River Street residence. The raid was based on anonymous tips from the public, la... [more...]
CLARK MILLS — A 24-year-old man has been charged with dealing drugs and selling heroin in and around the Kirkland area. Police said Brik J. Alden, of 50 Pratt Ave., was taken into custody... [more...]
Rome Free Academy senior basketball player Lloyd Parkmond III still remembers when he first started playing basketball as a fifth-grader at Gansevoort Elementary School. Introduced to the sport... [more...]
Questions from Romans regarding the governor’s plan for 2012 focused mainly on teaching and schools, but also included mandate relief and infrastructure improvements. State Office of Gene... [more...]
ORISKANY — The wave of larcenies from vehicles has spread into a new week and a new location, with at least 10 reported break-ins overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. Meanwhile, no ar... [more...]
When two masked men stormed into Lombino’s Market wielding an ax and stole cash and lottery tickets, law enforcers were only able to catch one of the culprits. The accused accomplice fled... [more...]
The former head of the state prison food processing center in south Rome will have his pension cut by nearly $4,000 a year after he admitted to stealing $100,000 in salary benefits and took every F... [more...]
ANNSVILLE — Two female passengers were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after the pickup truck in which they were riding struck a tree off Willson Road East. Sheriff’s deputies said... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 12:33 a.m. Camden, Oswego County, mutual aid. 1:32 a.m. AmCare Ambulance, W. Thomas St., transport. 9:04 a.m. Waterville, Stafford Ave. N., tra... [more...]
To report an emergency; 911 Wednesday 1:31 a.m. Summit Road, Paris, open door/window. 2:19 a.m. Lamphear Road, animal. 6:27 a.m. Elm St., Oriskany, larceny. 9:02 a.m. Rome-New L... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 1:32 a.m. Summit Road, Paris, open door/window. 5:19 a.m. Route 5, Vernon, car/deer. 5:55 a.m. Route 291, Marcy, alarm. 5:58 a.m. Route 8, ... [more...]
To report an emergency; 911 Website: www.romepd.com Wednesday 12:38 a.m. Second St., dispute. 12;52 a.m. Turin St., assist. 1:25 a.m. W. Thomas St., check welfare. 2:27 a.m.... [more...]
A 30-year-old man admitted in City Court Wednesday that he attacked another man with a baseball bat, and threatened that man’s children. Kevin M. Jefferson, of 714 Floyd Ave., pleaded gui... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Wednesday 9:27 a.m. 7809 W. Thomas St., carbon monoxide. 12:20 p.m. 301 S. James St., first aid. 1:26 p.m. 100 N. Madison St., first aid. 2:26 p.m. 4... [more...]
Tonight — Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Snow showers likely — Mainly after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance o... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Wednesday Evening: Daily: 0, 0, 0, Lucky Sum: Zero. WinFour: 6, 6, 4, 7, Lucky Sum: 23. Lotto: 20, 33, 49, 51, 52, 56, Bonus: 17. ... [more...]
Jan. 12, 2002 Mixed opinions on where the 15,000-square-foot Marinus Willett Visitors Center should be built were voiced at a workshop Wednesday night attended by about 35 people. BOONVILLE... [more...]
Friday, Jan. 20, Rome Free Academy will host the first Central New York Show Choir Festival. Groups from RFA, Waterville, and Holland Patent will perform. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $... [more...]
Craobh Dugan, the local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, will be holding a traditional irish music session Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The Session will be held at the Mill, 601 E. Dominic... [more...]
Working to enrich opportunities in education and for the middle class and bringing "quality" jobs to the region are among goals Rep. Richard L. Hanna, R-24, Barneveld, plans to work on in... [more...]
BOONVILLE — The Adirondack school district is reversing a one-week-old shift of aides on school buses that had been driven by funding issues, after fielding concerns from staffers and residen... [more...]
Not all that long ago in the American experience, a million was a big number. Then it was a billion. Today the word "trillion" is thrown around casually. The number is so big and so h... [more...]
The new administration at City Hall is preparing to start contract negotiations with all five municipal unions, according to Mayor Joseph R. Fusco Jr. "I am currently getting together with... [more...]
Heroes of the Open End (Rutherford, N.J.) bring their "booming pop rock anthems" back to Utica on Saturday, Jan. 21. The group plays at 10 p.m. in the Electric Company 700 Varick St.,... [more...]
VERONA — Fritz’s Polka Band will do a TV taping, with three shows in all, at WSKG studio in Vestal Feb. 4 and is hosting a one-day bus trip for the event. For more information, call... [more...]
VERONA — The "CNY Wedding Expo" is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 22 at noon at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in the Convention Center’s Oneida Room. This free event is open to ... [more...]
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday. WHERE: Griffiss Institute, 725 Daedalian Drive, Griffiss Business and Technology Park. QUOTA: 35 pints Appointments preferred 1-800-733-2767 or walk... [more...]
REMINDERS: Friday, 8 p.m. Irish coffeehouse, Kirkland Art Center. $15 ($12 KAC members). Tickets 853-8871 or www.kirklandartcenter.org. Sunday, 2 p.m. WCNY "Movie & A Cookie’&rsq... [more...]
CLINTON — The Hamilton College Performing Arts Series opens the spring semester with a performance of Macbeth presented by the Aquila Theatre Company on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. in Wellin ... [more...]
The Broadway Theatre League of Utica presents Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia!, the musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Stanley at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wedne... [more...]
AAA New York will conduct a six-hour Driver Improvement course at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica Campus, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Jan. 24 and 2... [more...]
