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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Listen To Senator O'Mara On AM 1480 WLEA's 'Newsmaker Show' ~ Topics include the impact of the drought on regional farmers, the "Safe School Water Act," and Medicaid reform ~ Listen Here

September 20, 2016

Listen to Senator O'Mara's recent interview on the AM 1480 WLEA "Newsmaker Show" with Brian O'Neil.

Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of September 19, 2016 ~ 'Matching jobs with workers'

September 19, 2016

New York State Capitol

O’Mara: Legislation recommended by Senate's Workforce Development Task Force signed into law ~ O’Mara points to CCC welding center in Elmira, new GST BOCES machinist training program as models for future efforts

September 16, 2016

“This new law moves us forward in meeting this critical challenge," said Senator O'Mara, a member of the Senate Task Force on Workforce Development.

O’Mara: New Alstom contract bodes well for Southern Tier's place in nation's transportation future

September 16, 2016

“Simply put, this job creation contract makes a major difference for the future of economic development, and to workers and families across the region," said Senator O'Mara.