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Join The Fun: Everything You Need To Know About Owego’s Strawberry Festival
It wouldn't be summer without the annual Strawberry Festival in Owego. The 2024 festival is the 42nd year of the event which will be held June 13, 14, and 15. Okay, it's not quite summer on those dates, but it's close enough. According to Strawberry Festival organizers, on Thursday, June...
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 […]
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 […]
Your Guide To Southern Tier New York Memorial Day Parades
It's the Memorial Day weekend. Yes, it's the unofficial start of the summer season, but while you are enjoying the long weekend, please take the time to remember and honor our fallen soldiers. So many men and women have given their lives for our freedom. Many have lost a family...
Help Rebuild Owego, New York’s Iconic Strawberry
For years, the bright red, wooden Strawberry standing proudly on the Front Street bank of the Susquehanna River has been a local attraction in Owego. The strawberry has been a symbol of the town but the years and other factors have taken their toll, causing the Strawberry to deteriorate significantly. Now, the community is coming together to rebuild this symbol of Owego's spirit.
What times do Memorial Day parades start in the Twin Tiers?
Updated to add more locations. (WETM) — Communities across the Twin Tiers will be honoring fallen service members with parades on Monday, May 27. A list of which communities will be holding Memorial Day parades in 2024 and what times the parades will start can be found below. Chemung County Steuben County Tioga County, Pa. […]
Route Adjustment for Elmira's Memorial Day Parade Due to College Ave Construction
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Despite tax bump, Horseheads school district voters approve budget. See Chemung results.
Residents in school districts across the Southern Tier went to the polls Tuesday to vote on proposed school budgets and board of education candidates. Two school districts that went through difficult budget processes ended up with different results, with voters in the Horseheads Central School District approving the tentative spending plan despite a property tax increase, while a similar budget proposal in the Corning-Painted Post School District was shot down. ...
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 […]
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 […]
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