EXHIBIT 31.1

# CERTIFICATIONS

I, Charles M. Sprock, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Rome Bancorp, Inc.;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
          material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
          made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
          misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other
          financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material
          respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
          registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
               controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
               material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
               subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
               during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | (b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
               procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
               of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
               by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | (c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control
               over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
               fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
               annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
               materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
               reporting; and
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|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants
          board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
               of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
               adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and
               report financial information; and
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| | (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
               who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
               financial reporting.
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|Date: March 29, 2005 | /s/ Charles M. SprockCharles M. Sprock
President and Chief Executive Officer







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I,
  David C. Nolan, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed
      this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Rome Bancorp, Inc.;
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|2. | Based on
      my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
      fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
      in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
      misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based on
      my knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
      the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
      as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
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|4. | The registrants
      other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
      disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
      and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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| | (a) | Designed
      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
      and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
      information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
      is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
      the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | (b) | Evaluated
      the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures
      and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
      the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
      by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | (c) | Disclosed
      in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
      financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
      fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case
      of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
      to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
      reporting; and
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|5. | The registrants
      other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
      evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants
      auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors
      (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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|(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
      of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely
      to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize
      and report financial information; and
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|(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
      who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
      financial reporting.
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|Date: March 29, 2005 | /s/ David C. NolanDavid C. Nolan
      Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer