Twelve-year-old runner from Big Flats wins national championship!

Thomas F. O'Mara

March 14, 2013

Bryce Derick, 12, a sixth-grader at Horseheads Intermediate school, is now a hometown national champion.

Congratulations Bryce!

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O’Mara criticizes Senate's approval of college tuition assistance for the children of illegal immigrants, votes no on ‘DREAM Act’

January 23, 2019

We have law-abiding, hard-working families across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions struggling to make ends meet, paying outrageously high state and local taxes, and going into huge amounts of debt trying to afford college for their children.

O’Mara votes against ‘extreme action’ expanding abortion in New York State: Says Reproductive Health Act goes far beyond codifying Roe v. Wade

January 22, 2019

“Far from simply codifying the federal protections afforded to all women under Roe versus Wade, this new law is an extreme action by Governor Cuomo and a State Legislature now under one-party Democratic control," said Senator O'Mara.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of January 21, 2019 ~ 'First things first: What's Your Opinion?'

January 22, 2019

Senator O'Mara shares his weekly perspective on issues facing New York State government.

O’Mara and Palmesano join local officials, business reps to celebrate new storage facility: State funding, local participation instrumental in design and construction of Town of Catlin’s new salt storage barn

January 17, 2019

"I welcomed this chance to help Supervisor Phelps and his team complete this fantastic new facility," said Senator O'Mara.