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In Elmira, young engineers, and their robots, prepare for Juneteenth
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“In order to really encourage STEM education, we need to focus and start early.”
Counties struggle to find enough supplies for school test-to-stay programs
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“We’re kind of hoping, and we’re being promised that these test kits — over the counter test kits and antigen test kits — are going to become more readily available.”
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Southern Tier counties open online portals for reporting at-home COVID tests
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Residents can use their county’s online portal to report at-home COVID-19 test results, and access isolation order paperwork to provide to their employer.
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New community health clinic in Elmira will provide preventative care
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“We want to help offer these necessary health screenings to members of the community so that we can begin to address these various health and social needs, because they’re not separate, they’re actually connected.”
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Amid Staffing Shortages, Any Loss Of Healthcare Workers Can Have An Impact
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“People are tired, and we’ve seen a significant resurgence here. There’s a significant demand in our emergency rooms, in our COVID unit, in our ICU, and so, we need all hands on deck.”
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School Districts Are Still Trying To Secure Enough COVID Tests For Students
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“I’d love to be able to [test] our whole school, but you’re talking, you know, 5000 tests a week. We do not have that capacity.”
Addiction
A Look At A Lawsuit Filed By NY Municipalities Over Opioid Crisis
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“In my view, the county taxpayers shouldn’t foot a bill for a crisis that we didn’t create.”
Case Settled For Horseheads Church At Center Of Fatal COVID Cluster
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“Lighthouse said all along that we would comply with New York State guidelines, but the county insisted that we go well above and beyond those guidelines as a condition of reopening.”
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Counties Exclude COVID In Absentee Ballot Communications To Voters
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“It leaves all of these holes in the implementation of the law where you might have disenfranchisement strictly based off of the ability for the county to interpret a law really loosely.”
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Steuben and Chemung Co. Declared COVID-19 Cluster Zones
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo deemed part of Chemung County an orange “warning” zone and part of Steuben County a yellow “buffer” zone.
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Despite County Criticism, Lawyer For Lighthouse Baptist Church Defends COVID-19 Behavior
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A Buffalo lawyer who represents the church claimed it was following county guidelines, but that it can be difficult to keep track of everyone.
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One Death Linked To Church COVID Cluster In Chemung County
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“Certainly, we are working very hard behind the scenes to make sure we can get people in contact with doctors if they need it and things like that, if they need it.”
Congressman, Healthcare Officials Criticize New York’s Nursing Home Testing Requirement
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“The twice per week is not based in any scientific recommendation and counters what the CDC is asking for.”
Cuomo: Reopening Success Is In Regional Control
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“This is not about government. Government can offer suggestions, advice and guidance.”
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Cuomo: Some NY Regions Have Met Criteria To Begin Reopening
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The Governor said more details will be available on Monday.
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COVID Tests At Chemung Nursing Facility Come Back Negative
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The tests were conducted after an employee was found to have the virus on April 27.
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Chemung County Responds After First COVID-19 Case In Nursing Home
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“The goal is to not let that go to two positive cases or more.”
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Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Now In Otsego, Chemung Counties
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Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 is asked to contact a healthcare provider.
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Nursing Homes Endure Amid COVID-19
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“We’re looking out for people’s mental well-being too, not just their physical well-being”
What Does A State Of Emergency Mean? A Look At Chemung County
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County Executive Chris Moss is pushing for more tests in Chemung, which has no confirmed cases.
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Southern Tier Escapes The Worst Of Flu Season, For Now
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New York Health Commissioner Howard Zucker declared the flu “prevalent” on Thursday.
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuits By Chemung Executive; County Legislators “Relieved”
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“The cost of this lawsuit, both in terms of money and time spent, is extremely unfortunate.”
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Chemung County Executive Files Second Lawsuit Against Legislature Over Attorney
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It claims the legislature didn’t have the right to amend the county charter to give itself clearer authority over the legislative attorney.
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Frustration Continues Even As First Arena Code Violations Settle
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Code violations at Elmira’s First Arena aren’t a problem anymore, but two of the main people involved are frustrated.
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Jabs, Sales Tax and Poverty Highlight Chemung Executive Race
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ELMIRA, NY (WSKG) – Chemung County will have a new county executive next year. Tom Santulli is stepping down. He’s held the seat since 2000.
Economy
Senior Citizens Talk Over Changes To Medicare, Social Security With Rep. Tom Reed In Horseheads
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Rep. Reed met with a select group of senior citizens in an invitation only event with the Chemung County AARP. Some people said they’re worried Social Security won’t be around for their grandkids.
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Chemung Buses Prepare For More Employees At Tioga Downs
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The no. 10 bus that runs from Elmira to Owego used to drive past Tioga Downs, but now it stops there six times a day. It’s called the “Tioga Downs” line on the bus website. Chemung County added the stops to help people who work at the casino. The county is working with the human resources department at Tioga Downs to learn when work shifts are as they consider how to expand service.
Elmira’s First Arena Still Expecting January Sale
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The future of Elmira’s First Arena has been in question for most of 2016, but there could be answers within the next month. First Arena is home of the Elmira Jackals hockey team. Both have been owned by the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency since June. The group hopes to sell both by the end of January. Mike Krusen is the head of Southern Tier Economic Growth, which supports the Chemung County IDA.
Chemung County Schools Turn Down Merger
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A school merger that aimed to combine the Elmira Heights and Horseheads districts is off the table after residents overwhelmingly rejected the proposition Thursday. In Elmira Heights, Superintendent Mary Beth Fiore says three quarters of the ballots came up “no”. “Clearly there was a desire to preserve the small school atmosphere in spite of some of the challenges that we’re faced with,” she says. Those challenges are mainly financial. Elmira Heights, Horseheads and many other New York districts have faced tight budgets lately, thanks in part to post-recession state funding cuts.
Chemung County Schools Meet To Weigh Merger
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The Horseheads area meets tonight to weigh a school merger with the Elmira Heights Central School District. It’s the last community input session before an initial vote on Dec. 3. Elmira Heights Superintendent Mary Beth Fiore explained the benefits of merging in a meeting in her district last week. “Clearly, consolidation would provide more educational opportunities and programs than the programs offered individually by each school,” she said.