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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • Volume 40
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SEPTEMBER 2025
Number 9
Field of the Forgotten Fallen This year marks the 24th Anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked commercial jets and attacked the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Never Forget & Always Remember September 11, 2001. Never Forget & Always Remember those who died, those who survived, and those brave heroes who answered the call to help others.
Photos by Sebby Truesdail The Tioga County Veterans’ Service Agency and Tioga County recognizes September as “Suicide Awareness Month”. To promote awareness, we will be unveiling for the eighth straight year, the “Field of the Forgotten Fallen”. The exhibit will stay up through the entire month to bring attention to the national tragedy that is veteran and military
Photo by Fred Brown Jr. ©2001
suicide! 22 veterans/military members a day complete suicide, that’s 154 per week, 660 per month and 8,030 per year! The exhibit is located on the lawn of the County Office Building at 56 Main Street in Owego, NY. This exhibit is designed to raise awareness about the issue of veteran/military suicide.
September 2001 - Volunteers from Tioga County fire departments are lined up and ready to go to New York City.
Town and Village of Owego to Host 10th Annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony The Town of Owego, in partnership with the Village of Owego Fire Department, will hold its 10th Annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the Town’s 9-11 Memorial located in Hickories Park. The ceremony will honor the heroes of September 11, 2001—the first responders who gave their lives to save others, as well as the thousands of Americans who perished on that day. Town Supervisor Donald Castel-
lucci, Jr. encourages the public to attend and participate in this important remembrance. “This ceremony provides our community with an opportunity to pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice shown that day, and to ensure we never forget those who were lost,” said Castellucci. The public is invited to join in commemorating this solemn anniversary and honoring the enduring legacy of service, sacrifice, and unity that arose from tragedy.
Tioga County ASAP hosted their annual “Overdose Awareness Vigil” at the Tioga County Courthouse Square by the gazebo on August 28. Photos by Sebby Truesdail
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A heartfelt thank you to Les Wagner for his continued generosity and support of the Tioga Boys & Girls Club. Les does so much for our community, and we are grateful for all the ways he invests in our kids and their future. We are lucky to have champions like him in our corner! (Boys Club Photo)