Elmira Heights News

ELMIRA HEIGHTS -- Six Edison High cheerleaders received awards at the school's sports banquet last month.

The final five Twin Tiers Idol contestants delighted their fan base with three songs each during the last round of competition Monday night on Tag's Summer Stage.

Horseheads highlights: Brett Wieland hit two home runs, had four RBIs and pitched a one-hitter. Brooks Vertoske added two hits and scored two runs.

Highlights: Nate Grant went 2-for-2 with a double and pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts to get the win.

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Every student has only one high school graduation, already a special occasion. For Marissa Woods, 18, of Elmira Heights, the celebration was even better because her two brothers, both in the military, came to her graduation party Sunday.

* GARRABRANT - A daughter, Monday, June 15, 2009, to Terry Garrabrant Jr. and Camille Stanton of Erin.

It takes a diversified senior class to nurture the world, and his 71 graduates will do their part, said Thomas A. Edison High School Principal Al Turshman before commencement Friday night in the Elmira Heights high school.

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

Pending final approval by Horseheads town and planning boards, construction of Seneca Beverage's new warehouse and office facility is expected to begin later this summer.

Consumers may think their best deal in an economic slump comes from finding a rock-bottom price for a service or item.

Paving was to begin today on county Route 52, Watercure Road, Andy Avery, director of public works for Chemung County and the city of Elmira, has announced.

Pierce's 1894 House has housed many business endeavors in the last century. And even though the restaurant has been closed since last summer, it will always be remembered as a special part of the Southern Tier.

Marianne Southers has lived through hard economic times. The most recent was during the manufacturing slump that hit the Southern Tier at the start of the decade.

Police combed neighborhoods in the village Friday morning after a man broke into a home in the Presidential Estates area.

Arnot Ogden Medical Center * MELVILLE-YOUNG - A daughter, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, to William Young III of Horseheads and Stephanie Melville of Elmira Heights.

The Elmira Jackals and First Arena have promoted Donald Lewis to assistant general manager, the team announced Monday.

Property owners in Elmira Heights, beware. If your grass is high, if your front lawn is starting to look like a junkyard, or if those broken steps still haven't been fixed, the village is looking for you.

It's all about keeping students safe. Some southern tier schools have decided to keep their school resource officers next fall, even though funding was cut in the state budget.

Law enforcement agencies in Chemung County combined resources on May 22 in an effort to execute outstanding arrest warrants within Chemung County.