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Elmira, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Elmira! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Help shelter pets and save on Elmira's Christmas musical
  • Saturday's Elmira food drive seeks easy-to-prepare foods for students
  • Where Elmira gas prices stood in the latest roundup

Also on today's calendar: CCIDA Public Hearing (Evan Hill Property LLC) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
  • Friday: Colder with a few showers, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Help Elmira shelter pets and save on 'A Christmas Story' tickets (stargazette.com) — Donating pet supplies can help Chemung County SPCA animals and save Elmira theatergoers $10 each on up to two tickets to “A Christmas Story, The Musical.” Donations are accepted at the Clemens Center and SPCA during designated hours, with the offer ending at 2 p.m. Nov. 15. Discounts cover select seats for the Nov. 14–15 performances.
   

2. Elmira food drive to be held benefiting local community (mytwintiers.com) — A food drive at Elmira's Steele Memorial Library on Saturday, Nov. 14, will support Oakwood United Methodist Church's pantry and Thomas Edison High School's Spartan Food Center. Drop-offs run from 1 to 4 p.m. at the main entrance. Organizer Indivisible Corning Elmira asks for some foods children and teenagers can prepare themselves.
   

3. Cheapest gas stations in Elmira (wicz.com) — SNK on West Church Street had the lowest listed regular gas price in a Nov. 9 roundup of Elmira-area stations, at $3.85 a gallon. Two Uncle Jack's locations followed at $3.89, according to GasBuddy data compiled by Stacker. The figures provide a dated comparison, not a guarantee of today's prices.
   

4. 2026 Senior Stocking Stuffers Drive now accepting Donations (weny.com) — Elmira residents can help fill holiday stockings for more than 700 Southern Tier seniors by donating small essentials through Dec. 4. Meals on Wheels of Chemung County, Steele Memorial Library and West Elmira Library are collecting items such as toiletries, puzzle books and hot cocoa for delivery with holiday meals.
   

5. Twin Tiers teacher pay lags compared to other NY State regions (mytwintiers.com) — Elmira City teachers earned an average of $78,943 last year, slightly above the Southern Tier average but well below New York’s $99,652 statewide figure, according to an Empire Center report. Nearby Elmira Heights averaged $68,132, placing it 65th among the region’s 80 districts.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Elmira

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