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Pictured is the Route 17 bridge over the Wappasening Creek in Nichols, N.Y., which was heavily damaged during a flash flooding event in July. (File Photo \/ Wendy Post)<\/p><\/div>\n

As we prepare to say farewell to 2017, we pause to reflect on some of the local stories we reported on that helped make it a year to remember.<\/p>\n

The new winter season brings back memories of the March super storm Stella, which dumped 40-plus inches of snow on the area. Stella\u2019s blizzard stats surpassed even the typical annual snowfall seen in our area, and according to the National Weather Service in Binghamton, became the heaviest snowstorm on record. Stella\u2019s stellar performance bogged us down for at least a week, and forced highways, schools and businesses to shut down, and even brought in the National Guard.  <\/p>\n

Flash flooding in July was hastened by four inches of rain in Broome and Tioga Counties in New York and Bradford and Susquehanna Counties in Pennsylvania, and caused numerous issues, including the closing of Exits 62 and 63 on Route 17 in Tioga County for some time.<\/p>\n

The year also had us marveling in August as we experienced the total solar eclipse.  <\/p>\n

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For the first time in school history, the OFA boys\u2019 cross-country team won the Class B sectional title. Pictured, the OFA boys\u2019 and the girls\u2019 cross-country teams return to OFA as champions. The boys won the section championship, and the girls\u2019 cross-country team finished second in the sectional championship. Photo credit: OA Schools.<\/p><\/div>\n

In school news, the Owego Free Academy (OFA), Tioga and Newark Valley sports teams all celebrated championships. For the first time in school history, the OFA boys\u2019 cross-country team won the Class B sectional title, and the OFA girls Swim and Dive team brought home the Section IV, Class B championship. And, for the third time in five years, the OFA Girls Varsity Volleyball team won the state championship.<\/p>\n

The Tioga girls\u2019 volleyball team won its third-in-a-row Section IV, Class C title, the fifth in six years, and the Tioga football team celebrated its sixth Class D title in seven years. In Newark Valley, the Cardinals football team claimed the Section IV, Class C championship game.<\/p>\n

In other sports news, young athletes and the community gathered in September for a historic night at Hyde Park in Owego, where lights were turned on for the first time for Little League\u2019s Fall Ball program. In Berkshire, over 200 residents gathered in June to celebrate the town\u2019s renovated baseball field.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Broome-Tioga Suffrage Anniversary Committee and Tioga Women Lead gathered in front of the Courthouse at the start of an Aug. 19 event in Tioga County that celebrated the 100 Year Anniversary of a women\u2019s right to vote. (File Photo \/ Wendy Post)<\/p><\/div>\n

Senator Fred Akshar (R-52) announced the expansion of the \u201cAg in the Classroom\u201d program, and in other school news, Tioga was one of five districts to start the \u201cNew York Thursdays\u201d program.  <\/p>\n

Local organizations and veterans groups celebrated milestones in 2017. The Owego Lions Club celebrated its 65th anniversary in April, and in July, the VFW Post 1371 celebrated its 75th anniversary. In addition, five Tioga County residents were recognized in May for their American Legion membership, one of which had 70 years, and four others with 50 years.<\/p>\n

Several special events were held in recognition of the anniversary of Women\u2019s Suffrage. A historic marker commemorating Elizabeth Browne Chatfield, a suffragist and private secretary to Susan B. Anthony, was installed at 18 Front St. in Owego. The historic marker at 249 Front St. was replaced in 2017, which now better recognizes Belva A. Lockwood and her connection as the Owego Female Seminary principal and her achievement as a two-time Presidential candidate. Another historic marker, located at 106 McMaster St., and which honors WWII WAC Margaret J. Hastings, was vandalized in May, however recovered and repaired and reinstalled in time for Independence Day.<\/p>\n

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Demolition of the former Talcott Street School in January rekindled fond memories for many in the area. (File Photo \/ Jim Raftis, Sr.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Demolition of the former Talcott Street School in January rekindled fond memories for many in the area, while several new construction projects were announced or started.   <\/p>\n

The hotel at Tioga Downs officially opened in December and groundbreaking and construction of the Gateway Building on Owego\u2019s Front Street began in October. At the Parkview Hotel and Restaurant, work began to restore the historic establishment into a hotel.<\/p>\n

A ribbon cutting at the new Owego Gardens Apartments was held in May, and in August, the owners of the Tioga Trails Caf\u00e9\u2019 on Owego\u2019s Lake Street announced plans to turn the second and third floors of their property into condominiums.<\/p>\n

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In September, a groundbreaking at the site of Bruce Nelson’s development on Front Street in Owego took place. Here, Nelson breaks ground. (File Photo \/ Wendy Post)<\/p><\/div>\n

In other construction news, the developer proposing a 40-unit housing project in the Turtletown area of Owego withdrew the company\u2019s application in November for a special use permit. The apartment proposal was met with various concerns from the community.<\/p>\n

Also in 2017, the Lake Street project in Owego was successfully completed, an addition was finished at the Apalachin Library, and improvement plans for Waverly Glen Park were unveiled.  <\/p>\n

Apalachin saw the old fire station on Pennsylvania Avenue demolished in April, while the new station is now in its final stages. In Candor, the groundbreaking for a Veterans Memorial took place in October.    <\/p>\n

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In April, crews began work to move debris from the Apalachin Fire Department\u2019s station no. 1. The construction on the station, by year\u2019s end, is nearly complete. (File Photo \/ Jim Raftis, Sr.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Several other stories featured positive news for the area, too, which include the new playground at the Tioga Boys & Girls Club, the Owego Hose Team\u2019s efforts to restore the Baker Fireman\u2019s Fountain, along with recognition of Sheriff Gary W. Howard\u2019s forty years of service.<\/p>\n

Disheartening news occurred, too, such as the announcement by Sanmina to close their Owego facility in 2018 following a five-decade run that once housed Robintech and HADCO Corporation.  <\/p>\n

Several festivals, fairs, art walks, concerts and special events highlighted the year as well.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the story garnering the most reach for a single story on the Owego Pennysaver\u2019s Facebook page was the 60th anniversary of the mafia raid in Apalachin.<\/p>\n

By far, though, the coverage of April the giraffe and her newborn calf at Animal Adventure Park held the attention of thousands of readers for months, and even inspired Newark Valley\u2019s Stoughton Farm to create a fall corn maze.      <\/p>\n

Happy New Year!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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