🌱 How a $95,000 grant will upgrade Rome Community Theater
Rome, New York Patch AM: a 5 min readGreetings Rome! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $95,000 grant will upgrade Rome Community Theater
- What Rome residents should know about this high-profile attempted murder trial
- How a Rome safety expert just earned top National Guard honors
Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 52.
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. 6 Local Arts Organizations Get State Support for Repairs (wktv.com) — Rome Community Theater is getting a $95,000 state grant to repair and replace its roof, part of a broader round of arts funding across the region. Other organizations in Utica, Clinton, Earlville, and Cazenovia are also receiving money for building upgrades and safety improvements. 
2. Final pretrial hearing for former Oneida County Sheriff's Deputy attempted murder case (cnycentral.com) — A former Oneida County sheriff’s deputy from Rome is headed to trial June 15 on arson and attempted murder charges tied to an April 2025 house fire. Prosecutors told the judge they expect to call about 50 witnesses over one to two weeks of testimony in Oneida County Court in Utica.
3. 224th ADG's Colt Brumm Named NGB Civilian Safety Professional of the Year (af.mil) — A Rome-based New York Air National Guard safety manager has earned national recognition as the National Guard Bureau’s Civilian Safety Professional of the Year for work done at the Eastern Air Defense Sector. His projects in Rome include new safety training, suicide-prevention-focused firearms instruction, faster mishap response planning, and improved safety for Security Forces members, all supporting the air defense mission headquartered in the city.
4. Witnesses Across Upstate New York Report Seeing Bright Fireball (bigfrog104.com) — Residents around Rome may have spotted a bright fireball streaking across the daytime sky, captured on dashcam along Erie Boulevard and widely shared by a Utica meteorologist. People from Little Falls to Verona reported a fiery, orange-tailed object, and NASA recently confirmed a similar daytime meteor over the Northeast, though it’s unclear if the two events are related.
5. Dashcam Of New York Driver Captures Wild Video Of Meteor That Exploded Near Boston With The ‘Equivalent To 230 Tons Of TNT' (brobible.com) — A driver’s dashcam in Rome helped confirm that a powerful meteor streaked across the Northeast sky before exploding over Cape Cod Bay with the force of about 230 tons of TNT. NASA says the fireball, visible from New York to Canada, caused sonic booms and tremors felt across New England.
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Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
11:30 am
Wednesday June 17
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Other local events
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McVille Spring Concert
Mcconnellsville Elementary School Blossvale, NY 13308
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Elementary Half Day (dismissal time in event details)
Rome City SD Rome, NY 13440 -
Wellness Committee Meeting
Rome City SD 409 Bell Rd, Rome, NY 13440, USA
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Regents Exams
Rome City SD Rome, NY 13440 -
Audit Committee Meeting
Rome City SD 409 Bell Rd, Rome, NY 13440, USA
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Finance Committee Meeting
Rome City SD 409 Bell Rd, Rome, NY 13440, USA
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Elementary Half Day (dismissal time in event details)
Rome City SD Rome, NY 13440
Thursday June 4
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Friday June 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Policy Committee Meeting
Rome City SD 266 W Dominick St, Rome, NY 13440, USA
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FFA Banquet
Sherrill City SD Firehall
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Page Turners Book Club →
Dunham Public Library, 76 Main St, Whitesboro
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Beginning Band/Orchestra Parent Night
Whitesboro Central School District High School
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Beginning Instrumental Selection & Registration, Theater
Clinton Csd Clinton, NY 13323
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
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