Reminder: Little League signups taking place this weekend (0)
1/22/12 •
Player membership registration is one of the major events to start Owego Little League’s (OLL) 61st season at Hyde Park. What’s unique for OLL is there never has been a signup fee for players of Little League Baseball, Tee Ball or ASA Girls Softball. Parent volunteerism and a generous community are the keys. Player Agent [...]
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Yost charged with Robbery following altercation (0)
1/24/12 •
Members of the Owego Police Department reported on Monday the arrest of 23-year old Rodney J. Yost Jr. of Candor, following a report of a robbery that allegedly took place at an Owego business on Jan. 20. According to reports, the police responded to a report that a 19-year old Owego man reportedly was [...]
Drivers awarded; Zyla recognized for big wins during annual banquet (0)
1/24/12 •
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — On Saturday, Jan. 15, 2012, 102 awards were handed out during the annual Skyview Drags banquet held in Endicott, N.Y. Among those awards were big wins for Sayre, Pa. resident Tim Zyla, who took home the Championship Title in the Pro-Class series, along with an award for Most Improved Driver of the [...]
Congressman Hinchey won’t seek reelection; retires after serving ten terms (0)
1/23/12 •
With profound gratitude to the people of New York’s 22nd Congressional District and the former 26th Congressional District who he’s had the honor of serving, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) on Thursday announced that he will not seek reelection and instead will retire from Congress at the end of his current term. The congressman made the [...]
Town Assessor offers a look at tax affect following flooding (0)
1/23/12 •
Now that the abolition of the Owego Police Department is off the table in the village, the next logical question is: what now? Village Trustee Tom Clark’s attempt to eliminate the police department was not a grudge, or done out of a sense of pride or some other character flaw. It was Clark’s reasoned judgment [...]
Town Hall Meeting to address home elevation (0)
1/23/12 •
There will be a Town Hall Meeting for Owego homeowners that want to participate in a Village-sponsored Hazard Mitigation Grant Project (HMGP) to elevate your structure to mitigate for and reduce potential future flood losses. The meeting will be held on Jan. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hubbard Auditorium located at 56 [...]
Hickories Park slated to open June 1, much work left to be done (0)
1/23/12 •
Hickories Park in Owego is slated for a tentative reopening on June 1, according to town officials. Until then, the park remains closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The Hickories was devastated during the flood, according to Park Maintenance Supervisor Scott Vasisko, with all utilities damaged and still unworkable including electric, sewer and water. “There’s [...]
Fire Department receives dollars to help with flood recovery (0)
1/23/12 •
As the Owego Fire Department continued to recover and rebuild from the flood damage to their buildings and equipment as a result of Typical Storm Lee, they received some financial help from Lockheed Martin Owego. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Owego Fire Chief Ed Franz met with Lockheed Martin’s Vice President and Owego Site General Manager [...]
Lacrosse, the fastest sport on two feet (0)
1/23/12 •
So, what is the oldest team sport that is native to America? Baseball! Many might exclaim the name of America’s Pastime, but they would be wrong. Lacrosse would be the correct answer, believe it or not. The origins of lacrosse might stretch back in time some 4,000 years in America, playing a significant part in [...]
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Arts & Living»
1/16/12 •
High School Drama Club to present ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’12/06/11 •
December News from Gallery Forty-One10/23/11 •
Vestal Museum to offer demonstrations on embroidery techniques
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1/24/12 •
Yost charged with Robbery following altercation1/23/12 •
Owego Police Report for the period of Jan. 9 through Jan. 18, 20121/08/12 •
Police identify former inmate found dead
