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Chemung County asks for public input on future plans
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — Chemung County is asking its residents for input on three plans that will shape the county’s future. According to the Chemung County Executive’s Office, the county’s Planning Department is starting a year-long process to develop a new Comprehensive Plan, Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan, and Long-Range Transportation Plan. These plans […]
Owners of Elmira’s historic carriage house speak on loss
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The historic carriage house on Maple Avenue in Elmira was burned down from a fire that occurred this week on Wednesday morning. The house was built in 1893 and the fire left it in debris, with irreplaceable history. Mark Delgrosso, who owned the carriage house from 2002 to 2023 said, “It’s […]
New Memorial Day parade route in Elmira. What to know about changes.
The City of Elmira's annual Memorial Day Parade will take a new route this year. The parade route will now start at Park Place heading north, take a left onto Washington Avenue heading west down to Davis Street, and take a right onto Davis Street heading north all the way to the Woodlawn Cemetery Entrance off Davis Street.
City of Elmira pulls first “Fight on Blight” list due to wrong data
WETM, N.Y. (WETM) – The City of Elmira has pulled the first “Fight on Blight” list two days after its release because some properties without open violations were included by mistake, 18 News confirmed. In a press release on May 22nd, the city announced it had “discovered erroneous data in the reports as published and […]
Tuskegee Airmen honored in Horseheads
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — This year marks 83 years since the famous World War II Tuskegee Airmen service group was formed in 1941. They were honored today for Memorial Day weekend at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in its Return of the Red Tails 2024 event. The service was held with a display of Tuskegee Airmen […]
Southern Tier 2024 school budget and school board results
UPDATE: According to the Corning-Painted Post School District, a clerical error impacted the results of its school board member election only. This story has been updated with the new results. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the tax rate changes as the tax levys. The story has been updated to correct this […]
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