The weekly Road Work Report for construction, permit and maintenance projects in Oneida County for the week of July 30 is as follows: ¿ Towns of Lee and Annsville: Route 69 between Rome an... [more...]
Organizers of the annual Who Let the Dogs Out event are looking for help in naming the fire department’s animated portable fire hydrant. For the past six years, the fire hydrant has been ... [more...]
Tonight — Partly cloudy in the evening — Then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered showers. lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph ̵... [more...]
ALBANY (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Thursday Evening: Daily: 6, 9, 1, Lucky Sum: 16. WinFour: 7, 8, 7, 8, Lucky Sum: 30. Here are the winning numbers drawn Thursday Midday: D... [more...]
Oneida County residents have saved $1.5 million at the pharmacy over the last two years thanks to a program that allows uninsured or underinsured New Yorkers to get prescriptions filled at a discou... [more...]
Oneida County is being asked to agree to a contract that covers the boarding of prisoners from Oswego County. The county to the northwest regularly uses the facility in Whitestown as a substitu... [more...]
County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. is saying no to stimulants known as "bath salts" and wants the Board of Legislators to adopt a countywide ordinance to ban the synthetic drugs. ... [more...]
Matthew Schklair, Clinton, a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, is listed on the honor roll with high distinction for the spring semester. [more...]
An 18-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized after law enforcers said she pedaled through a red light and crashed into the side of a motor vehicle on Saturday. Police said Savannah R. Underwood, o... [more...]
ONEIDA — A Madison County man will have his federal conviction on arson and fraud reinstated for the 2006 blaze at the National Casket Company, with sentencing expected at a later date. T... [more...]
WHITESBORO — A box truck that struck a bicyclist and then fled the intersection Wednesday morning is under investigation by law enforcers. Police said the light-colored, box-type vehicle ... [more...]
CHILLUFFO — Helen Pearl Sykes Chilluffo, 90, formerly of Rome, on November 30, 2011. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at the Steuben Corners Cemetery, Steuben. Contributions to the Steuben U... [more...]
Mary A. (O’Rourke) Pietrowski, 68, of Taberg, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Rome Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 27, 1944, in Osceola, the daughter of Edward and Florenc... [more...]
Temperatures: 64 to 85 Normal Range: 59 to 81 Records: 48(1984), 91(1963) Rainfall: 0.24" Monthly rainfall: 1.11" Rainfall for year: 18.31" Sunset today: 8:29... [more...]
Christy Cimo Scarafile, daughter of Joseph and Diane Cimo, Fish Hatchery Road, was named to the dean’s list for the spring and fall semesters at Kent State University, Ohio. She is a junior m... [more...]
As last weekend began, it had become apparent that Syria’s horrific 17-month uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad had entered its final stages. It remains only to be seen ... [more...]
Water is our most precious resource; yet judging by our water use, many of us take it for granted. A household can use approximately 280 gallons of water per day, with outdoor landscape use account... [more...]
A former Utica police officer and Child Protective Services case worker has admitted to possessing more than 2,400 images of kiddie porn. Stanley E. Dorozynski, 55, of Second Avenue, Frankfort,... [more...]
A 42-year-old Utica man has been identified as the chief suspect in the Lenox Avenue homicide, and police warn that he is armed and dangerous. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Jamal Gadson i... [more...]
A mother and her 14-month-old child were hospitalized early this morning after a fire broke out in the attic of a residence at Floyd Avenue and Oakwood Street. Identities of the two were not av... [more...]
A 24-year-old man is accused of trying to stab his mother during a fight at their Valentine Avenue residence Wednesday afternoon. Police said Aaron D. Sbaraglia, of 1005 Valentine Ave., repeate... [more...]
A 23-year-old man is accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend with both a kitchen knife and a razor blade because she said she could no longer pick him up from work. Police said Jose A. Sa... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Website: www.romepd.com Thursday 12:15 a.m. Stanwix St., dispute. 12:16 a.m. Black River Blvd., investigate. 12:18 a.m. W. Dominick St., mischief. ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 9:14 a.m. 146 W. Dominick St., first aid. 10:40 a.m. 1591 Perimeter Road, first aid. 11:11 a.m. 1770 N. George St., first aid. 11:49 a.m. 20... [more...]
A 32-year-old man accused of locking his girlfriend into their bedroom and punching her in the arm was sentenced to two months in county jail. Eric Crespo, of 519 Expense St., was sentenced by ... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday 9:35 a.m. Westmoreland, Route 26, investigate. 9:38 a.m. Verona, Route 365, accident. 12:07 p.m. Whitesboro, Flagg St., wires down. 1:01 p.m... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday Midnight Turin Road, trespass. 1:33 a.m. Route 13, Verona, assist motorist. 2:21 a.m. Norton Ave., Westmoreland, accident. 3:35 a.m. Route 4... [more...]
To report an emergency: 911 Thursday Midnight Turin Road, trespass. 2:49 a.m. Main St., Trenton, alarm. 3:08 a.m. Rome-Taberg Road, suspicious activity. 5:19 a.m. Route 31, Vero... [more...]
An Urban Crow Management Seminar will be held Thursday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the Baldwinsville Lions Clubhouse, 1 Lions Parkway, in the Village Community Park near the River in Baldwinsville. ... [more...]
July 27, 2002 NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. ended its second quarter with more than $500,000 in net income after generating $35.6 million in revenue for the quarter, it announced We... [more...]
WHITESTOWN — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County, Master Gardener Volunteers welcome you to view the Extension’s Parker F. Scripture Botanical Gardens from dawn to dusk, seve... [more...]
UTICA — The Lee Soccer Club finished their regular season with a 1-0 loss to the Coliseum Echelon on Thursday in a Central New York State Soccer League B Division matchup at Proctor Park. ... [more...]
Teugega member aces 15th hole Teugega Country Club member Henry Lubeck scored a hole in one on the course’s No. 15, 150-yard hole on Wednesday. Lubeck used a 26-degree hybrid for the ... [more...]
SYRACUSE — The Sherrill Silversmiths’ New York Collegiate Baseball League playoff hopes were dashed on Thursday after they were on the receiving end of a walk-off run to the Syracuse Ju... [more...]
UTICA — Smith Post is heading to today’s championship round after coming out victorious in two elimination games during the District V American Legion Baseball Tournament on Thursday at... [more...]
CLARK MILLS — A police raid at the Millgate Meadows Trailer Park Thursday led to charges against a 24-year-old man accused of selling marijuana. Kirkland Police said Tanner C. Mead, of 44... [more...]
Firewood Regulations have been revised to help ease regulatory compliance and enforcement while limiting the spread of pests. After several years of education, outreach and enforcement of the s... [more...]
Tonight’s Schedule... Professional Baseball — International League: Syracuse at Rochester, 7;05. Harness racing — Vernon Downs, first post 6:55. Amateur Baseba... [more...]
Former track and field standout Kevin Parker was a force to be reckoned with during his high school days at Rome Free Academy, winning and breaking records at nearly every level he leaped in. N... [more...]
Rome Free Academy June graduate Joshua Luczak, son of Erik and Kim Luczak, 116 Wakefield Lane, Western, has been chosen as the 2012 recipient of the Alexander Scicchitano Memorial Scholarship. It h... [more...]
Information for this calendar of 2012 Honor America Days and other events is provided by the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Those interested in adding events to the listing may visit www.RomeChambe... [more...]
The start time for the R-CATS meeting with two state legislators on Tuesday has been moved up to 6 p.m. Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R-47, Rome, and Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi, D-116, Utica, wil... [more...]
The Roman Runners will host the Honor America Days Parade Run on Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. Race day registration for the 5-kilometer event begins at 7:15 at City Hall and is priced at $20... [more...]
Even the simple task of adding a fire suppression system and a parade ground drainage system gets a little complicated when they are at Fort Stanwix National Monument. The fort is the site of a... [more...]
Free, drop-in workshops are being offered to let farmers find out how to grow and sell shrub willow for energy production. The USDA Farm Service Agency has announced a new Biomass Crop Assistan... [more...]
BOONVILLE — Everyone is invited to sign up for Food $en$e from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, in the Boonville United Methodist Church, 105 Ann Street entrance. It’s available... [more...]
Walter & Brenda Pabis, 520 S. Jay St., $12,000, install 16-by-32-foot in-ground pool. [more...]
State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine has alerted crop growers that a second generation of armyworms has been reported in western and northern New York. This pest quickly devastated fi... [more...]
The Tugboat Urger returns for another year as a floating classroom, including dates in Rome and Little Falls. Once the workhorse of state inland waterways and the flagship of the state canal sy... [more...]
