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Chemung County Fair to return for 182nd year
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — The Chemung County Fair will be back in Horseheads in just one week. The Chemung County Fairgrounds will be filled with rides, games, vendors, livestock exhibits, and live entertainment from Wednesday, July 31, through Saturday, Aug. 3. The fair will be open from noon until 10 p.m., and the midway will […]
Dryden Fire Department receives $95K from federal grant
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Dryden Fire Department received a $95,000 boost Thursday thanks to a federal grant program meant to help local fire departments with staffing, equipment and fire prevention practices. Dryden’s department is the first recipient of the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funding in Tompkins County....
Explore Corning history in free historic walk
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – Are you interested in learning about Corning’s history? If so, the Steuben County Historical Society has an event coming up that you might be interested in. On Friday, Aug. 2, the director of the Steuben County Historical Society, Kirk House, will be leading a walk in Corning beginning at 4 p.m. […]
Public forum Saturday on Ithaca ‘bird bill’
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) — There’s a public meeting tomorrow on a proposed bird bill in Ithaca. Alderperson Patrick Kuehl tells us that if his ordinance is approved by the Common Council, builders would need to comply. The so-called ‘bird bill’ would require glass designs in new building projects...
Ithaca Common Council stalls to debate part-time homeless outreach coordinator
ITHACA, N.Y. — The new cohort of Common Council members has yet to sign off on hiring a part-time homeless outreach coordinator — a position former council members approved and funded in 2023 — despite repeated requests from city leadership. City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff has largely assumed...
Five Cornell alums headed to Paris for Olympics
Two-time state high school wrestling champion. Four-time NCAA champion. Four-time world champion. Entrepreneur. Husband, father of three, role model. And there’s one more title Kyle Dake ’13 would love to add to that long list: Olympic champion. However, a gold medal won’t be how he measures success when...
Corning Children's Center sets opening date for new Painted Post location. How to sign up.
Corning Children’s Center is planning to reopen a childcare center at 111 Canada Rd. in Painted Post in early September that will have space for about 150 kids. The site, which formerly housed the Erwin Child & Family Center, was closed in mid-December due to needed renovations, is expected to open Sept....
Barn Total Loss During 2nd Alarm Fire in Harford – 10 Fire Departments Respond; No Animals Inside
A barn is considered a total loss after a 2nd alarm fire in the Town of Harford Wednesday evening. Around 7:15 in the evening on July 24th, a structure fire call came into Cortland County 9-1-1 dispatch at 1493 Route 221. Flames were seen coming from a large barn on the property.
HABs Cayuga Lake, '73 Summer Jam, IC Olympics, X Ambassadors returned
Good morning and congratulations on making it through another week 🥳 It’s Friday so I’m spreading some local love your way later on in this newsletter. If you have any Finger Lakes moments you’d like to share, send me your best photos and a short passage to JMack@gannett.com so I can share the love...
First Responder Charity Softball Tournament to take place at Ithaca College
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) — On Saturday, July 27th, the Ithaca College Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management will be hosting their inaugural First Responder Charity Softball Tournament at Kostrinsky Field with games beginning at 10 a.m. There will be a home run derby, food, and raffle items to...
Famous Route 90 Sales Happening This Weekend
A sign the month of July is coming to an end is the annual Route 90 sales from Homer to Montezuma. Taking place every year on the last full weekend for the month of July, there will be 50 miles of garage/yard sales. Some sales could begin tomorrow, Friday, but a majority of Route 90 Sale will open up come Saturday morning and continue through Sunday.
Rochester man arrested for stealing ‘large amount of meat’
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Rochester man this week after deputies said he walked out of the Brockport Walmart with a “large amount of meat” he did not pay for – and allegedly flashed a knife at another customer who tried to intervene. Ethan White, 23, was arrested Wednesday night […]
World of Outlaws Sprint Tour makes only NYS appearance at Weedsport Sunday night
Back in 1978, a former mid-western midget driver named Ted Johnson organized sprint car drivers into the first true sprint car touring series. The World of Outlaws group quickly developed into the premier sprint organization in the country. In 2003, Johnson sold his group to the World Racing Group (DIRT)...
‘Nothing but a horror show:’ Inside account of Rochester Holiday Inn conditions
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As News 8 reported earlier this month, the property owner of the Holiday Inn on State Street in Downtown Rochester has been facing issues surrounding code violations in addition to the hotel management group, IHG Hotels, stating it was not taking reservations while the owner addresses “issues.” For the first time, […]
Select local Verizon stores to give away free backpacks Sunday
Rochester, N.Y. — Eight Verizon stores in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region will distribute free backpacks Sunday as part of the 12th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. The giveaway starts at 1 p.m. at the following stores:. 5 Franklin Plaza, Dansville. 4245 Lakeville Road, Geneseo. 4756 Lake Road, Brockport. 2157...
Looking back 60 years at the July 1964 riots in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It all started so innocently: a block party in the Seventh Ward to raise money for a playground. But the arrest of a man for public intoxication was the spark that ignited an inferno on July 24, 1964. That was the first day of riots that...
Railroad Crossing On Route 312 In Brewster To Close For Several Days: Here's Where
Beginning on Friday, Aug. 9 at 11:59 p.m., Route 312 in the Putnam County village of Brewster will close at the Dykeman Railroad Crossing next to the intersection with Ice Pond Road, the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services announced on Friday, July 26. The closure will continue until Monday,...
Little League NYS All-Star 10s baseball: Mid-Island one win away from 3rd crown
ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- John Massoni pitched a gutty 5.1 innings and Mid-Island did what it had to do to get past pesky Port Washington, 7-5, to advance to the championship round at the Little League New York State 10-year-old All-Star Baseball Tournament Thursday at Union Endicott LL. M-I will now...
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