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'We're full': Horseheads Animal Shelter to close July 1, leaving a gap in animal services
For the second time in the last 10 years, the Horseheads Community Animal Shelter is looking to close, but this time it's likely to happen. When the Town of Horseheads, which ran the shelter for years, decided it could no longer afford to maintain the operation, the Friends of the Horseheads Community Animal Shelter stepped up and took over the facility in 2016.
Requirements for new and existing food trucks in New York State
(WENY) -- A New York State regulation for new and existing mobile food preparation vehicles has some local food trucks no longer in compliance, leaving them unable to take part in some community events. The requirements and regulations for operating food trucks went into effect in May of 2020. But...
Family shares memories of local roots as Duane Eddy Circle plans tribute to Corning icon
Plans are in the early stages to create a monument in the City of Corning to help build awareness that pioneering guitarist Duane Eddy was born in the Crystal City. Eddy died April 30, 2024, at the age of 86. Eddy was a guitar hero and rock and roll legend...
Say yes to the dress at With Love Bridal Boutique, new downtown Elmira business
Stephanie Becraft grew up in a large family, one that has featured plenty of weddings over the years. “Wedding season” has always been a special time for Becraft, who helped plan a few of those special days. “I just love the whole thing. I think it’s a great experience...
Capture Stained Glass Open in Painted Post
PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) – Capture Stained Glass in Painted Post opened in March 2024 and gives customers a chance to make their own stained glass creations to take home with them. “I find it very soothing and I just love when it’s done, it’s mine. I did it,” said Stained Glass Class Member Kathy […]
How to prevent your pets from getting ticks & fleas
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) – With the warmer weather moving back into our area; it’s important to get your pets treated for ticks and fleas. “Year round flea and tick prevention is really important,” said Executive Director of the Humane Society of Schuyler County Georgie Taylor. Fleas and ticks live all around us. In places […]
Tanglewood Tuesday: Meet Pedro the Bearded dragon!
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Pedro is an animal ambassador at the Tanglewood Nature Center and is native to Australia. Ryan Donnelly from the center says an area underneath their necks gives them their names that appear to look like a beard. “He has this nice little area right underneath his...
What Vegetables and Flowers you can Plant Now
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM): The later in spring we get, the fewer chances there are for frosts overnight. This means certain types of plants are in the clear to put into the ground. Vegetables like potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, and kale are good to put in the soil now. Others like tomatoes and peppers are still […]
Newfield folk musician ready to tour after 2023 album release
Tim Ball’s parents were “folkies” and avid contra dancers who moved to Watkins Glen shortly after Tim, their oldest child, was born. “Our parents didn’t play a lot of music themselves,” Tim said, “but we grew up hearing lots of great folk music — singers like Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, and traditional Irish and American fiddle music like the Boys of the Lough and Fennig’s All-Star String Band. I loved hearing interesting instruments like uilleann pipes [Irish bagpipes], concertina and hammered dulcimer, as well. “Prairie Home Companion” and “Thistle and Shamrock” were staples on the radio, and my parents would make cassette tapes to listen back to old shows.”
“Reading is a fun and joyful experience”: Book Fest returns to Wisner Park May 18
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- The Family Reading Partnership of the Chemung Valley is presenting this year's annual Book Fest taking place at Wisner Park, Saturday, May 18. The family-friendly event offers many activities for attendees, from character readers for the children to games to partake in. Michelle Halperin, one of...
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