Chemung County News

Five children officially became members of families Saturday when their adoptions were finalized in a special session of Chemung County Family Court.

Representatives of the Cerebral Palsy and Handicapped Children's Association of Chemung County will participate in a vigil Monday afternoon to protest funding cuts proposed by Gov.

She's accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from the choir between July 2008 and August 2009 while serving as the group's treasurer.

Some of the charges 43 year old Joseph Clark faces include endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful imprisonment.

The Chemung County Child Fatality Review Team has reviewed an investigation involving an infant death in which unsafe sleeping arrangements and alcohol use were identified.

To date, the area's largest non-governmental provider of funding for health and human service programs and initiatives has raised nearly $3.5 million.

The Chemung County Health Department is seeking help in locating a black-and-gray Dachshund or Dachshund-mix breed dog that recently bit a woman while she was walking on the trails near the Chemung River.

The following is a news release from the Chemung County Health Department: Elmira - The Chemung County Health Department has scheduled three H1N1 vaccination clinics for Elmira City School District elementary school students who returned their mandatory consent forms to school.

New York State Park Police say it happened at the Soaring Eagles Golf Course in Veteran sometime between Saturday noon and noon Monday.

Facing a difficult economic environment, the United Way of the Southern Tier is extending its annual fund drive in the hopes of reaching its goal for 2009.

The first outbreak of the swine flu appears to have come and gone through local schools, but health officials are warning administrators, teachers, students and parents to stay on alert.

It's common knowledge that a Civil War prison camp once existed in Elmira. It's also pretty well known that many Civil War soldiers are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

The Chemung County Prescription Drug Discount Card, to be provided free to all county residents through a partnership with ProAct Inc., was introduced Friday by Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli.

The arrest Thursday night of seven undocumented Mexicans who were working illegally on the CVS construction site in Chemung has led to a stop work order being issued for the entire project.

Lawmakers didn't take action on the state's $3.2 billion deficit at the Capitol this week, but they passed a bill aimed at helping local governments share services and potentially lower costs to taxpayers.

Two men from the Elmira area were locked up Wednesday morning after police say they burglarized an Elmira Heights business two months ago.

A public hearing on the tentative Chemung County budget for 2010 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday in the legislative chambers on the fifth floor of the Hazlett Building, 203 Lake St.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of most not-for-profit agencies, and several local organizations hope to get a transfusion this week.

What do pets want for Christmas? It probably isn't snakes and snails and puppy dogs' tails.

The following is a news release from Chemung County government: ELMIRA - The Chemung County Health Department announced today it is extending the deadline for parents to return the consent form to allow their children to receive the H1N1 vaccination in their school.