Community shines with support for fire victims
On Aug. 31, 2020, Dana and Melissa Swansbrough lost everything when their Fred Catlin Road home ignited in Owego, burning to the ground in minutes….
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Vigil held to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing
The legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was honored in our country on Saturday night with vigils in front of courthouses across the entire nation,…
CHOP getting ready to expand into New York
As the Towanda Borough-based Child Hunger Outreach Partners on Elizabeth Street readies its expansion into the old Strickland Beverage building nearby, the non-profit is in…
A Close Call for the Farmstead
An unusual windstorm ripped through Newark Valley on July 19. Although it did not do nearly the damage of the storm from last year, it…
Tioga Opportunities, Inc., TEAM Tioga and R.E.A.P. partner on home-based business initiative
Tioga Opportunities, Inc., TEAM Tioga, and Tioga County Rural Economic Area Partnership LDC (R.E.A.P.) have joined forces to launch a home-based business initiative in Tioga…
Owego resident recounts March on Washington
The 2020 March on Washington, a virtual experience this year due to coronavirus concerns, took place on Aug. 28, and on the historic event’s 57th…
Governor Cuomo launches absentee ballot portal
Last week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of New York’s absentee ballot portal, at www.elections.ny.gov/VotingAbsentee.html#_blank, where voters can directly request an absentee ballot for…
It’s not every day you turn 100
Frieda Rudin Baker, a lifelong resident of Owego, N.Y., received a special honor on Sept. 9. A car parade to celebrate her 100th birthday traveled along…
Sprint Cars return to Penn Can
On Friday, Aug. 28, and for the first time in 13 years, the Patriot Sprint cars returned to Penn Can Speedway, located in Susquehanna, Pa.,…
Social Services announces no visits to agency are necessary to apply for HEAP
Due to COVID-19, organizations everywhere are changing the way they do business in order to comply with mandates and keep all employees and customers’ safe….