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Geneva General Hospital receiving more than $3.5M to improve energy efficiency
Eight hospitals in New York are receiving money from the state to upgrade energy efficiency, including one in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region. Geneva General Hospital is getting more than $3.5 million from the state for improvements. The money will go toward updating the facility's cooling plant, central building management system, replacing two aging air handling units and upgrading a chiller plant by adding a heat recovery chiller.
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Owego McDonald’s
OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against the franchise operator of the Owego McDonald’s. Former workers are alleging widespread labor and workplace safety violations. The lawsuit claims employees were required to work through dangerous conditions, including reported carbon dioxide leaks and other safety hazards. It also alleges workers were denied […]
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Ithaca Common Council Passes 2027 Budget Under State Cap; Health Care, Wages Drive Tax Rate Up 1.61%
The Ithaca Common Council approved the city’s 2027 budget at its Nov. 4 meeting, raising the property tax rate 1.61% and increasing its operating expenses. The budget passed with nine votes with Alderperson Robin Trumble absent. According to the adopted resolution, the 2027 city budget appropriates nearly $118.8 million...
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City in discussions to sell Collegetown garage for mixed-use project
In Collegetown, the phrase “garage sale” is taking on a whole new meaning. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The City of Ithaca is moving to sell the aging Dryden Road parking garage to a private developer that plans to build a new parking garage and hotel on the site.
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Elmira hosts vehicle auction online until late November
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – According to a release, the City of Elmira is hosting an online vehicle auction until Late November. Using an online auction site, the Elmira Police Department will be auctioning vehicles that are now in the possession of the Elmira PD. The bidding went live on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and will close […]
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An Elmira church burned to rubble. What's next for cleanup, development
A large pile of rubble that has sat in the heart of downtown Elmira for more than a year and a half will soon be cleaned up and marketed for redevelopment, city officials said. It was February 2025 when a blaze broke out at the former First Baptist Church at 121 W. Church St., which was vacant at the time. The inferno gutted the historic building, which was built in the 1890s, and shortly thereafter the City of Elmira hired a demolition company from Syracuse to tear down the building, which was deemed a total loss and a safety hazard. A fenced-in pile of bricks has remained at that site since, but that will soon change, said Elmira Mayor Dan Mandell. After the city unsuccessfully tried to get the owner of record, Marian Laurentiu of Tannery Creek Road in Corning, to deal with it, Chemung County took the future of that site out of Laurentiu's hands by foreclosing on the property in June for more than $23,000 in unpaid property taxes. At its Oct. 19 meeting, the Elmira City Council voted unanimously to pay the county $30,000 to purchase the former church property, and Mandell said the next step is
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Veterans Day observance held in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Veterans and community members gathered at Wisner Park Wednesday morning for Elmira’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. Six wreaths were placed around the park’s monuments to honor veterans of different conflicts, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Global War on Terror. Attendees were also given carnations to place near […]
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Warriors to Washington Brings Twin Tiers Veterans to Nation’s Capital
BIG FLATS, N.Y. (WENY) — A nonprofit that takes veterans to Washington, D.C., is working to make sure they know they are not forgotten, after bringing a group from the Twin Tiers to the nation’s capital for a weekend in September. Veterans and their loved ones boarded a...