Tioga County News

From co.tioga.ny.us: Have you seen some new signs in public places along the Susquehanna River in Tioga County? As a result of the 2006 flood, the Tioga County Emergency Management Office applied for and received Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to focus on educating the public about flooding.

Tioga Opportunities Inc. is accepting applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program, which is for income-eligible homeowners and renters.

In spite of cuts that affected 10 county positions located throughout various departments, and an overall projected spending decrease of $1,167,012, the Tioga County Budget Officer and Treasurer, James McFadden, announced during a public budget hearing held Tuesday evening in Owego, N.Y. that a decrease in revenues will still result in an overall ...

The 27th annual Broome and Tioga counties surplus vehicles and equipment auction held at the end of September generated $229,413.71 for local agencies, Broome officials said Tuesday.

OWEGO -- Like an episode from 'The Bad Girls Club,' a Tioga County employee was fired last year for creating a hostile work environment, going so far as to initiate the 'I Hate Teena Club' to show her animosity toward a co-worker. Penny Sindoni, a county health department employee, lost her job as a senior typist in February 2008 for creating a ...

The expected boom in natural gas leasing has some local lending institutions reconsidering their mortgage policies.

A New York appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a county worker who helped organize an on-the-job "club," dubbed the "I Hate Teena Club," to show her disdain for a co-worker. The 4-0 Appellate Division, 3rd Department, panel found that a hearing officer reasonably concluded that Penny Sindoni had created a "hostile, intimidating, disruptive" ...

A 21-year-old Owego man died Friday night following a crash in the Town of Tioga, according to the Tioga County Sheriff's Office.

Tioga County Sheriff's Office searched Sunday for a man wanted in connection with a reported armed robbery late Saturday at Kentucky Fried Chicken/A&W on Route 17C in the Town of Owego.

Town of Owego Yellow police tape surrounded the building shared by KFC and A&W late Saturday night on Route 17C in the Town of Owego, as police investigated what was reported to be an armed robbery.

Congratulations to the Spencer-Van Etten Cross Country team. It won the Section 4, Class D title at a meet last Thursday in Chenango Valley State Park.

New York State Police attempting to pull over a reportedly stolen car were led on a high-speed chase through Cortland, Chenango and Madison counties Saturday.

A tractor trailer rollover on Route 17 eastbound near Exit 65 in Owego has closed the road for an undetermined amount of time.

On November 07, 2009, at 10:09AM, a Homer based Trooper clocked a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu on radar at 92 MPH NB on I-81 in the Town of Cortlandville.

On Tuesday, the Tioga County Health Department held a special information meeting at the Hubbard Auditorium in Owego.

NEWARK VALLEY -- Thou shall not steal. While it's a tenet of Christian religious belief, state police have accused Pastor David L. Heckman Jr.

A pastor of an area church has been arrested on one count of fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony.

News from New York State Insurance Department For more information contact: Ron Klug, 518-474-4567 Tioga County Man Accused of Filing False Insurance Claim NEW YORK, NY -- A Tioga County man was arrested Thursday on charges that he filed a fraudulent $5,300 insurance claim after a washing machine hose broke and flooded his basement, the New York ...

OWEGO -- A plant to treat waste from the Marcellus Shale is on the drawing board in the Town of Owego.

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