Tioga Downs Parking Garage Opens Today

The parking garage at Tioga Downs Casino will open to the public today. A 1pm ribbon cutting ceremony will be held. The new garage provides 275 additional parking spaces, and easy access to the casino. The completion of the parking garage marks the end... Read More.

Owego DOT Meeting Set For Tonight

Tonight is the public information meeting for the Main Street/North Avenue intersection pavement marking changes for operational improvement. The meeting will take place at the Tioga Opportunities Building on Sheldon Guile Boulevard in Owego at 6:30. It will begin with an open house format,... Read More.

Endicott Forms ‘Community Response Committee’

A new committee is being formed in Endicott to focus on community issues that matter most to village residents. The Community Response Committee will be made up of a “cross-section” of residents from different neighborhoods who will work with village officials to address concerns,... Read More.

Weitsman’s Negotiating To Acquire Three Albany Competitors

Adam Weitsman said he is negotiating acquisitions of three competitors in the Albany region. Weitsman, owner of Upstate Shredding - Weitsman Recycling, said he underestimated the volume of metal that would be scrapped in Albany, signaling the need to expand upstate. They were anticipating... Read More.

Tioga Downs Parking Garage Opens Friday

After months of on-schedule construction, the parking garage at Tioga Downs Casino will open to the public on Friday. A 1pm ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held, when the garage will open to the public. The first 100 visitors to park in the new garage... Read More.

Tom Woodburn Graduates Police Academy

The Owego Police Department is Congratulating Tom Woodburn, who has just graduated from the Police Academy. Tom is an OFA graduate, and was one of 30 officers in the Southern Tier to graduate from the Police Academy. Friends and family were in attendence for... Read More.

Andrew Hafer Promoted at Tioga Opportunities

Andrew Hafer has been announced as Tioga Opportunities, Inc. Director of the Department of Community Services effective this past Monday. His many activities will include the operation and scheduling of the Countryside Community Center; coordinating and funding partner emergency food pantries and soup kitchens,... Read More.

Seasonal Job Market Begins

Area companies are preparing for the holiday shopping season, which is good news if you're looking for a job. According to Broome-Tioga Workforce New York, the end of September is when they started seeing seasonal job openings, and companies will want to fill them... Read More.

Owego-Apalachin Employe Pleads Guilty in Tioga County Court

Emotional reaction inside the Tioga County Courthouse yesterday as an employee in the Owego-Apalachin school district is sentenced after a guilty plea of embezzling more than $50,000. Former Union treasurer of the Owego Apalachin employees association Amy Wales pled guilty to taking $51,000 from... Read More.

$70 Million Set Aside for Bicycle & Pedestrian Projects

Governor Cuomo announced yesterday 70 million dollars in funding for 68 bicycle and pedestrian projects in the State of New York. That includes more than 212,000 dollars for the Village of Newark Valley for Whig Street Pedestrian Improvements. The projects throughout the state include... Read More.