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Senator O'Mara visits The Arc of Chemung's residence in Wellsburg
October 27, 2015
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I truly enjoyed visiting The Arc of Chemung's residence in Wellsburg yesterday afternoon.
Thank you to everyone, and we appreciate everything you do!
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