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Iconic Laf-A-Lot reopens on Loon Lake after massive rebuild in Wayland
Everyone is smiling again at the Laf-A-Lot. An iconic Steuben County lakeside bar and restaurant reopened recently after a complete rebuild by its new owners. The Laf -A-Lot on Loon Lake is "pouring beers once again," Chuck Cavallaro posted Nov. 2 on the "What's going on around Wayland" Facebook page. The bar's signature cocktail, the Blue Whale, is presumably being mixed and poured again, too. The Laf-A-Lot had been closed since December 2025. Former owners Ed and Paula Kauffman sold the 100 Laf A Lot Road business to Chuck Cavallaro and his wife, Joanne Cavallaro, in March 2026. The couple, along with family members and even many of Cavallaros' neighbors on Loon Lake, immediately got to work restoring the existing bar and restaurant. “The next day (after the sale closed) I was at the bar with a crowbar and a hammer, and we started taking stuff apart," Chuck Cavallaro, a semi-retired medical doctor, told The Evening Tribune last spring. The old bar and restaurant was essentially stripped down to its studs and rebuilt, with the old floor and roof replaced, a new bar installed and a larger kitchen with updated equipment constructed. The Cavallaros documented nearly every step in the
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Watching a Nor’easter after mid-week. Rain on the way to the Twin Tiers and it may mix with a little snow.
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The rain that we need to bring down our drought concerns is on the way. Some light snow is too. However, we are not going to need the shovel quite yet as it is looking more like a rain and maybe even a rain and snow mix that will be the […]
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Elmira College Hockey to leave domes, move to LECOM Center
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira College Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey teams will be leaving the Murray Athletic Center and making their new home the LECOM Event Center in downtown Elmira beginning next season, per Elmira College. According to a press release from Elmira College, the Soaring Eagles Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams will […]
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Elmira Begins Fall Leaf Pickup ahead of Holidays
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — Fall leaf pickup begins Monday, Nov. 9, in the City of Elmira, with collection expected to continue through Dec. 22. Residents are asked to rake leaves between the curb and sidewalk, or as close to the curb as possible in areas without sidewalks. City officials...
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Vote for the Guthrie Athlete of the Week for Oct. 31 to Nov. 6
Section 4 athletes delivered numerous scintillating postseason performances during events of Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 2026, with 10 of those athletes candidates for Guthrie Athlete of the Week. Nominees are from the coverage areas of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, Elmira Star-Gazette, Ithaca Journal and Corning Leader. Help pick the winner by voting below. Voting is unlimited until noon Thursday, Nov. 12 . Just refresh the page after each time you vote to be able to vote as often as you'd like. More: See who was voted Guthrie Athlete of the Week for Oct. 25-31 Athlete of the Week candidates for Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Tsadia Bercuvitz, Ithaca girls cross country Bercuvitz won her third consecutive Section 4 Class A title with a time of 18 minutes, 9.8 seconds, putting her nearly two minutes ahead of the rest of the field and leading the Little Red to the team title. Makenzie Blauvelt, Horseheads diving Blauvelt captured the Section 4 Class A title with a state-qualifying score of 479.50. Jaxson Burchard, Horseheads football Burchard's three carries produced 130 yards, including touchdowns of 44 and 76 yards, in a 48-0 win over Binghamton in a Section 4 Class A semifinal. Nikhil Datta,
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Food Bank of the Southern Tier gears up for busy holiday season
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Food Bank of the Southern Tier is gearing up for Thanksgiving. But it is also encouraging eligible people to sign up for SNAP benefits since the Federal Government is not funding as much as it used to. “The Federal Government is not sending as much money to the states to […]