Finger Lakes Wine Festival, July 12-14, 2013 ~ Find out more

Thomas F. O'Mara

July 11, 2013

Recreation and Tourism

One of the summer's highlights, the Finger Lakes Wine Festival, begins on Friday, July 12th and runs through Sunday, July 14th.

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O’Mara: Two weeks to go to submit nominations for Senate's 23rd annual ‘Women of Distinction’ tribute

March 2, 2020

In 2018, Senator O'Mara honored Kathryn J. Boor, a Chemung County native and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University as a "Woman of Distinction.".

O’Mara: Wage Board shouldn't have power to drive more family farms out of business

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“It is critical for upstate legislators, for whom the farm economy is a foundation of communities we represent, to keep close watch on a Wage Board now holding so many farmers’ futures in its hands.

O’Mara criticizes Cuomo's move to eliminate local decision-making: Calls on local officials at a Cuomo administration budget meeting today in Elmira to oppose new proposal to bypass local input over siting of renewable energy systems

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"The well-being of local communities will take a back seat to what’s best for the state. We need to raise our voices against this action," said Senator O'Mara.

Senate gives final OK to effort to boost organ and tissue donations: Bill now goes to Gov. Cuomo to be signed into law

February 27, 2020

“It’s one of the most important life-saving actions that any of us can take," said Senator O'Mara.