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NOVEMBER 2017
Volume 32
60th Anniversary of the Apalachin Raid
It’s said that everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. If there’s a similar fate for towns, Apalachin’s “15 minutes of fame” came on a cloudy, rainy Thursday afternoon fifty years ago. It was in Apalachin on November 14, 1957, that two New York State Troopers interrupted the best-known Mafia gathering in the United States. Although 63 people were questioned, no arrests were made. But, the Apalachin raid proved for the first time - that an organized crime syndicate did exist. “Before that,” Investigator Vincent Vasisko was quoted as saying in 1989, “people thought there was no such thing as organized crime.” According to Joseph F. O’Brien and Andris Kurins, authors of “Boss of Bosses,” the Apalachin summit became the “dividing line between the “old” Mafia of Al Capone and Salvatore Maranzano and the “new” Mafia that would eventually be headed by Paul Castellano.” At 12:40 pm on Thursday, November
Owego’s Holiday Showcase - November 11
14, 1957, Sgt. Croswell, Investigator Vasisko, and two Treasury agents, Arthur Huston and Kenneth Brown, were in an unmarked car outside Barbara’s large, stone house on his 53-acre estate on McFall Road in Apalachin. More than 30 large, expensive cars - some with out-of-state plates - were on Barbara’s property. A large party was in progress out by the barbecue pit. One unidentified mobster upon seeing the police, stopped at a nearby house and asked to use their phone. He called Barbara’s and warned them of the police in the area. The homeowner later found a $100 bill by the phone. After being tipped off, Barbara’s guests fled into the woods, creating the bizarre sight of city slickers in silk suits and expensive shoes slipping on wet autumn leaves, tearing coats on barbed wire and brambles. Now, 60 years later area residents still talk about the day Apalachin made history. Visit www.Apalachin.net for more history
Number 11
Owego’s Annual Holiday Showcase will be held on Saturday, November 11, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in downtown Owego. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in downtown Owego by horse drawn carriage at 11:15 am and will be available for photo opportunities with the kids. Also enjoy horse and carriage rides, caricature drawings, a variety of music and Christmas displays around town, and much more.
A free park-and-ride shuttle will be available at the Tioga County Fairgrounds on West Main Street in Owego. The shuttle will run continuously every 20 minutes from 9:30 am until 6:30 pm. For a complete list of events, discounts, giveaways, and specials provided by Owego merchants for this event, visit Owego.org. Schedules and brochures will be available at all downtown merchant locations.
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