🌱 How a Southport birthday party ended in a maximum prison sentence

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Southport birthday party ended in a maximum prison sentence

Also on today's calendar: Bookmobile - Southtown Plaza (Tops Cedar St) Southport.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Not as cold, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 45, low: 38.
• Friday: Windy with snow showers, with a high of 45 and low of 20 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Elmira teen gets max sentence for murder of J'Sean Williams in Southport (stargazette.com) — A young Elmira man has received the maximum sentence for the 2024 shooting death of 21-year-old J’Sean Williams at a birthday party in the Town of Southport. Chemung County officials say he’ll serve at least 25 years to life for murder, plus concurrent weapons sentences, after being arrested with help from multiple agencies.
   

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Friday December 19

• Bookmobile - Bulkhead Hardware Southport
  Bulkhead Hardware, 1145 Pennsylvania Ave, Elmira
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• Bookmobile - Southtown Plaza (Tops Cedar St) Southport
  Southtown Plaza , 1600 Cedar St , Elmira
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Winter Wiggles
  Tanglewood Nature Center , 443 Coleman Ave , Elmira
  10:00 am
• Big Flats Storytime
  Big Flats Library (Chemung County Library District) , 78 Canal St , Big Flats
  10:30 am
• Bookmobile - Carpenter Apartments Elmira
  Carpenter Apartments , 551 E Church St , Elmira
  2:45 pm
• West Elmira - Knit and Crochet Club
  West Elmira Library (Chemung County Library District) , 1231 W Water St , Elmira
  3:30 pm
• Coburn Choral and Instrumental Concert
  Coburn Elementary
  5:30 pm
• Horseheads Anime & Manga Club
  Horseheads Free Library (Chemung County Library District) , 405 S Main St , Horseheads
  5:30 pm
• Hendy Instrumental Music Winter Concert
  Ernie Davis Academy
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Traffic Coordinating Board Meeting
  Elmira, NY Calendar Elmira, NY 14901
  9:15 am
• NYS 18 Hour Pistol Permit Course (100% FREE)
  Phoenicia Fish & Game Association , 5419 NY-28 , Mt Tremper
  10:00 am
• Horseheads Homeschool Huddle
  Horseheads Free Library (Chemung County Library District) , 405 S Main St , Horseheads
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Elmira

• ‘WinterFest Under the Stars' to Bring Holiday Cheer Back to Elmira (weny.com)
• Proposed Elmira budget has more spending, 12% tax increase. Here's why (stargazette.com)
• Elmira Man Sentenced for 2024 Murder at Birthday Party in Southport (wfmz.com)

Big Flats

• Twin Tiers Community Orchestra Hosts 28th Annual Winter Concert (weny.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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