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Elmira Heights gas station closes; new owners coming
WETM Elmira via Yahoo News· 1 month agoELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WETM) — A popular gas station in Elmira Heights will soon have a new name and owners after the store closed its doors on Wednesday....
Schools across New York are losing students. What's happening in Elmira area schools?
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThere are fewer students sitting in public school classrooms across New York state today compared to...
Elmira Heights Sports Hall of Fame to honor 7 inductees
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeven inductees will be celebrated as additions to the Elmira Heights Sports Hall of Fame, including...
Elmira's Fassett was a businessman, DA, state senator, congressman and almost VP candidate
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHe might have been president of the United States. There is a building named in his honor on the...
Elmira Heights to hold business grant informational session
WETM Elmira via Yahoo News· 2 months agoELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WETM) — The Village of Elmira Heights is holding an informational session for...
When the Route 17 highway was built, an Elmira neighborhood was demolished to make way
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParts of New York state Route 17 (today’s Interstate 86) were designated in 1924. It was constructed...
Abolition, women's rights sparked change in Elmira churches in 19th century
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe “Burned-Over District” refers to the western and central regions of New York State in the early...
Will there be school on April 8? How Elmira-area districts are planning for eclipse
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen a total solar eclipse, the first to be visible in New York state in nearly a century, crosses...
Battle of Newtown: Popular American Revolution battle reenactment returns to Elmira area
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt's been 244 years since a small skirmish just southeast of what is now Elmira ignited what...
The Elmira Armory: Tragedy during its construction, a collapse near the end
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA friend of mine, Bob Butcher, asked what I knew about the New York State Armory construction on...