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Rome school district residents to vote on future of Fort Stanwix school building
ROME – The Rome City School District Board of Education will soon ask district residents for their approval on the auction or disposal of the former Fort Stanwix Elementary School building. During a special meeting April 25 at the District Office, the board voted to send a proposition to...
Prospective Local Buyer for Millennia Properties Says Millennia Unresponsive
UTICA, N.Y. -- Millennia wants to sell. Liberty Affordable Housing, out of Rome, wants to buy. "So, we have made multiple rounds of contact to Millennia. They've only had one response with our inquiries as of yet, and that response was tepid, to say the least," says Liberty Affordable Housing Project Coordinator Reed Kinderman.
8 Counts of Animal Cruelty: Deansboro Man Charged
DEANSBORO, N.Y. -- An Oneida County man is facing eight counts of animal abuse. Those charges stem from when four dogs were seized from the man's Deansboro property. On April 26, 51-year-old Brian Bridge was arrested for offenses stemming from an incident in April 2021. Following the investigation, Bridge was...
Rome Planning Board meeting scheduled to May 14
ROME — The monthly meeting of the Rome Planning Board has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 14, according to city officials. The Planning Board had been scheduled to meet on May 7. Instead, they will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 in the Common Council chambers at Rome City Hall, 198 N. Washington St. The meeting is available to livestream by visiting the website www.romenewyork.com/planning-board.
Oneida County real estate: See all homes sold, April 20-April 26
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Oneida County reported from April 20 to April 26. There were 5 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,768-square-foot home on Kellogg Avenue in Utica that sold for $163,175. Rome.
Great Swamp Conservancy offers free fishing lesson for kids
CANASTOTA — Children of all ages, accompanied by a parent, are welcome to take part in a free fishing lesson with the Shane Pinard Future Fishermen’s Foundation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, at the Great Swamp Conservancy’s Simpson Park, just south of the GSC’s main Nature Center on North Main Street.
Five projects still in the pipeline at the Beeches
ROME — Big plans are still in place for a wide variety of projects on the historic Beeches complex in Rome, with owner Nascentia Health currently looking for funding sources to get started, according to company officials. The Beeches Manor House reopened to the public in July 2023 and...
Local historian to give talk on automobile industry
CANASTOTA — The Canastota Public Library, 102 W. Center St., has announced the next program in the “Carnegie Conversations” series will feature a talk about the local automobile industry by local historian Joe DiGiorgio at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7. In 1900, America had only 8,000...
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Whitesboro tops Oneida in 36 photos
The Whitesboro softball team broke open a Tri-Valley League game Monday against host Oneida with seven runs in the third inning for a 10-0 lead. The Warriors added five more in the sixth inning to earn a 15-0 mercy-rule win. Oneida was limited to one hit.
Camden baseball junior delivers game-winning double in win over Christian Brothers Academy
Junior Cayden Grygiel has been a key piece to the Camden baseball team’s success this season. Whether it’s at the plate or on the mound, Grygiel is in the middle of it all for the Blue Devils. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
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