🌱 How a new Apalachin radio tower could change 911 response times

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new Apalachin radio tower could change 911 response times

Also on today's calendar: Marist Red Foxes at Binghamton Bearcats Women's Basketball and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very cold with snow showers, with a high of 25 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Snow flurries, temps: high: 30, low: 18.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a little snow, with a high of 31 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tioga County announces new office building construction, updates on EMS communication towers (wbng.com) — Apalachin is slated to get a new EMS radio tower as part of Tioga County’s push to eliminate dangerous communication dead zones for first responders. Alongside a new centralized county office building in Owego, officials say the upgraded radio system should be active by late fall 2026 and will link local crews with agencies statewide.
   

📸 Around Apalachin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Apalachin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Elderberry Syrup Workshop — Spellbound Books
  Spellbound Books, 20 Church St, Owego
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Marist Red Foxes at Binghamton Bearcats Women's Basketball
  Events Center , 4400 Vestal Pkwy E , Vestal
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• TCDC Monthly Meeting
  Elks Lodge , 223 Front St , Owego
  6:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Brian Wolff
  Crooked Mouth Brewing , 231 Vestal Ave , Endicott
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Connect Over Lunch December 2025
  Tri Cities Opera , 315 Clinton Street , Binghamton
  11:45 am
• 4-H Spark Club' s Cloverbud Bake Shop
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County , 840 Upper Front St #2 , Binghamton
  12:30 pm
• West Corners Food Pantry OPEN
  Union-Endicott Csd , 1201 Union Center Maine Hwy , Endicott
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Sacred Bloom
  Sacred Bloom , 1308 Vestal Pkwy E , Vestal
  12:00 pm
• Food Center OPEN
  Union-Endicott Csd , 1100 E Main St , Endicott
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• BCMEA All-County Auditions
  Maine-Endwell Central School District Endicott, NY 13760
  8:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Breakfast with Santa
  Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce , 4101 Watson Blvd. , Johnson City
  9:00 am
• BCMEA Auditions *Snow Date* (5-9 & Jazz) — BCMEA
  Maine-Endwell Senior High School , 750 Farm to Market Rd , Endwell
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Binghamton University posted a job opening for Custodial Positions in Vestal. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Shoppes at Vestal in Vestal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Apalachin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Endicott

• Capital Project approved for Union-Endicott and Spencer-Van Etten School Districts (wbng.com)
• Find your perfect Christmas tree at one of these Binghamton area farms (pressconnects.com)
• Black Bears Stubbs named FPHL Player of the Month for October/November (wicz.com)

Owego

• Local veterans collect nearly $5k worth of toys for Toys for Tots (binghamtonhomepage.com)
• Tioga County authorizes $1.8 million office building project (binghamtonhomepage.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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