The real meaning of Christmas
“He’s coming! This shout of anticipation is the heart of Advent, the time of year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The weeks…
News
Updated: Christmas Eve storm to bring heavy rain, warm weather, and flooding
UPDATED: A Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service for multiple counties, including Tioga and surrounding counties in New York, and neighboring counties in…
Guthrie postpones some non-emergent surgeries
Guthrie hospitals are caring for an increasing number of patients with COVID. As of last week, 109 patients with COVID were hospitalized at Guthrie facilities, 48 of them at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. …
Tioga County Brief
As the community worked to dig out from a record snowfall, the county’s COVID numbers saw a decrease in cases for the first time since…
Christmas Wreaths honor veterans
There is something special about a wreath, a circle with no end and made from living evergreens with the sweet fragrance of balsam. The act…
New York’s governor calls on Federal government to take action in wake of variant of COVID-19 circulating in the U.K.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today called on the federal government to take action in the wake of a new, highly contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus circulating…
Newark Valley lights up the green!
Newark Valley’s annual Holiday Magic event stepped out of its regular tradition this year due to COVID. Instead, the Northern Tioga Chamber of Commerce, along…
Driver stranded for hours in storm located by State Police Zone Sergeant
On Dec. 17, 2020, State Police in Troop C continued to respond to calls related to the overnight snowstorm. According to police, on Thursday morning,…
While residents continue to dig their way out, Governor Cuomo deploys resources to further assist with snow removal
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that additional state resources have been deployed to help bolster local efforts to dig out from Wednesday’s severe snowstorm. The…
Berkshire Creekside Park has new pavilion
The Berkshire Recreation Committee (BRC) and the Town Board is pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous grant from the Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation,…