On Thursday, Jan. 19, the Candor Central School District's Board of Education met for the first time since November, due to Winter Storm Diaz canceling its December meeting, and discussed merging four of the school’s athletic teams with Spencer-Van Etten's teams - baseball, softball, and bot…
The Spencer Board of Trustees passed a code enforcement law at its monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
At the November 15 monthly meeting of the Tioga County Legislature, mortgage tax distribution rates were passed as follows: Barton (town) $53,517.54; Berkshire (town) $9,264.34; Candor (town) $37,670.96; Candor (village) $5,646.65; Newark Valley (town) $18,489.14; Newark Valley (village) $6,…
There is a new barber shop in town! Elm Street Barber opened for business Saturday, July 23, on Elm Street in Trumansburg. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the open house with Mayor Rordan Hart and village councilwoman Marsha Horn in attendance. Hotdogs, drinks, and discounted haircuts …
On July 27, 2022, New York State Police at Owego arrested John D. Fanning, age 35 of Spencer, NY for three counts of the class “D” felony of Sexual Abuse in the first degree.
Local author, Sue Heavenrich’s newest book, coauthored with Alisha Gabriel, is all about fungi. Funky Fungi: 30 Activities for Exploring Molds, Mushrooms, Lichens, and More, goes well beyond pizza toppings, and is due out on June 21, by Chicago Review Press. This 128 page book is a delightfu…
May was a month filled with accomplishments for the members of the Tioga County Sheriff’s Department.
At the May 10 meeting of the Tioga County Legislature a resolution was passed approving the mortgage tax distribution as follows: Barton, $32,036.18 dollars; Berkshire $8,261.14; Candor (town) $23,609.77; Candor (village) $6,394.82; Newark Valley (town) $22,829.22; Newark Valley (village) $5…
COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise in Tioga County, according to the Tioga County Public Health Department. Over the past two weeks, Tioga County has been averaging 24 new cases of COVID-19 each day, according to a press release issued by the health department April 26. As of April 26…
The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of 47-year old Joseph H. Baudenistle, of Cayuta, NY.
On Feb. 27 New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State school mask mandate would be lifted starting on Wednesday, March 2.
The Van Etten Library is offering Shamrock Mugs as its Take and Make kit for the month of March. The kits are for all ages; call the Van Etten Library at (607) 589-4435 ext. 3 to arrange a time to pick up your kit.
A now six-year-old girl who was reported missing from Spencer in 2019 was recently found hidden under a staircase in a residence in the Town of Saugerties, leading to the arrest of her father, mother and grandfather.
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The meeting of the Spencer village board on Jan. 3 was much shorter than anticipated. Three of the board members had been exposed to COVID so they were home quarantining. Other than paying the bills, which the board did with a home bound quarantined trustee on the phone to make a quorum, the…
The Tioga County Legislature announced Dec. 22 that it will be working on reshaping legislative districts in a condensed timeline.
The Dec. 14 meeting of the Tioga County Legislature began by presenting recognition resolutions to the three legislators retiring from the legislature.
Flooding of town roads continues to be a major topic of discussion on each Spencer Town Board agenda. This was true again at the Dec. 14 regular board meeting.
The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on West Water Street in the Town of Elmira.
At the end of March, New York state became the 15th state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bill S.854-A/A. 1248-A on March 31. The bill allows for adult use marijuana and fulfills a “key component” of Cuomo’s 2021 State of the State agenda.
The Village of Spencer joined the towns of Spencer and Van Etten in opting out of the New York State cannabis law to permit cannabis sales or on-site use, known as cannabis lounges.
The Spencer Town board adopted the budget for 2022 with only two questions at the public hearing. Mayor Gilbert Knapp of Spencer Village asked if it had included funding for Panther Pak, the summer recreation program for Spencer-Van Etten School District children. The other question was whet…
On Nov. 16 troopers from the New York State Police Owego barracks responded to a report of a burglary at a residence on Vennel Road in the Town of Spencer. Several firearms were stolen from the residence.
Spencer Town Supervisor Allen Fulkerson told the Spencer town board at its Oct. 12 meeting that FEMA came to inspect Hulbert Hollow and Fisher Settlement bridges for storm damage, but told Fulkerson that the damage threshold was not reached to qualify for FEMA aid.
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