The Town of Owego received the “StormReady Community Status Award” from the National Weather Service on Nov. 8. A press conference was held at the Shared Services Building, located at 2372 State Rte. 434 in Apalachin, N.Y. The public was invited to tour the facility.
Attending the presentation were Town of Owego Supervisor Donald Castellucci and Planning and Zoning Administrator and Emergency Manager Bill Carrigg. Special guests representing the National Weather Service (NWS) in Binghamton, N.Y. were Mark Pellerito, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, and Ben Lott, Meteorologist and StormReady Team Leader.
Also attending were several county officials and personnel, fire chiefs, emergency first responders, and community residents…