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No new COVID cases in Oneida County; schools dashboard live
Oneida County reported no new COVID-19 positive tests on Thursday, only the third time since the pandemic arrived in March that no new cases were found on a given day. As of mid-day Thursday, the … more
Hamilton College welcomes area students
CLINTON — The following local residents recently matriculated as first-year students at Hamilton College: Leah Basel, of Poland, a graduate of Poland Central School; Saleh Eltayeb, of Utica, a … more
Evelyn Simanowski (Photo submitted/ Sonia Hernandez/ My Story Photography)
Adirondack senior chosen for national youth choral festival
BOONVILLE — Evelyn Simanowski, a senior at Adirondack High School, has been accepted as a participant in the New England Conservatory Preparatory School National Youth Chorale Festival. Simanowski … more
Region’s unemployment rate at 9.3%
The official unemployment rate for the Utica-Rome area and Oneida County stood at 9.3% in August, up from 4.2% a year earlier, the state Labor Department reported Tuesday. Rates are calculated using … more
Federal grant to help MVCC worker-safety training
Mohawk Valley Community College has received a $79,508 federal grant to provide education and training to help workers and employers recognize workplace hazards such as the COVID-19 coronavirus, … more
NEW COLOR FOR NEW PROJECT — Painters Tim Larson, high above the ground in a bucket truck, and Brandon Sims, at ground level, of Winterton Painting, 502 Calvert St., perform some “spot priming” as they paint the exterior of the Innovare Advancement Center at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park on Tuesday afternoon. The center, a new open innovation campus, is getting a new look with gray coloring replacing the facility’s former blue and white look.
Fresh look for new high-tech center at Griffiss
Six new COVID cases in Oneida County as region up slightly
Oneida County reported six new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for 63 known active cases, while key pandemic indicators in the Mohawk Valley increased slightly. Six patients were hospitalized as of … more
Thelma Matthews
Arc Oneida-Lewis residence manager receives honor
GLENFIELD — Thelma Matthews, a residence manager at The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter, has been named a recipient of the 2020 Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence awardee. The award … more
Griffiss Institute president to retire
Griffiss Institute President William Wolf has announced plans to retire at the end of the month, the institute announced. Wolf has led the institute for 14 years, said the announcement, including … more
Annsville Town Board to hold budget session
TABERG — The Annsville Town Board will hold a budget work session at the Taberg Firemen’s Hall at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to an announcement Tuesday by town officials. … more
John Zielinski
Political roundup: Tenney gets gun group’s nod as hopefuls get endorsements
Tenney earns endorsement and top rating from gun group The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund endorsed Republican candidate Claudia Tenney for Congress in the New York 22nd … more
Deadline looms for residents to register to vote
If you plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election in November, you need to complete your voter registration by Oct. 9. If you have a driver’s license, permit or non-driver ID number you can … more
Lawmakers: Expand nursing home visitation
UTICA — Several area state lawmakers of both major parties gathered today in Utica to call for New York state to allow further visitation at nursing homes during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic … more
KAREN ROTH
Rome Lab awardee hailed as ‘world leader’ in field
Karen Roth, Chief Engineer at the Rome Lab, has been recognized by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) for her impact on society as well as the engineering community with the SWE Emerging Leader … more
COMING IN HOT — Smoke and steam rises as dump truck deposits hot macadam on the north end of the runway at Griffiss International Airport. Crews then used a steam roller to smooth out a fresh layer of asphalt. The work is the third and final part of a three-phase project to completely renovate the historic runway, which for decades helped B-52 stratofortresses and KC-135 stratotankers take off and touch down. The airport received a $4.5M federal grant for the final phase of resurfacing the massive 11,820-foot-long runway, one of the longest in the Northeast. The first phase of the project was launched in the spring of 2019.
Third phase of paving work on runway under way
One CycleNation, Rally Day to fight stroke, heart disease
Every 80 seconds someone suffers a stroke, and CycleNation is part of the American Stroke Association’s movement to change that statistic. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 29, participants across the nation … more
Community Foundation promotes equity pledge
The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is urging community residents to take the Mohawk Valley Equity Pledge to build grassroots support for meaningful change regarding diversity, … more
SHIPPING OUT — Braelyn Riesel, of Westmoreland, right, is set to leave for Fort Benning in Georgia to begin a total of 22 weeks of Army training, 10 weeks of basic training and then 12 weeks of infantry training. With her, at left, is Sfc. Paul Gardner, commander of the Rome Army Recruiting Station. Riesel is the first woman to directly enter the infantry after visiting the Rome Army Recruiting Center.(Photo submitted)
Area woman headed for infantry
WESTMORELAND — Braelyn Riesel of Westmoreland says she always wanted to fight for her country and now at age 19, her military career is about to begin. Riesel will ship out this week to Fort … more
Pulled pork takeout fundraiser Thursday at Western Town Library
WESTERNVILLE — The Western Town Library, 9172 Main St., will hold a pulled pork takeout fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. or until gone. The menu will include pulled pork; … more
Fall festival in Remsen to raise funds to fight breast cancer
REMSEN — Food trucks, music and crafts will all be part of the festivities on Saturday, Sept. 26, for a fall festival fundraiser for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, sponsored by the team … more
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