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Schuyler County Historical Society to hold special tour
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — The Schuyler County Historical Society is holding a special tour of its historic sites to celebrate the anniversary of its museum opening. According to the Schuyler County Historical Society, the society’s Brick Tavern Museum opened its doors to the public on June 1, 1974. The museum has been teaching visitors […]
Halfway to Halloween coming to Elmira this week
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – If you’re itching for the Halloween season to come back around, there’s an event coming up at the end of this week in Elmira that you may not want to miss. Halfway to Halloween is a celebration being put together by Girl Friday Creative Events for everyone who enjoys all things […]
Memorial Day events planned in Corning, Painted Post, Bath. How to pay tribute
Corning's annual Memorial Day ceremony to honor servicemen and women will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Veterans Memorial Park, off Park Avenue. Brian Francis, commander of the Corning American Legion, said the event allows people to honor veterans this day and every day. ...
New accessibility ramp unveiled at Community Arts of Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Community Arts of Elmira just became more accessible to all ways of life after the remodel and installation of a new ramp and pathways. A ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday, May 21, after completing the much wider and less steep ramp that helps guests enter the building. The ramp […]
Power outages reported across Schuyler, Steuben counties
(WETM) — More than 1,000 NYSEG customers lost power in Schuyler and Steuben counties on Wednesday evening. According to the NYSEG outage list, 547 customers in Steuben County and 494 customers in Schuyler County were without power at about 6:10 p.m. on May 22. Most of these outages were in the Town of Campbell and […]
Tuskegee Airmen to be honored in Memorial Day weekend event
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – The Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American military servicemen, will be honored in a special presentation this weekend in Horseheads. Return of the Red Tails 2024 will present the “Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen” event on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center […]
Crews working overtime to mow Woodlawn Cemetery by Memorial Day
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Elmira’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery says crews are working six days a week to make sure all 58 acres are mowed by Memorial Day. The management office declined to comment on camera but told 18 News a rainy start to Spring delayed mowing and made grass especially tall this season. We stopped […]
The Chemung County Senior Games kicks off for 2024
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – The annual Chemung County Senior Games kicked off today for its 33rd year in Horseheads. For the next few weeks, over 400 athletes, ages 50 and older, will be competing in a variety of games. Today, it all kicked off with the Hazel Thompson Memorial 65+ Softball Tournament at the Town […]
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