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Pride gatherings will take place this month across the region, including in Elmira, Ithaca, Binghamton, Corning and Waverly. Pride events in Elmira kickoff with an arts festival in Wisner Park on June 7.

For the first time in Corning’s history, the city passed a budget with an increase in the tax levy that exceeds the state tax cap. The city council adopted the $22.6 million budget for 2026.

Corning-Painted Post school district voters rejected the $8.7 million increase in the proposed budget over last year. The district will decide how to move forward at its board meeting on Wednesday.

The Corning-Painted Post Area school district will vote on a proposed $147 million budget and elect several board members on May 20. Some community members have expressed concerns about losing important programs for students if the budget does not pass. Others are unsettled about the rising costs and high tax levy.

Health care workers at Corning Hospital are in contract negotiations with Guthrie as their current three-year contract is set to expire on April 30.

Corning-Painted Post school officials approved an $8.7 million increase from last year’s budget. Now, they must get 60 percent of voters to agree with them at the polls in May in order for the budget to pass.

Southern Tier Congressman Nick Langworthy is not hosting in-person town halls and his constituents are frustrated at their lack of access to their representative.

The city of Corning has a brand new 60,000-square-foot space for artists who specialize in glass.

During a special meeting of the Corning-Painted Post school board on Wednesday, the district approved payments for three separate settlements with survivors of alleged child sexual abuse and sexual assault dating back five decades.

The document identifies nine policy areas with a focus on infrastructure issues like housing, broadband, transportation and climate strategies.