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New truck stop, new “Welcome to Elmira” archway being considered
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Public records show the City Planning Commission saw a presentation for a new “travel center” on East Church Street, where the “Welcome to Elmira” sign stands just off I-86. The agenda for a September 5th meeting says the Planning Commission received communication for a “preliminary review of required site plan for […]
County preparing temporary downtown shelter for winter season
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County may be racing against the weather as it gears up to provide state-mandated winter homeless shelter services this year. All counties are required by New York’s “Code Blue” law to provide shelter to anyone who needs it when nighttime temperatures reach 32 degrees.
Illuminated anniversary event at Taughannock, postponed from spring, is this weekend
“A planned illumination and guided hike at Taughannock Falls State Park” that was scheduled for three nights in April to commemorate the 100th anniversary of New York State Parks was postponed “out of an abundance of caution” after community members expressed concern for birds nesting at the park and other wildlife. NYS Parks in partnership with the Tompkins Chamber and Visit Ithaca have announced the event will take place this Friday and Saturday, October 4th and 5th.
Harvest festivals, Oktoberfest: Check out these fall events happening in the Elmira area
It's officially fall festival season in the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier. A busy calendar of events through the first half of October will give families plenty to do over the coming weekends. It all starts Saturday with the 17th annual Falls Harvest Festival located in scenic Montour Falls. Other fall...
A once-in-a-generation project could receive a once-in-a-generation local tax break
ITHACA, N.Y. — Developers want to transform a vacant 95-acre former industrial site on top of Ithaca’s South Hill into a thriving neighborhood, complete with commercial and retail space, natural areas and hundreds of new housing units. The project has been dubbed SouthWorks, previously known as ChainWorks. It’s...
NYSEG: Gas leak stopped, residents can return home in Montour Falls
UPDATE: As of 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, residents evacuated from the Village of Montour Falls due to a gas line break can now return to their homes at their leisure, the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office said. NYSEG reported to the sheriff’s office that around 400 customers in the village will be without gas services for […]
Montour Falls gets $50,000 grant to support small businesses
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — Montour Falls is getting a government grant to help its small businesses. According to Congressman Nick Langworthy, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded the Village of Montour Falls a $50,000 grant. The village will use these taxpayer funds to implement its Strategic Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Business Mini-Grant Program. The […]
Vote to improve upkeep of “rough” Clemens Square in downtown Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Clemens Square, located in the heart of Elmira’s business district, is overgrown with weeds and littered with trash. On Monday the city council will vote on a new agreement to pay a developer $1,000 a month to take over daily maintenance duties. “It’s an area that I think is critical to […]
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