First responders in Oneida and Herkimer Counties received a boost in wireless communications yesterday with the expansion of AT&T's FirstNet network. The new purpose built sites - one in the City of Rome and one at the Herkimer County border by the Hinkley Reservoir, gives public safety and first responders a prioritized wireless network that allows for uninterrupted wireless communication.
A man was arrested on Friday after an Oneida County Sheriff’s Deputy reporting to work at the County Office Building encountered the man allegedly threatening to pull a gun in the employee parking lot.
Jason Roache, a 40-year-old man from Oneida Castle, New York, is facing charges after an alleged fight with a woman at a motel in Rome on June 6, 2022.