In Oneida County, home to three state prisons, 85 current and former prison workers have applied to work in that county's ...

Several Central New York counties want to hire state correctional officers fired for striking, but they haven’t been able to because guards were decertified by the state when they were terminated for ...

New and long-time pet owners looking to vaccinate their pets for rabies can do so at an upcoming clinic in Erin at the ...

The Chemung County Executive and Chemung County Sheriff have filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and the ...

Chemung County issued a lawsuit to New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday, stating the actions done by Hochul’s executive ...

Chemung County officials are filing a legal challenge to a decision by Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week to prohibit local governments from hiring recently-fired state correction officers.

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Elmira, NY — Chemung County, alongside County Executive Christopher Moss and Sheriff William Schrom, has initiated a lawsuit against New York State Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rossana ...

Collins state prison and Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County in southern New York are where correction ... The unsanctioned strike prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to activate National ...

New York state recently fired 2,000 prison workers ... but also prohibited local jails from immediately hiring them. Chemung County officials say the move unlawfully interferes with local hiring ...