Watkins Glen News

The one-room school in Altay, built in 1856, is born again. A group of Altay lovers initiated the rebirth with donated money, labor and materials.

The sound of live music and the enticing aromas of grilled burgers and hot dogs filled the air at Eldridge Park in Elmira on Sunday.

STAFF REPORTS Watkins Glen, NY - Chris Miller made it the perfect day by setting fast lap and cruising to his third win of the season at Watkins Glen for JDC MotorSports.

Farm Sanctuary, a farm animal protection organization, will observe Independence Day with its annual "pignic" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at its location on 3100 Aikens Road north of Watkins Glen.

Watkins Glen Village Police, state police, Schuyler County sheriff's deputies, Watkins Glen Fire Department volunteers and other emergency workers responded to a 911 call from a cell phone shortly before 2 p.m. this afternoon alerting them to a possible drowning victim.

There are many excellent new natural history books I recommend for summer reading.

Lowering the speed limit on Route 414 in Hector will be one of the topics for discussion at the annual meeting of the Hector Community Association on Tuesday.

Unique, talented and independent are among the words used to describe members of the Watkins Glen High School Class of 2009 as they graduated Saturday.

Bob Shook nearly had a heart attack the first time he laid eyes on the little white critter with a fluffy tail that scampered across his backyard along Ridge Road, just outside Horseheads, his wife reported.

The IndyCar National Guard car No. 4 will be at Famous Brands at 412 Franklin St.

A Seneca Lake staple celebrated a big milestone Friday night. The Stroller IV turned 75 years old.

Two local libraries are making sure that young students stay busy the first few weeks of summer vacation.

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.

There are some new additions to this weekend's Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival: * From 6-9 p.m. Friday, there will be a 75th birthday party for Captain Bill's Stroller IV tour boat at its dock at the foot of Seneca Lake.

The owner of Famous Brands in Watkins Glen is breathing a sigh of relief after the village board agreed to enforce parking in a lot located behind his store.

The Finger Lakes Land Trust will conclude its three-week Hike for the Highlands hike series with a daylong series of hikes and other events at the Finger Lakes National Forest on Saturday, June 13.

WATKINS GLEN - Watkins Glen Elementary School third-graders threw themselves headlong into their end-of-year science and math project Friday afternoon.

Out of Town * PATRIGNANI - A daughter, Friday, March 6, 2009, to Tony and Danielle Good Patrignani of Troy, N.Y. Paternal grandparents are Robert and Jeannette Good of Montour Falls.

Students in Barbara Bristow's Home and Careers class at Watkins Glen Middle School began with a simple task: create a fundraiser to raise enough money for a class career exploration field trip to Cornell University.

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