Apr 23, 2008 | The Daily Star
A Stamford man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head outside his home late Thursday afternoon after a confrontation with state police, state police at Sidney said. via The Daily Star
Ex-DVH worker arraigned in thefts
DELHI _ A former employee of Delaware Valley Hospital was arraigned on 22 charges in Delaware County Court last Monday. via The Daily Star
Mud, laughter shared during Ethiopia trip
“It wasn't like a kitchen that you'd have here with a refrigerator or a stove or a counter”
It's not every day that a pastor admits to mudslinging, but the Rev. Cynthia Huling Hummel freely confesses to doing that during a recent mission trip to Ethiopia. via Star-Gazette
Police kill Delaware County man in shootout
State Police fatally wound a Delaware County man during a shootout in Stamford. It happened around 5:00 p.m. Thursday on Hobart Road. via News 10 Now
Don't allow animal cruelty to continue to happen
Thousands of animals are victims of animal cruelty in the United States each year. via Star-Gazette
Ithaca College invites young people to see the fun side of math
“The purpose of the event is to raise mathematical consciousness and show that mathematics does not have to be foreign, scary or boring. At its core, mathematics is part of our human experience, just like music and the visual arts.”
ITHACA, NY-Math Fun Day-a program that includes robotics, computer art, and math and body movements-will take place at Ithaca College on Saturday, April 26. via Ithaca Journal
The Chemung County Humane Society and SPCA Inc. handed out annual awards at its meeting Friday at the Hilton Garden Inn. via Star-Gazette
Benefit ride to raise money for VA hospitals, homes
American Legion Post 907 in Candor is holding a benefit ride at 11 a.m. April 26 at Candor Central School. via Star-Gazette
World music ensemble GlobeTrotting will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Anderson Center for the Arts Theatre on the Hartwick College campus. via CoopersTown Crier
Chemung County is kicking off its annual lead poisoning prevention program. You'll soon be seeing ads, signs, posters and brochures encouraging patirents to have children tested for lead exposure. via WENY
“Guilty ... with an explanation.”
Members of the state Legislature, you have been accused by the citizens of New York of failing to come up with a budget that met the April 1 deadline. via Daily Star
“I was a child who shopped and played. And I returned to Elmira after being gone for fifteen years to work here and raise my daughter and I want her to be proud the way I was proud to grow up in Elmira.”
Elmira Downtown Development announced its summer plans at its 18th Annual meeting Wednesday morning. via WENY