Opinion: Our parks deserve attention!
Dear Editor, The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) audit, dated November 2015, revealed that the Town of Owego allowed the unrestricted town-wide fund to…
Letters
Opinion: So much for fair play
Dear Editor, What is behind the push to merge high school sports teams in New York State? We know our governor wants school consolidation and…
Opinion and clarification: We favor retaining OHPC in its current form
Dear Editor, In your recent article about the fate of the Owego Historic Preservation Commission (OHPC), you stated that my husband (Andrew Robertson) and I…
Opinion: We need to safeguard our heritage
Dear Editor, From where I sit, Owego’s village has come back smartly from two floods, new businesses have migrated here from other parts of the…
Opinion: Community comes forth with massive support for school in Texas
Dear Editor, Our community has come forth with massive support for the Hardin-Jefferson School District in Houston, Texas. With your help we have raised over…
Opinion: Better to have a tenant than a vacant house
Dear Editor, The best thing for a house is to have it lived in by the owner. If not the owner, then it is still…
Thanks from the Candor Emergency Squad
Dear Editor, It was a beautiful day for golf at the Catatonk Golf Club on Sept. 23. The Candor Emergency Squad would like to thank…
Opinion: Owego’s uniqueness is only matched by its vulnerability
Dear Editor, Twenty years ago, when the historic district was first designated, downtown was not nearly what it is now. It is not an accident…
Opinion: If you do not speak up, then it is only you who have silenced your voice
Dear Editor, As I have often noted, that if elected to office, we, the Village Board, would listen to all voices of concern that feel…
Opinion: The benefits of historic preservation
Dear Editor, The Village of Owego Historic Preservation Commission (OHPC) has served Owego for over 30 years. Recently, the Mayor and Village of Owego Board…