🌱 See inside West Elmira’s newest Land Bank-built home on Underwood Avenue

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In today's newsletter:

• See inside West Elmira’s newest Land Bank-built home on Underwood Avenue

Also on today's calendar: West Elmira- Cookbook Book Club- and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy; an afternoon shower, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
• Saturday: Breezy; a p.m. t-shower, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Chemung County Land Bank unveils new home on Elmira's Underwood Avenue (stargazette.com) — A long-blighted property in West Elmira has been demolished and replaced with a new, energy‑efficient three‑bedroom home now listed for sale at $269,900 on Underwood Avenue. Backed by more than $350,000 in state Land Bank Initiative funding, the Chemung County Land Bank says the project advances its mission to revitalize Elmira neighborhoods and expand safe, stable housing options for local families.
   

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📸 Around West Elmira

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Elmira

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday June 23

• West Elmira- Creative Coloring Club →
  West Elmira Library (Chemung County Library District), 1231 W Water St, Elmira
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 22

• Standing Committee Meetings →
  Chemung County, NY Calendar, 203 Lake Street- 5th Floor John H. Hazlett Building, Elmira
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 23

• Regents Testing
  Elmira City SD 777 S Main St, Elmira, NY 14904, USA
• RFB-322-R RE-BID ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION CENTERTOWN PARKING GARAGE →
  Chemung County, NY Calendar
  2:00 pm

Wednesday June 24

• Regents Testing
  Elmira City SD 777 S Main St, Elmira, NY 14904, USA

Thursday June 25

• Graduation- TENTATIVE
  Elmira City SD 777 S Main St, Elmira, NY 14904, USA
  6:00 pm

Monday June 29

• West Elmira- Cookbook Book Club- →
  West Elmira Library (Chemung County Library District), 1231 W Water St, Elmira
  6:30 pm

Wednesday July 1

• West Elmira - Knit and Crochet Club →
  West Elmira Library (Chemung County Library District), 1231 W Water St, Elmira
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 18

• Thriving Futures Mural Unveiling Celebration
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County 425 Pennsylvania Ave #107, Elmira, NY 14904
  10:00 am

Friday June 19

• Juneteenth - NO SCHOOL
  Elmira Heights Csd Elmira, NY 14903
• Bookmobile - Bulkhead Hardware Southport →
  Bulkhead Hardware, 1145 Pennsylvania Ave, Elmira
  1:00 pm

Monday June 22

• Regents Exams
  Horseheads Csd Horseheads, NY 14845

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🗞 Nearby News

Elmira

• Elmira College welcomes Dr. John Dolan as incoming president (weny.com)
• 6 questions with Elmira College soccer commit Patrick Croft of O-M (stargazette.com)
• Follow the Flow: Canoeists Paddle the Chemung River (weny.com)

Horseheads

• Knicks stars Towns and Anunoby headed to Seth Meyers this week (stargazette.com)
• Horoscope Today, June 16, 2026 (stargazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)
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