"16th Finger Lakes Wine Festival Uncorks Tonight"

Thomas F. O'Mara

July 13, 2012

This weekend marks the 16th Annual Finger Lakes Wine Festival -- one of the region's outstanding summer events.

Listen on Finger Lakes Radio...

And visit www.flwinefest.com for all of the details you need...

O’Mara, counties call for Assembly leadership to act on paint recycling legislation ~ Call it commonsense local mandate relief, fiscal, environmental action

June 17, 2016

NYSAC Executive Director Stephen Acquario (l.), Senator O'Mara and Senator Rich Funke express support for the paint recycling legislation.

O’Mara says changes will strengthen Finger Lakes, Southern Tier wine and craft beer industries, along with cideries and distilleries (UPDATED)

June 17, 2016

The changes will benefit regional wineries, craft breweries, cideries and distilleries in numerous ways.

Senate approves legislation O’Mara co-sponsors to strengthen, lay groundwork for ongoing combat heroin efforts ~ O'Mara credits local input as driving force (UPDATE, June 17: Assembly approval)

June 16, 2016

Senator O'Mara held a Senate Task Force on Heroin hearing in Penn Yan earlier this year.

Senate approves mandate relief legislation O’Mara co-sponsors to relieve counties of indigent defense costs

June 16, 2016

O’Mara said that the move to relieve counties locally and statewide of this unfunded state mandate, which earlier this year was identified by the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) as one of its top mandate relief priorities, would save counties statewide nearly $155 million a year.