Exhibit
31.2

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|I, David C. Nolan, certify that:
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|1.                               | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
 of Rome Bancorp, Inc. (the Company);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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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 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 Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this
 report.                                           
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|6.                               | The Company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)), and
 internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company 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 Company,
 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)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Designed such internal control over reporting, or
 caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
 our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
 purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;               
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|                                 | (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company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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|                                 | (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys
 internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys
 second fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
 to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting;
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|4.                               | The Companys other certifying officer and I have
 disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
 financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the
 Company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 Company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 Companys
 internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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|Date: May 8, 2009 | /s/ David C. Nolan                                   | 
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|                  | David C. Nolan                                       | 
|                  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 

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