Corning News

The New York State Democratic Committee is firing back at Republican Corning Mayor Tom Reed, who announced on Wednesday that he plans to run for the 29th District congressional seat against incumbent Democrat, Rep.

CORNING - Calling for less taxation and the elimination of deficit spending, Corning Mayor Thomas W. Reed II announced Wednesday that he wants to represent the 29th Congressional District.

A Corning woman has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing her ex-husband during a dispute Wednesday in a parking lot, Horseheads village police said.

A trip to Washington, D.C., by Corning city officials earlier this year has restored an $850,000 federal grant earmarked for the construction of a downtown transportation center.

WASHINGTON - Some New York lawmakers are concerned that the state's already high electric rates could climb even further and lead to the loss of more jobs in some upstate communities under the climate-change legislation that narrowly passed the House.

April Bush, who lives along Jerusalem Hill Road on the outskirts of Elmira, said if she ever had her own tractor, it would be pink.

The Chemung County grand jury indicted the following people during its June 11 session: * Vincent D. Dunham Jr., 22, of South Carolina, was charged with fifth- and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, unlawful possession of marihuana and obstructing governmental procedure.

The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes is accepting grant applications for the 2009 cycle of Keuka Area Fund grant- making.

CORNING - Within a few years, the Corning area will be able to boast a major economic development magnet - the crossing of two interstate highways at Painted Post.

CORNING - A building that has been a business anchor in downtown Corning for more than a century is getting new life with the help of a local developer.

The Arctic League is asking the community for help watching over its property in Elmira after vandalism ruined recent beautification efforts there.

The Republican Party is courting Corning Mayor Tom Reed to run against freshman Democratic Congressman Eric Massa, according to the head of the National Republican Campaign Committee.

Coleman, a 2007 graduate of Elmira Christian Academy, attends Corning Community College.

By sticking closer to home in the Southern Tier and other upstate communities, you can save some cash without skimping on fun.

When I was a young boy living in Pine City, trips to visit my grandparents on Columbia Street in Elmira felt like journeys into the big city.

Work is under way in South Corning on a new 8,700-square-foot facility that will become the new home of the John P. Eaton American Legion Post.

The Corning Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its June Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, 945 County Route 64 in Big Flats.

The event will feature in-store performances by 171 students and faculty and the arts center will earn a percentage of the day's sales when shoppers present 171 Bookfair vouchers, available at 171 Cedar Arts in Corning and at www.171CedarArts.org, at checkout.

So what are New Yorkers thinking about the planned coup in Albany? We got a lot of mixed reaction to the surprise coalition, but one thing residents can agree on- they never saw it coming.

HAMMONDSPORT -- The 43rd annual Keuka Lake Art Show will be held July 11-12 on the Village Square in Hammondsport.