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Able2 holds record turnout for 7th Guts and Grit Race
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Able2 foundation is a nonprofit that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It held a fundraiser run at Eldridge Park to raise money for the foundation. It was the seventh Guts and Grit 5k and one miler walk/run. Bib pick up began at 8:30 a.m., and the 5k started […]
Cornell Daily Sun
Cornell Concerts Commission Cancels Homecoming Concert Amid Fallout From Chi Phi Case
Editor’s note: This article references sexual assault. Cornell Concerts Commission has canceled its homecoming concert with its headlining band Between Friends, according to a Friday Instagram post. The cancelation comes amid mounting pressure on Cornell to address its handling of sexual misconduct cases, following criticism from government officials and...
WETM 18 News
Circus Extreme 250 comes to LECOM Event Center
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)— In honor of America 250, the LECOM Event Center is hosting an event called Billy Martin’s Circus Extreme 250. The circus travels around the country and performs in front of large audiences. “There’s always definitely a little bit of nerves excitement; you definitely have an adrenaline rush every single time, especially the […]
WETM 18 News
Fall festivities held during October and November
Editor’s Note: This article is actively being updated with more events. TWIN TIERS (WETM) – The Twin Tiers are ringing in the fall season with several events celebrating the changing leaves. 18 News has compiled a list of fall events held across the Twin Tiers until the end of November. New York World’s Largest Glass […]
WETM 18 News
HHDS FD teams up with Tunnel to Towers for 18th golf tourney
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — It was the 18th ‘I should’ve taken up friggin golf’ tournament at the Soaring Eagles Golf Course in Horseheads. It was a fundraiser for an organization that supports veterans and first responders. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was created by Frank Siller, after his brother Stephen Siller died during the 9/11 […]
corningnyhistory.com
Local History Post of the Week: October 9, 2026
– Vintage Article of the Week. This page is from the Baron Steuben Edition of The Evening Leader, dated September 10, 1928; and hit features a neat short story, on the right hand side of the page about the first store to be opened in Corning, titled Benjamin Eaton Opened First Store in Corning – in 1795!; and I was just going to crop that article but found this entire page interesting – especially the articles on the Brick Company, Hunt Glass and the Hood Furnace Company – and, well, I figured local history fans would appreciate all those other stories too – thus I’m including the entire page.
wydc-tv.com
Alumni Concert to Honor Longtime Elmira Southside Choir Director And Teacher
CORNING, N.Y. — Hundreds of former Elmira Southside students will reunite this Sunday for a special concert honoring longtime choir director and teacher Kimber Billow. The Elmira Southside Concert Choir Alumni will take the stage at the Clemens Center on Sunday, October 11, at 2 p.m., performing a selection of choral pieces that were among Billow’s favorites.
NewsChannel 36
Two public art displays tell the stories of nature and theater in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — Every year, artists from Elmira help put a little more color into the city as part of Community Arts of Elmira’s Mural Fest. This year, the murals were painted on something that has a unique role in the city’s history. "When I was...
The Star Gazette
Students, teachers can win chance to study at Mark Twain's Quarry Farm
The Center for Mark Twain Studies and Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes have launched two new programs that will give local students and educators rare access to Quarry Farm, the Elmira property where Mark Twain wrote many of his best-known works, according to a community announcement. The Carl and Cindy Hayden Prize offers a $10,000 award for a high school student researcher and writer, while the Carl and Cindy Hayden Teaching Fellowship provides a $5,000 honorarium and residency opportunity for educators. Created by Carl Hayden, LLD '99, and Cindy Hayden '71, the initiatives are administered through a partnership involving the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes and Elmira College's Center for Mark Twain Studies. "Cindy and I believe in the power of high expectations, in the power of great teaching, and in the capacity of young people to meet formidable challenges," said Carl Hayden, chancellor emeritus of the Board of Regents and former chair of the State University of New York. "The Hayden Prize and the Hayden Fellowship celebrate each of these things and our historical association with the Langdon family, Quarry Farm, and America's greatest writer, Mark Twain. This has been made possible by
FOX 40 News WICZ TV
100 Years Ago: October 9, 2026
100 Years Ago is brought to you by AVRE. 100 years ago today, the Larrabee-Deyo Motor Truck Company has announced plans to develop foreign markets, for motor trucks made in Binghamton. The company now occupies the big plant at Hillcrest, formerly occupied by the Universal Can Company. Next week is...
ithaca.com
Weekend Planner Oct. 8-11
Friday October 09 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Corners Gallery,903 Hanshaw Rd. Suite 101A| An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Masha Ryskin alongside ceramic sculptures by Jennie Wilde. Features drawings and paintings by RISD artist Masha Ryskin and ceramic sculptures by NYC artist Jennie Wilde. Brewhouse Blues Jam.
tompkinsweekly.com
Founders Day Concert celebrates Ithaca harpist Barbara Irish
It is fitting that a Founders Day Concert celebrating the Barbara Irish arrangement of Ravel's Ma. Mere d'Oye for Harp and Piano will be held on Oct 18, 2026, a century after Barbara’s birth year of 1926. Barbara formed the Central New York Chapter (CNY) of the American Harp Society in 1969.
Burlington County Times
Beloved Phish fan struck, killed by car after Atlantic City concert
Fans of the band Phish are mourning the loss of a well-known fan after he died in Atlantic City over the weekend. Ducan Oldham, 69, of Geneva, New York, was leaving an Oct. 3 Phish concert at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall when he was struck by a car and killed.
The Leader
Empire Brick Con bringing top LEGO creations, artists to Corning
Hundreds of original LEGO creations by top LEGO artists from across the country will be on display at Empire Brick Con, a LEGO fan expo presented by ROCLUG and Empire Bricks NY this month at the Corning Museum of Glass . Empire Brick Con is scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at the museum. According to a community announcement, the LEGO fan event will feature original creations by artists from across the nation, hands-on activities, themed hot glass demonstrations and special Make Your Own Glass projects. Exhibits will showcase large-scale and detailed LEGO creations, while visitors can participate in community building activities throughout the museum. Special studio projects tied to the event include glass block beads, glass minifig cups and commemorative glass pressings. Reservations are recommended because space is limited. What you can expect Here's what you will find at Empire Brick Con, according to organizers: Amazing LEGO displays and original creations Special LEGO-themed Hot Glass Demonstrations by CMoG's Hot Glass Team Games and hands-on activities Vendors and LEGO-themed shopping Collaborative community builds More: Glass pumpkin events and artists at Corning museum in October What to know about admission Admission to Empire Brick Con is included with Museum admission, and admission is