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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chemung County introduces new transit buses
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — People in Chemung County should keep their eyes out for some shiny, new, green buses this week. Announced in a release from the Chemung County Executive's Office, Chris Moss asks Courtney Dunn, Chemung County's Transit Manager questions about Chemung County's new transit buses in a special sneak peek video. Dunn explained the bus being shown in the video is one of five brand new buses that were ordered by the county, and each cost about $530,000, she further stated, only three of the five have come in so far. The expenses are 80% federally funded and the other 20% split, with 10% coming from the county and the remaining 10% from New York State, Dunn said. Potential expansion to include semi-truck parking coming to gas station in Elmira The outside of the new buses is a lighter shade of green with a white swirl design on the side, Dunn said it's a total rebrand of the old buses. 'We did a marketing, rebranding, it started last year with Idea Kraft out of Binghamton, so it's just something fresh and new, showing people that we're on the map, because we are,' Dunn explained. 'So you'll see the little map, like the location dot on the side of the bus, it's just showing that we're out here and we'll get you where you need to go,' she said. A couple of the buses are slated to hit the streets the week of Monday, May 26, Dunn exclaimed. The routes of the new buses aren't solidified, but Dunn said the plan is to spread the new buses throughout the county, with each switching routes. To check out the video of the new bus, Moss explained, people can visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Volunteers refurbish Elmira homes for Habitat for Humanity
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A group of female volunteers dedicated their day in the Chemung County Habitat for Humanity Women Build event to assist in refurbishing two homes in Elmira. More than 50 volunteers worked on two, two-story homes to deconstruct parts of the properties and add in essentials. As shown in the images above, volunteers at a home on Norton Street participated in various improvement tasks, including removing an old shed and a front porch. They also weeded the backyard, spread topsoil, and planted grass seeds. At another on Standish Street, volunteers installed electrical wiring by drilling holes for the studs. Additionally, they laid stones to create a foundation for a driveway, which they leveled with through raking. A couple of people described the experience as a joy to get involved in doing physical labor and adapting new skills from their work on the homes. 'It's a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together to rehave homes in the area of Elmira and to renovate this house for a new family,' Giselle Sherman said. 'I definitely learned how to take down studs and all of those types of things. And then we actually built this lovely driveway that we're standing on today. So those were two things that I've never done myself before,' said Alyssa Ryan. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Elmira man sentenced for manslaughter in June 2024 Grove Street killing
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – An Elmira man has been sentenced to decades in state prison for the June 2024 shooting on Grove Street that resulted in the death of 21-year-old Zachary VanHorn. Marcus A. Jones-Snyder was sentenced on Friday, May 9, in Chemung County Court to 20 years in state prison plus two and a half years post-release supervision for the crime of manslaughter in the first degree (class B felony), as stated in a release from the Chemung County District Attorney's Office. Original story: One person dead, one on the loose after shooting in Elmira According to previous reports, Jones-Snyder's arrest stems from a shooting that occurred on Grove Street in Elmira on Thursday, June 20. At this time, it was reported that Jones-Snyder unlawfully had a loaded handgun, which he used to shoot VanHorn in the chest, resulting in his death. Jones-Snyder was originally charged with murder in the second degree, a class A-I felony, but then took a plea deal, resulting in his manslaughter conviction. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
