Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Weatherization program not place to make cuts, mayor tells federal officials

Mayor James F. Brown has contacted the area’s federal representatives to ask them to restore the more than $26 million in proposed cuts to the federal weatherization program for working famil... [more...]

County Fair stresses fun and family value

BOONVILLE — "No one can control Mother Nature." Nevertheless, the people who work all year to put on the Boonville-Oneida County Fair wish they could. Worries about too much... [more...]

Real estate transfers

The following real estate transactions have been filed in the County Clerk’s office. The purchase price is as listed on the cover sheet of the deed. Most Rome deeds also include in parent... [more...]

Get the kids off the couch

The practice of medicine is sometimes an art, sometimes a science and sometimes a societal Rorschach test. Case in point: The release last week of aggressive new treatment guidelines for childr... [more...]

Perfecting an old political art

For someone who engineers "the straight talk express" and someone else who promises "change you can believe in," the major presidential candidates have shown themselves remarkab... [more...]

Playoff-like atmosphere this week on city softball diamonds

Weather, once again, wreaked havoc with the Sunday schedule this week in RMSA play. Heavy rain throughout the day on Sunday prevented any of the games from going off. The Community League w... [more...]

1. BOCCE TOURNEY

Defending World Series of Bocce open division champion Fairmont Paving of New Haven, Conn. was stunned in a 15-11 defeat by local squad Nunn/Harper Funeral Home in the first round on Friday night, ... [more...]