'Tips for staying safe, warm in frigid Twin Tiers'

Thomas F. O'Mara

January 3, 2014

From today's Elmira Star-Gazette, "Tips for staying safe, warm in frigid Twin Tiers"

From the New York State Office of Emergency Management, "Winter Safety Tips"

From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), "Winter Storms & Extreme Cold"

O’Mara, Palmesano: Keep voting for Gaffer District in ‘America's Main Streets’ competition

April 3, 2019

"It’s a chance to express our pride in one of the great downtowns anywhere, as well as to share our appreciation for all of the hard work that so many civic leaders and business owners have put into making the Gaffer District such an outstanding regional and statewide attraction,” said Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Palmesano.

O’Mara: New Democratic budget shirks state responsibility by creating a new tax and shifting cost to counties

April 1, 2019

"The new state budget once again ignores the burden already facing upstate local property taxpayers and shirks another state responsibility,” said Senator O'Mara.

O’Mara and Palmesano: Governor Cuomo, state Democrats deliver message that 'Local Roads Don't Matter'

April 1, 2019

"It pulls the foundation out from under local roads and bridges throughout this state. It turns its back on local infrastructure, local economies, local property taxpayers, and local motorists. It’s a disgrace,” said Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Palmesano.

O’Mara: New budget is bad news for taxpayers (UPDATED: Watch more)

April 1, 2019

"Here we go again with a tax-and-spend approach to government that’s bad news for taxpayers, job creators, and workers, especially upstate," said Senator O'Mara.