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ACCESS Names Reader Member Representative

February 2, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Rome, NY – Jan. 2012) ACCESS Federal Credit Union recently announced the appointment of Sandra L. Reader to their professional staff. Reader has joined ACCESS in the position of Member Representative at their Rome branch.

Reader comes to ACCESS Federal Credit Union with more than 40 years experience in the banking industry, serving in varying capacities throughout her career. She most recently served as Vice President of Consumer Loans for Rome Savings Bank prior to its acquisition by Berkshire Bank. Reader said that she “hopes to use her vast banking experience to assist members and aid in the growth of the credit union.”

According to Thomas L. Owens, ACCESS President and CEO, bringing Reader on board serves to benefit both the credit union and the customers they serve.

“I am extremely pleased and very excited to have Sandy join our staff,” Owens said. “I’ve had a great business banking relationship with her which started over thirty years ago when we both worked for the Oneida National Bank.”

Owens indicated that Reader is a “perfect fit” for ACCESS, in that she gives priority to honest member service and relationships over organizational sales goals. “I know Sandy is looking forward to getting back to ‘old fashioned banking’ where she will have the authority to serve her long-time trusted bank clients. We are certainly looking forward to having her as part of the ACCESS team.”

In addition to her role as a banking professional, Reader is also an active member of the Rome community. She serves as a member of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce and Zonta International, currently acting as president of the Rome Zonta Club. Reader resides in Rome with her husband, Doug.

ACCESS Federal Credit Union is based in Clinton with branches in Camden, Oneida, Sherrill, Rome and Waterville. Everyone who lives, worships or goes to school anywhere in Oneida County or the City of Oneida are eligible to join.

Filed Under: Announcements, Business, Camden, Clinton, Rome, Sherrill, Waterville

Humanities Forum Series Announced at Hamilton College

January 30, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Clinton, NY – Feb. 2012) Three lectures have been announced for the spring semester as part of Hamilton College’s 2012 Humanities Forum on Translation and Cultural Exchange. All events are free and open to the public.

Francis Bradley, assistant professor of history in the department of social sciences and critical studies at the Pratt Institute, will speak on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4:10 p.m. in the Taylor Science Center room 3024. Bradley will discuss “Translating Islam: The Interplay between Language and Religion in Southeast Asia.”

Hamilton Professor of English Steven Yao will chair a panel discussion on “Translating Victor Segalen’s Stèles” on Thursday, April 12, at 4:10 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. The panel will include Timothy Billings, professor of English and American literatures at Middlebury College; Christopher Bush, associate professor of French and director of comparative literary studies at Northwestern University; and Haun Saussy, University Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago.

Art Spiegelman, professional comics artist and illustrator, will deliver the Winton Tolles lecture “What the %@&*! Happened to Comics?” on Monday, April 23, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall.

The series is sponsored by the Dean of Faculty, the Yordan Lecture Fund and the Tolles Lecture Fund.

Filed Under: Art and Culture, Calendar of Events, Clinton, Education

Eastern Air Defense Sector Recognizes Outstanding Performers at Annual Awards Banquet

January 27, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

News from New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs

(Rome, NY – Jan. 26, 2012) Nearly 200 New York Air National Guardsmen, Canadian Forces members, federal civilians and guests were in attendance at the Radisson Hotel in Utica last Friday, Jan. 20, as the Eastern Air Defense Sector recognized its outstanding performers from 2011.

“EADS’ mission of protecting the eastern U.S. airspace requires consistent excellence from all of our staff,” said Col. John Bartholf, EADS Commander. “Our 2011 award winners distinguished themselves by going above and beyond our high standards and I congratulate each of them on their outstanding accomplishments and thank them for their extraordinary efforts.”

EADS employs more than 400 active-duty military, federal civilians, civilian contractors and part-time Air National Guardsmen and the unit recognized outstanding performers in seven categories. The categories were: company grade officer (junior officers below the rank of major), senior non- commissioned officer, noncommissioned officer, junior enlisted airman, honor guard member and honor guard program manager. The outstanding civilian of the year was also recognized.

Award recipients were:

• Capt. Aaron Mahoney, Camden, Outstanding Company Grade Officer. The chief of the weapons and tactics section, Capt. Mahoney successfully facilitated more than 150 training sorties and nearly 40 alert scrambles. He also serves as the Office in Charge of the unit’s honor guard.

• Master Sgt. Edward Rojo, Clinton, Outstanding Senior Noncommissioned Officer. An assistant flight superintendent, Master Sgt. Rojo managed the operational, administrative and personnel requirements for 40 Airmen. Master Sgt. Rojo maintains a 4.0 grade point average while pursuing a master’s degree in management and volunteers at a local Feed Our Veterans food bank.

• Technical Sgt. Justin Bush, Camden, Outstanding Noncommissioned Officer. A joint interface control cell officer, Tech. Sgt. Bush plays a key role in air picture management for EADS and its higher headquarters. A youth soccer coach, he is pursuing a master’s degree in education and maintains a 4.0 grade point average.

• Senior Airman Andrew Ross, Renovo, Pa., Outstanding Junior Enlisted Airman. A cyber systems operations journeyman, Sr. Airman Ross was recognized for his ability to quickly fix critical radar issues. Sr. Airman Ross recently received his college degree in applied mathematics, graduating magna cum laude, and tutors junior college students in advanced mathematics.

• Master Sgt. Thomas Whiteman, Rome, Outstanding Honor Guard Member. Master Sgt. Whiteman participated in more than 30 ceremonies and organized volunteers who contributed more than 800 off-duty hours to honor guard details. He also led a combined fire, police and military color guard for the 9-11 10th anniversary commemoration in Rome.

• Master Sgt. Jeffrey Lamarche, Deansboro, Outstanding Honor Guard Program Manager. In addition to organizing and coordinating honor guard schedules, Master Sgt. Lamarche personally participated in 65 percent of EADS honor guard details, including 35 funerals. Master Sgt. Lamarche was also named outstanding Honor Guard Program Manager for New York State for the second consecutive year.

• Krispen Dorfman, Rome, Outstanding Civilian. A resource advisor and information technology specialist, Dorfman is responsible for the operations division budget and oversees a wide variety of supporting tasks. This is the third consecutive year that Dorfman has been named EADS Outstanding Civilian.

A number of distinguished guests also attended the awards banquet. Brig. Gen. Anthony P. German, Chief of Staff, New York Air National Guard (NYANG) and Chief Master Sgt. Richard, the NYANG’s Command Chief, were in attendance. Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, the Senior Enlisted Leader for the National Guard Bureau, was the featured speaker.

The Eastern Air Defense Sector is headquartered at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. Staffed by active-duty New York Air National Guardsmen and a Canadian Forces detachment, the unit supports the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) integrated warning and attack assessment missions and the U.S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense mission. EADS is responsible for air sovereignty and counter-air operations over the eastern United States and directs a variety of assets to defend one million square miles of land and sea.

Filed Under: Announcements, Camden, Clinton, Deansboro, Rome, Top Stories, Veteran's Corner

Urban Education, Hip-Hop Culture Expert to Lecture at Hamilton College

January 25, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Clinton, NY – Feb. 2012) Don Sawyer, director of Syracuse University’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, will give the Black History Month keynote speech at Hamilton College. His lecture, titled “Hip-Hop Culture, Perceived Anti-Intellectualism, and Young Black Males,” will take place on Monday, Feb. 6, at 4:15 p.m., in the Kirner-Johnson Building’s Bradford Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Sawyer holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hartwick College and master’s degrees in sociology and education from Syracuse. He is currently a doctoral student and instructor in the university’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs sociology department. Sawyer’s scholarly research deals with issues of hip-hop culture, identity formation and perceived anti-intellectualism in black male youth and college students.

Sawyer’s lecture will examine the socio-cultural variables that affect the lives and academic achievements of black male students. Using the voices of young black men, he will offer alternative perspectives on what hip-hop means to these youth.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the Days-Massolo Center, the Office for the Associate Dean of Students for Multicultural Affairs and the Black and Latino Student Union.

Filed Under: Art and Culture, Calendar of Events, Clinton, Education

Town of Kirkland Planning Board meets Jan. 23

January 21, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

AGENDA

Monday, January 23, 2012

Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

in Lumbard Hall

1. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair

2. Calianese Auto Sales, Elliot J. Calianese PB Case #25-11

7567 State Route 5 Zoning: C

Change to existing business. Site Plan Review

Additional 60 vehicles to used car lot, gravel to parking lot, 10′ X 12′ storage shed/add change to existing lighting and add new light poles.

Discussion Items:

Hamilton College PB Case #1-12

Theatre and Studio Arts Building Zoning: PC

Harold & Elegia Heintz PB Case # 14-10

Utica Street/NYS Route 12B Zoning: PD

Development Office and Storage Units

Revised Landscape Plan submitted January 11, 2012 for review.

David Lane on behalf of Zone Change

Hamlin House, Ltd. Tax Map #346.000-1-52.2

3406 State Route 12B, Clinton

Filed Under: Calendar of Events, Clinton, Government and Politics, Kirkland

Lutheran Care Receives V.A. Certification

January 21, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Clinton, NY – Jan. 19, 2012) LutheranCare in Clinton announced that it has secured a contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide rehabilitative and nursing home care to VA beneficiaries, one of a select number of providers in the region to serve veterans.

The services offered at LutheranCare will address the total medical, nursing and psycho-social needs of VA patients. Given the large population of veterans in Central New York, LutheranCare’s VA certification offers another service provider option for those receiving VA benefits and their families.

LutheranCare is a faith-based health care organization committed to serving the people of this community by providing quality programs and services to those in need of professional and compassionate care. Facilities and services include a residential adult home; skilled nursing care; social model adult day program; full-time Chaplain and on-campus chapels; Short-term and Outpatient Rehabilitation; and, its newest venture: Helping Hands home companions.

For more information, contact the Admissions Office at LutheranCare, 315.235.7130.

Filed Under: Announcements, Clinton, Health, Religion, Veteran's Corner

Town of Clinton Man Charged with Stealing Cable Television Service

January 18, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Clinton, NY – Jan. 17, 2012) The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Marcy has concluded a three month investigation into the theft of cable television service in the Village of Clinton.

Time Warner Cable contacted State Police to report what they believed was an individual using other people’s social security numbers to obtain cable service. Subsequent investigation by Time Warner Security and Investigator Todd Grant led to the arrest of James Bevan, 43, of 19 Chenango Ave., South, Clinton who was charged with fourth-degree Felony Grand Larceny for stealing more than $1,000 worth of cable television service.

Bevan was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Kirkland Court on Jan. 24, 2012.

Filed Under: Clinton, Cops/Crime/Courts, Kirkland

Hamilton Town-Gown Fund Disburses $62,000

January 4, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Clinton, NY – Jan. 3, 2012) The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund Committee distributed $62,000 to eight organizations in the Town of Kirkland, the largest disbursement since grants were first made in 2001.

The Clinton Central School District received $18,331, which it will leverage with funding from the local BOCES to provide wireless access throughout its three-building campus. The project includes purchasing and installing 81 access points and the accompanying firewall protections and licensing. This is the largest grant made by the committee in its 11 years of existence.

The committee also provided $15,000 to fund the Kirkland Town Library’s proposal to purchase furnishings for the Bristol Room and to resurface the parking lot and driveway.

“Many of these grants are directed to projects that were unlikely to be funded any other way,” said Hamilton President Joan Hinde Stewart, who also chairs the committee. “It is gratifying to support the fine work of our local non-profit and public safety organizations, especially in a time of fiscal constraint.”

Other local organizations to receive funding from the Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund include:

Clinton Fire Department, $8,469 to support EMS priorities

Kirkland Art Center, $7,500 to create a wheelchair accessible art studio

Clinton Central School Foundation, $6,200 for its annual appeal

Clinton Historical Society, $3,000 for programming during its 50thanniversary

Kirkland Police Department, $2,500 for general operations

Clinton Chamber of Commerce, $1,000 to support the Art & Music Festival

The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund was created in 2001 by anonymous donors to foster goodwill and better communication among the college, the Town of Kirkland and the Village of Clinton. Since its founding, the endowed fund has received more than $1 million in gifts. Each year, the income earned from investing the donations is used to make grants to organizations in the Town of Kirkland.

To date, the Town-Gown Fund has provided more than $380,000 to organizations in the town.

In addition to Stewart, members of the Town-Gown Committee include local businesspeople John Fehlner of the Clinton Cider Mill, Tom Owens of ACCESS Federal Credit Union and Linda McHarris of the Artists Corner; Clinton Mayor and Clinton Shoe Center owner Jack Lane; Clinton Central Schools Superintendent Matt Reilly; Hamilton Professor of French John O’Neal; Hamilton alumnus and Hamilton Point Investment Advisors President Andrew Burns; electrical contractor and Town of Kirkland Councilman Mike O’Neill; and Hamilton trustees Amy Owens Goodfriend and Jack Withiam. Goodfriend is a native of Clinton.

Hamilton Vice President for Communications and Development Dick Tantillo and Assistant Vice President of Communications Mike Debraggio sit on the committee as ex officio members. Donations to the fund can be made by contacting Tantillo or Debraggio.

Filed Under: Announcements, Business, Clinton, Education, Kirkland

Dinner and Dance Planned at Clinton VFW

January 2, 2012 By margo Leave a Comment

(Clinton, NY- Jan. 2012) The Clinton VFW will be having a Chicken and Biscuit dinner on Sunday, Jan. 15. The cost of the dinner is $7 per person with $6.50 for senior citizens (60 and over). Takeouts will be available until sold out.

There will also be a dance featuring the Nelson Brothers Country and Western Band from 2 to 5 p.m. Price of the dance is $5. The combo price for dinner and dance is $10 per person.

Filed Under: Announcements, Calendar of Events, Clinton, Dining & Entertainment, Veteran's Corner

Check On Disabled Vehicle Leads to DWI in Vernon

December 31, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Vernon, NY – Dec. 30, 2011) A trooper dispatched to check on a disabled vehicle on Route 5 in the Town of Vernon Friday afternoon found the driver to be intoxicated and charged the 21 year old man with DWI.

A cell phone caller contacted Oneida County 911 at approximately 1:30 p.m. reporting a 2007 Audi stopped along the eastbound shoulder of Route 5 and advised that the operator appeared to be intoxicated. A trooper responded to find the driver Andrew M. Krasniak of Clinton was in fact intoxicated and had pulled to the shoulder after having mechanical problems with his vehicle.

Krasniak was processed at the SP Waterville station, where a breath test determined his blood alcohol content to be .10 percent. Krasniak was issued traffic tickets for driving while intoxicated and Driving with a BAC of .08 percent or more and is to appear in the Town of Vernon Court on Jan. 25, 2012.

Following the processing, Krasniak contacted a friend, Connor L. Martin, 23, of Clinton to pick him up at the Waterville station and it was discovered that Martin was wanted by the Village of Vernon Police on a bench warrant issued by the Village of Vernon Court for failing to appear on a violation of a village ordinance. Martin was arrested and turned over to the Vernon Police Department.

Filed Under: Clinton, Cops/Crime/Courts, Vernon, Waterville

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