Author: MyHometownToday

According to the latest poll from The Sienna College Research Institute, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rating rose to 70 percent. The poll, released yesterday, measured the opinions of a cross section of 776 registered New York State voters last week. For the first time... Read More.

Endwell native Ali Touhey has been named Chief-of-Staff to newly elected Assemblyman Sean Hanna. Touhey was assignment editor and anchor at WROC-TV and WUHF-TV in Rochester. She is a graduate of State University College at Geneseo. Hanna represents portions of Monroe, Ontario, and Livingston counties.

Congressman Maurice Hinchey has announced a $1.5 million, two-year U.S. Navy contract for the ENSCO, Inc. facility in Endicott, New York. The contract will dramatically improve the Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities by displaying the positions of enemy submarines in 3-D, instead of 2-D. The contract... Read More.

Joe Gibbs Racing announced Monday that Michael McDowell will join their team of drivers for the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. McDowell is currently slated to drive in both Nationwide Series races in Iowa behind the wheel of the No. 18 Toyota Camry with... Read More.

Corning Police responding to a report of a foul odor found a Meth Lab in full production. Police say that Michael Wheeler, age 45, of Corning was manufacturing methamphetamine on the second floor of an East Denison Parkway address. Hazmat teams removed the dangerous chemicals from... Read More.

NYSEG reports that the natural gas distribution system in the Southern Tier is being returned to normal, after repairs were made for a pipeline leak this weekend. Customers in Tioga and Broome counties are no longer asked to curtail usage. The leak was near the Broome &... Read More.

The Pennsylvania woman who was found to be storing the dead bodies of her husband and twin sister will soon receive them back from the county morgue. A walk-in crypt has been built in the backyard of Jean Stevens’ home in Wyalusing. The 91-year-old was... Read More.