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Ben Baldanza, a 1980 graduate of Rome Free Academy and former CEO of Spirit Airlines, passed away on November 5th, at the age of 62. Baldanza was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2022.

Update: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Utica Police said on Facebook that normal educational activities had resumed at Proctor High School. Officers and school staff cleared each room in the building to ensure safety. In providing the udpate information, UPD officials also noted there were similar phony shots fired called at schools across New York State earlier in the day...

For anyone who has been to the event, it's truly an incredible sight that will be missed.

Rome Police say following Rome Free Academy High School’s Graduation ceremony on Saturday, a physical altercation involving several individuals took place inside RFA Stadium.

No means no! Fed up students are standing up and speaking out on sexual assault at Rome Free Academy.

Rome Free Academy high school senior Tommy Dunn has been named a Great American Rivalry Series Scholar Athlete for 2020.

Roger Johnston of Captured Momentz Photography wanted to do something memorable for the class of 2020.

A “drive-through” graduation ceremony at RFA Stadium seems to be the most likely option to take place for the Class of 2020.

A Rome teen who took it upon himself to clean up around Rome Free Academy is taking things a step further.

Rome Free Academy is being inspected after a student found a suspected bed bug.

After a video circulated of a student hitting another student in the RFA bathroom, parents and family members of students are questioning whether the district is working to the "best of their ability" to combat bullying in their school.

At football games this year, the RFA student section will be sitting with parents and other fans, instead of a separate section as they have for years. It's a move that has some of the students upset.