Corning News

Corning Federal Credit Union has been named the top Small Community Lender in the Small Business Administration's 34-county Syracuse District for the recently ended federal 2008-09 fiscal year.

If I had to choose two words to describe Linda Reimer, they would be caring and innovative.

Automotive students at the Greater Southern Tier BOCES Coopers Campus in Painted Post will have the opportunity to see the General Motors Fuel Cell Vehicle from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Building 1. The vehicle is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, giving off only water vapor as waste.

Voters at the polling station at the Southeast Steuben County Library say the new system is easier and more convenient than the old lever system.

WASHINGTON -- An expected House vote on health care reform Saturday has become a divisive issue for upstate lawmakers.

CORNING - Candidates will have to wait at least until Wednesday to get the final numbers, but it appears Republican Phil Palmesano is the winner of the Steuben County Legislature race for District 2, which comprises the city of Corning.

Deanna Swoboda, an assistant professor at Western Michigan University and tuba soloist, will join the Corning Area Community Concert Band next week when it presents its annual Fall Scholarship Concert.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, Rape Crisis of the Southern Tier hosted its fourth annual Walk a Peaceful Mile in Corning.

Republicans came away the winners in Corning City Council races Tuesday, with both incumbents keeping their seats and picking up a position, according to unofficial results from the Steuben County Board of Elections Web site and numbers posted at Democrat and Republican party headquarters in Corning.

Democrat Frank Coccho has conceded the Corning mayor's race to Richard Negri, a Republican.

Isabel De Obaldia, "Rey del Cenote". Photo credit: Sebastian Icaza. Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass.

CORNING -- Voters in Corning's Seventh Ward on the city's Northside will choose from a field of three candidates for City Council in Tuesday's election.

Members of The Auxiliary of Corning Hospital deserve a well-done this week. They recently accepted the Healthcare Association of New York State's 2009 Auxiliary of the Year Honorable Mention and Distinguished Service awards during a ceremony at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, wrote member Katie Van Zanten.

'A Little Bit of Broadway,' a benefit concert to help fight Lyme Disease, is set for 4 p.m. Nov.

Corning's First Ward on the city's Southside will have a new alderman Jan. 1. Candidates in Tuesday's election are Republican Myron J. Crispino and Democrat Diane M. Telehany.

I think this is a time when our government needs to be focused on cooperation. And in my opinion, Phil Palmesano is the right candidate to bring that spirit of cooperation and "getting the job done" for the City of Corning in the Steuben County Legislature.

The Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning will offer free admission on Sundays beginning this weekend.

CORNING --A veteran Republican officeholder and a Democratic newcomer are seeking the Fifth Ward seat on Corning City Council.

A car fire on I-86 in Elmira early Friday morning closed down traffic in the westbound lane for about one hour.

Physical education students at Northside Blodgett Middle School will take part in the American Diabetes Association's School Walk for Diabetes at 2:45 p.m. Friday at the school track.