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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • Volume 29
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FEBRUARY 2014
A Positive Change Party Candidates in Owego
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Tioga Chamber of Commerce's New President Gwen Kania is the President & CEO of the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce, effective January 22, 2014. Joe Doty, Chairman of the Board of Directors, made the announcement at the Chamber Board of Directors meeting on January 21, 2014. Kania has been with the Chamber since 2008 and has served as the Director of Operations since 2009. She follows Martha Sauerbrey who was the Chamber President and CEO since 1999. Kania has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Cornell University and an Associate’s Degree from SUNY Broome. Kania and her family live in Tioga County.
The newly created A Positive Change Party will challenge incumbent Village of Owego Mayor and Trustees in the election on March 18, 2014. Pictured are: Lisa Curatolo running for Mayor; Rodney Marchewka, the incumbent clerk-treasurer seeking reelection; Trustee candidates Steven May (1st Ward), Earl Hartman (2nd Ward), and Mike Phelps (3rd Ward). The candidates believe the Village of Owego needs to be run more like a business with an emphasis on open and accountable government. Elections are Tuesday, March 18, from Noon till 9:00 pm at Owego Central Fire Station on North Avenue in Owego. The newly created A Positive Change Party will challenge Owego’s incumbent Mayor and Trustees this March in the Village of Owego elections. Headlining the ticket is Lisa Curatolo running for Mayor and Rodney Marchewka the incumbent clerktreasurer seeking reelection. Trustee candidates include Steven May for 1st Ward Trustee, Earl Hartman for 2nd Ward Trustee, and Mike Phelps for 3rd Ward Trustee. All agree the village needs to be run more like a business with an emphasis on open and accountable government. Curatolo and May are local business owners. Hartman is retired from Cornell University. Phelps is a Vestal Police Officer. Marchewka is the current Village of Owego Clerk-Treasurer. Lisa Curatolo has sat on the Village Zoning Board for over 10 years, owns a local business and along with her husband, Dennis, has raised their 3 children in Owego. She served on the Historic Owego Marketplace Board for the last 3 years, Co Chairing the Owego Strawberry Festival, Chairing the Wine & Beer Tent, and most importantly Chaired The Gateway Community Park Project from the planning stages to completion. Steven May is a local businessman, serves on the Tioga County Boys & Girls Club Board, and was very active in
the recent Gateway Community Park project. Earl Hartman has served on the board for the last three years, spends a lot of his time with the OFD EMS. Earl Hartman brings a lot of experience as he has worked with many department heads and does his homework on every issue brought before the Village Board of Trustees. Mike Phelps has lived in the area all of his life, and has been proudly adopted into the Flat Rat Family. Mike and his wife, Terra, are raising their four children in the 3rd ward, they are both involved in the community and want to bring Owego back to a safe place for everyone to raise their children. Mike is a Vestal Police Officer that brings a wealth of knowledge to help deal with the task at hand of cleaning up our village. Rodney Marchewka is the current Clerk Treasurer that joined the party A Positive Change for one simple reason he felt it was time for a change on the Village of Owego Board, more accountability and for the Village of Owego to be run as a business. Village of Owego elections are Tuesday, March 18, from Noon till 9 pm at Owego Central Fire Station on North Avenue.
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Sauerbrey Receives Honors for Completing County Government Institute
Martha Sauerbrey, Tioga County Legislator, will be honored in early February by the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) for graduating from the NYSAC Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute. The ceremony will be held at the 2014 NYSAC Legislative Conference in Albany. The NYSAC Pelletier County
Government Institute is an educational program established by NYSAC in conjunction with Cornell University. Named for the former president of the Monroe County Legislature, the Pelletier Institute provides an educational program for county elected and appointed officials, to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of county officials. The Institute allows the public officials to engage in informed, constructive and civil discussions on the current challenges they face as public servants. For more information, visit www.nysac.org. Sauerbrey has served on the Tioga County Legislature for the past eight years, four as Deputy Chair. During that time, she was chair of the Public Safety Committee. On January 2, she was elected Chair of the Tioga County Legislature. For the past 15 years, Sauerbrey has happily served as the President and CEO of the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce. She is now retired from the position and is dedicated full time to her new position as chair of the county legislature.
Volunteers Needed for A New Hope Center A New Hope Center of Tioga County is looking volunteers (men and women) to staff the crisis hotline, to provide support, counseling, and crisis intervention services. A New Hope Center is a nonprofit NYS licensed organization providing comprehensive, progressive services for victims of abuse.
The training is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 24, 2014, with weekly classes in Owego for 10 weeks, ending April 28, 2014. For more information or to sign-up, call 687-6866. A New Hope Center is located at 20 Church Street in Owego.
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