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Rome Medical Practice consolidates sites to support hospital
Effective Monday, Jan. 18, the Rome Medical Practice is consolidating two of its Rome locations temporarily to enable clinical and administrative staff to assist Rome Memorial Hospital with staffing … more
FINAL DOSE, FOR NOW — Volunteer vaccinator Dr. Mitchell Rubinovich gives a shot in the arm to Robert Verdgeline, a retiree from the New York State School for the Deaf, at Rome Memorial Hospital’s COVID vaccination clinic. The hospital contacted the retiree to come in at the last minute to save the dose from being wasted when another retiree was unable to receive the last remaining dose. The hospital immunized a record 345 people Wednesday, bringing the total to 2,781.
Hospital administers its last COVID vaccine dose on hand to retiree
Robert Verdgeline, a New York State School for the Deaf retiree, received Rome Memorial Hospital’s final dose of its current COVID-19 vaccine allotment on Wednesday afternoon. The hospital … more
WHAT’S THE FUTURE? — A former veterinary office at 1315 Erie Blvd. West was a hot topic of discussion at last week’s city planning board meeting. There is a proposal for the current building, a former school, to be demolished and a large car wash to be constructed on the site.
Building’s history drives discussion
The plan for the site of a former animal hospital and school was discussed at the city planning board’s recent meeting — with concerns being raised about the community losing a building with rich … more
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Kicks for Kids Foundation surpasses $100,000 in scholarships awarded
The local Kicks for Kids Foundation announced that since its start in 2010, the foundation has provided over $100,000 in scholarships. A foundation announcement said it could not have reached that … more
Common Council to meet Wednesday
On the agenda for the 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, meeting is a collection of beginning of the year business. Among the agenda items is an ordinance that if enacted, would authorize a Payment In Lieu … more
EQUAL PROTECTION — Rome NAACP President Jacqueline Nelson receives her first dose of Moderna vaccine on Friday at Rome Memorial Hospital. Administering the vaccine are Rome Memorial Hospital nurses, Shirley Smith, RN, left, and Linda Lyon, RN.
Local member of state Vaccine Equity Taskforce receives vaccination
Jacqueline Nelson, one of the state-appointed ambassadors on the state COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Taskforce, received her first dose of Moderna vaccine Friday at Rome Memorial Hospital. Nelson, who is … more
Hannaford Helps bags benefit Rome Rescue Mission
The Rome Rescue Mission has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for January 2021. The Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program, which launched in October 2015, is a … more
UNDER CONSTRUCTION — The former Rite Aid at 205 Erie Blvd. West in the Freedom Mall plaza next to the former JCPenney store is in the midst of more than $1 million overhaul. The new facility will be the new location of a dialysis center, according to city officials.
Former drug store set to become dialysis center
In the last several months, work on a dialysis center has continued in Freedom Plaza next to the former JCPenney location, according to city officials. The 205 Erie Blvd. West site was home to a … more
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ON THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN? — Workers put the finishing touches on window trim and siding at the Air City Lofts complex on the Griffiss Business and Technology Park last week as traffic moves along on Route 825 in the foreground. Bonacio Construction, of Saratoga Springs, is in the process of completing the $20 million apartment-based project which also includes space for restaurants or other businesses.
Air City Loft complex getting some finishing touches
PROPOSED CREDIT UNION SITE — A review of a project at the former The Garage restaurant at the corner of North James and Chestnut streets is on the agenda for a January 5 meeting of the Rome Planning Board. The GPO Federal Credit Union has proposed construction of a new branch at the site.
Planning Board to review pair of projects
The city’s Planning Board will continue its review of a pair of high-profile projects, both of which began seeking approval in 2020, at the board’s first meeting of 2021 which is set for 7 p.m. … more
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SHOT IN THE ARM IN COVID FIGHT — Walgreens Pharmacist Chris Curran vaccinates nursing home resident Philip Murphy at Rome Memorial Hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility on Wednesday. Murphy, who beat COVID twice, was the first RHCF resident to be vaccinated through the facility’s partnership with Walgreens. Nearly 85% of residents chose to be vaccinated.
Residents at Rome Memorial receive COVID vaccine
Nursing home resident Philip Murphy beat COVID twice and wasn’t taking any more chances. He was the first resident vaccinated at Rome Memorial Hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility (RHCF) … more
DOING GOOD WITH DENIM — Volunteers get ready to drop off 665 pairs of new and gently used blue jeans to the Rome Rescue Mission to aid the homeless. The community service project was sponsored by the Rome Rotary Club and the local chapter of Zonta International. The men’s, women’s and children’s jeans were collected from Mohawk Valley Community College students, the Westernville Town Library, the Westernville Presbyterian Church, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, and citizens of Rome, Camden and Oneida. Tricia Loso, of Rome, brought 28 pairs of blue jeans to a collection sight and received a prize from the project committee. Gathering to donate the jeans were, from left: Frank Till; Carla Till; Rome Rotary President Steve Mercurio; Glen Bahr; Kyle Cairns, Keith Butters and Don Scheulter. “Our homeless population are at a constant risk of exposure during the fall and winter seasons. Blue jeans are durable, comfortable and thermal under garments can easily be worn with them. We are often asked for clothing and blue jeans are the first choice of most,” said Matt Miller, executive director of the Rome Rescue Mission during the project’s kickoff in November.
Donation to Rescue Mission
City poised for growth, mayor says
As a year of the unexpected comes to a close, Rome Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo gave a glimpse of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Copper City; what remained the … more
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City OKs year-end actions
During the last 2020 city Board of Estimate and Contract meeting Wednesday morning, the board approved a handful of year end actions. Among them was a move granting a 60-day extension of excess … more
SPECIAL CEREMONY — TSgt. Andrew (Drew) Dyal takes his oath of reenlistment in the Air Force, swearing to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, during a ceremony at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., earlier this month.
Rome Lab airman gets special ceremony
DETROIT, MICH. — TSgt. Andrew (Drew) Dyal has spent 12 years of service in the Air Force, but Dyal, who is currently stationed at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in … more
City’s Board of Estimate and Contract to hold special session
A special session of the city’s Board of Estimate and Contract has been called for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30. The meeting will be conducted remotely and can be heard using a telephone audio … more
RED FEATHERS ON A GRAY DAY — Gloomy and overcast or not, a red-tailed hawk still has to eat, so this one hunts for lunch from its perch in a tree off of Meadows Road in Taberg.
Annual bird count finds dozens of species of feathered friends in area
The 2020 Christmas Bird Count was different from others, according to local organizers, but in spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the area’s dedicated birders were still able to get out and … more
Purely personal prejudices
(Editor’s note: In keeping with a holiday tradition, the Christmas column written by Fritz S. Updike, former Sentinel editor, appears today. Mr. Updike died Dec. 27, 1995.) If we could wave a magic … more
ON THE OTHER SIDE — Dr. Andrew Bushnell, medical director of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department, receives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mitchell Rubinovich while Nurse Practitioner Nancy Peek looks on.
Rome Memorial begins vaccinations
Members of the Rome Memorial Hospital staff and administration began receiving their first doses of COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday, an early Christmas present in the continuing effort to overcome … more
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Main entrance of Rome Lab building at Griffiss. (Sentinel photo by John Clifford)
Rome Lab could receive $279M
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Anthony J. Brindisi, D-22, Utica, announced that included in the government funding legislation is nearly $279 million for Rome Lab. The bill passed both houses of Congress … more
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