News from July 2010

Tomaino to Present ‘Seymour and Conkling: When Utica Had Political Clout’ on Aug. 2

(Utica, NY) Longtime local historian Frank Tomaino will present “Horatio Seymour and Roscoe Conkling: When Utica Had Political Clout” at the Oneida County Historical Society on Monday, August 2. This special Utica Monday Nite event starts at 6 p.m. and takes place in the historical society’s main exhibit gallery. It is in place of city [...]

Oneida County to receive Operation IMPACT grant

ALBANY, NY (07/20/2010)(readMedia) Governor David A. Paterson recently announced that Operation IMPACT crime-fighting grants totaling $13.5 million will be awarded to the upstate and Long Island counties that report 80 percent of the crime outside of the City of New York. The grants will be used to support strategic crime-fighting and violence reduction initiatives by [...]

Fashion Beat: Beach Bags

By Rinni Clark (Clinton, NY) The trend for beach bags this year is bold. Use them to make a statement at the beach. Natural fabrics with bold prints have been seen all over the runways. And with everything we need for the beach, size does matter. And the bigger, the better. Even more petite women [...]

Zogby Interactive: Democrats Show No Gains After Passage of Financial Regulation & Unemployment Extension

Improved Standing With Independents Offset By Drop Among African-American Voters (Utica, NY) Over the past week, President Barack Obama’s approval rating among likely voters gained one point, up to 46%, while Republicans gained one point in their advantage over Democrats in voter party preference in the upcoming November Congressional elections. Those results came from Zogby [...]

Fatal accident investigated in the Town of Paris

(Town of Paris – July 30, 2010) At approximately 3:25 p.m. the New York State Police in Marcy assisted by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, investigated a two car fatal automobile accident. The accident occurred at the intersection of Oneida Street and Route 8 in the Town of Paris. Gary E. Randall, 79, of Herkimer, [...]

Holy Cross to hold Study Skills Program

Available to students entering seventh, eighth, ninth grades (Oneida Castle, NY) Holy Cross Academy has scheduled a study skills program from Monday through Thursday Aug. 16 to 19, for students entering the seventh, eighth or ninth grades. The program runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m., with break time and fun activities, for each of the [...]

Fritz’s Polka Band Returns to Swiss Picnic in Boonville

(Boonville, NY) Jagermeister-sponsored, Fritz’s Polka Band (FPB) from Verona, will perform again at the Swiss Picnic, held at Stysh’s Brown Barn Campground (Moose River Road) in Boonville on Sunday, August 1. FPB will perform from 1 to 5pm. “We’re looking forward to performing again for the Swiss Picnic,” said Fritz Scherz, band leader of Fritz’s Polka Band. [...]

Marchessault Interns at Community Foundation

(Utica, NY – July 29, 2010) John Marchessault, a rising senior at Hamilton College is The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties’ 2010 Summer Fellow for Grant Evaluation. Marchessault, a native of Red Hook in Dutchess County New York, is a Philosophy major with a minor in government. He is a class representative and [...]

Griffo Rips No-Show State Senators in Latest Session

Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R-IP-C, Rome) recently lashed out at the Democratic leadership of the state Senate over the continued stall delaying adoption of the state’s long-overdue budget. “I’m in Albany to move this budget process forward by advocating for reductions in spending, with a focus on revamping costly programs like Medicaid,” Griffo said. “For [...]

Conservative Party Endorses Skeele

The State Executive Committee of the Conservative Party of NYS voted last Friday to endorse local business owner Shawn Skeele as its candidate for New York’s 111th Assembly District seat. He will look to challenge 20 year incumbent, Assemblyman William Magee (D-Nelson). “I am humbled and appreciative to receive the endorsement from State Chairman, Mike [...]

News from July 2010

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