Rome NewsLocal news for Rome, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.High-school ensembles will steal the show at the JGB Syracuse Jazz Festival- June 30, 2008 Trumpeter Nick Frenay, recently chosen as a winner in Down Beat magazine's student awards program, will perform with the Manlius Pebble Hill High School Jazz Combo at 4 p.m. on Saturday June 28, on the JGB ...http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/high-school-ensembles-will-steal-the-show-at-the... Legislature addresses weapons, ice cream flavors- June 28, 2008 ALBANY - While much of the attention in this legislative session was focused on issues such as property taxes, gas prices and economic development, lawmakers also dealt with matters such as wine-flavored ice ...http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/legislature-addresses-weapons-ice-cream-flavors?... Ban says G8 faces food crisis, climate change and development woes- June 26, 2008 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he will impress on the G8 leaders to act on decisions reached in the Rome conference to alleviate the mounting high food prices around the world.http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/ban-says-g8-faces-food-crisis-climate-change-and... Follieri arrested; faces charges in NYC- June 24, 2008 An Italian businessman who had been the long-time boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway was arrested Tuesday on charges of operating a fraudulent real estate scheme that he claimed was linked to the Vatican, ...http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/follieri-arrested-faces-charges-in-nyc?fromrss=1 Carnival Dream to Debut Sept. 21, 2009- June 24, 2008 The new 130,000-ton Carnival Dream is slated to debut Sept. 21, 2009, operating a diverse inaugural schedule that features cruises to European and Caribbean destinations.http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/carnival-dream-to-debut-sept-21-2009?fromrss=1 Spreading little-known history of Romaniote Jews- June 22, 2008 Ilias Hadjis volunteers to give tours at the Kehila Kedosha Janina synagogue. On a recent Sunday afternoon, Ilias Hadjis addressed a half-dozen people in the women's section of a lower East Side synagogue.http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/spreading-little-known-history-of-romaniote-jews... Rome's churches off-limits for 'Angels and Demons'- June 20, 2008 The Vatican has vetoed a request by the makers of Angels and Demons - a film based on Dan Brown's best-seller of the same name - to shoot scenes in Rome churches.http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/romes-churches-off-limits-for-angels-and-demons?... Man nabbed twice in hour for alleged drunk driving- June 18, 2008 Authorities say they arrested an upstate New York man twice in less than an hour for driving drunk. Oneida County deputies said the man was initially stopped Monday at about 1:26 a.m. near Westmoreland for moving from his lane unsafely.After he was charged, he was released to another person. Deputies said the man's blood-alcohol level at the time was .25 percent _ more than triple the state's legal limit of .08 percent.About 30 minutes later, deputies spotted the same man's vehicle in Rome and..http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/man-nabbed-twice-in-hour-for-alleged-drunk-drivi... Putting Art Before the Horrors- June 11, 2008 THE supernatural horror flick "The Mother of Tears" is very much an Italian-family affair.http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/putting-art-before-the-horrors?fromrss=1 Steamy blast of summer for CNY- June 9, 2008 Central New York is sultry again. A warm, moist air mass slipped into the region Wednesday, and the change became apparent Thursday as temperatures neared 80, said National Weather Service hydrometeorological ...http://www.topix.net/city/rome-ny/2008/06/steamy-blast-of-summer-for-cny?fromrss=1 |