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Red Cross offers assistance in Rome to tornado victims
ROME — The American Red Cross may provide assistance to eligible households after recent tornadoes. This assistance may include clean up kits, health services, mental health services, spiritual care and disaster assistance. Red Cross volunteers will be available from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays from July...
Collage Jazz returns to RACC
ROME — On Monday evening, July 29, the group Collage, based in Rome, will be performing at the Rome Art and Community Center (RACC). The concert is free and open to the public and takes place from 5-7 p.m. Collage formed in 2022 with the goal of performing the...
New York family of Holocaust victim reclaims Nazi-looted art
US authorities announced Friday the return of another artwork stolen by Nazis to the family of Fritz Grunbaum, the Austiran-Jewish cabaret performer and collector who originally owned it. The drawing, by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, was returned at a ceremony Friday by another Austrian-Jewish family, who purchased the piece without knowing that it had been stolen.
Death threats to D.A. Bragg, judge who oversaw Trump proceedings work of Vegas man: Feds
Federal prosecutors say a series of violent threats made to public officials in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere were the work of a Las Vegas man who, according to reports, was targeting judges tied to criminal cases involving former President Donald Trump. Spencer Christjencody Gear, 32, is charged in...
Oriskany, Madison fire depts. to receive federal funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, announced over $665,000 in federal funding for fire departments across Upstate New York. The funding will be used to provide protective gear, training, and supplies to emergency personnel across nine fire departments. Among the...
Alert: Meat & Veggies Sold At New York Supermarkets Can Kill
Recalls are being expanded for vegetables and meat products sold in New York. The FDA recently warned about eating sliced meats from deli counters. At least 28 people have gotten sick, across 12 states, including New York. In fact, more New Yorkers have gotten sick than any other state. The...
RCH Class of 1969 to host reunion
ROME — Members of the Rome Catholic High School Class of 1969 will gather for their 55th reunion on Saturday Aug. 10, at DeMatteo’s Restaurant, 705 E. Dominick St. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Attendees will order off the menu and can buy their own drinks.
UPDATED: Male Struck and Killed by Freight Train Identified
ORISKANY, N.Y. -- A male was struck and killed by a freight train in Oriskany around noon Thursday. The incident occurred beneath the Railroad Street overpass. Several police agencies responded, including Oriskany, Whitestown, Whitesboro, New York State Police and the Oneida County Sheriff's Department. This is a State Police investigation,...
11 Utica-Rome high school athletic departments earn state academic honors
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced academic honors Friday with Section III schools earning distinctions. In total, 11 Section III athletic departments from the Utica-Rome metro area were included in earning school of distinction or a school of excellence. There were 40 total schools from Section III to earn one of the honors.
Woodstock '99: 'It didn't need to end this way'
ROME — It didn’t need to end this way. That’s what I told myself the Monday morning after Woodstock ‘99. When it was announced the 30th anniversary of the Woodstock was going to come to Griffiss Park — in our backyard — I threw myself at Woodstock ‘99.
Monster Trucks Delight Crowd at Herkimer County Fairgrounds
FRANKFORT, N.Y. -- The Herkimer County Fairgrounds roared to life Saturday, for the Versus Monster Trucks show. Children of all ages got an up close and personal look at the five monster trucks that were competing this weekend, even getting autographs from some of the drivers. The monstrous vehicles put...
Emanuel Comito played for and organized championship fastpitch softball teams in sport's heyday in Rome
Seventy-six years after his last pitch, Rome’s “Mr. Softball” is finally being inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame. Emanuel “Coleman” Comito will be the one posthumous member of the hall’s Class of 2024.
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