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Chris Potter Elmira Star-Gazette USA TODAY NETWORK Joe Sempolinski is going to Washington. Sempolinski, a longtime aide to Rep.

Common Ground Health FINGER LAKES - As students across the region prepare to return to school in September, parents are encouraged to make sure their children’s immunizations are up to date. In New York state, several immunizations are required within 14 days of the first day of school or child care.

Special to The Chronicle-Express USA TODAY NETWORK PENN YAN — Discussion of a possible resolution declaring Yates County as a “Constitutional County” drew a large crowd of observers —many voicing objections — to a Yates County Legislature ad hoc committee meeting Aug. 22.

Red Cross FINGER LAKES — People everywhere are feeling the impacts of climate change with more frequent and intense weather events threatening our communities. September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross of Western New York urges everyone to get ready for these emergencies now.

BCBS of Rochester FINGER LAKES – One in three adults in the U.S. – or about 88 million Americans – has prediabetes, yet more than 80% of them don’t know it, according to an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield review of current data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

John Christensen The Chronicle Express USA TODAY NETWORK PENN YAN — The Penn Yan Public Library (PYPL) invites you to get caught reading outside your literary comfort zone. Throughout September and October, choose books that have been labeled “controversial” over the years and participate in Banned Books Bingo.

Sarah Taddeo and Mike Stucka New York State Team USA TODAY Network New York's COVID-19 cases continue to fall in most areas of the state, as both federal and state officials loosen guidelines around quarantining as they look ahead to the start of the school year. New York reported 34,401 new cases in the week ending Aug.

LNB FINGER LAKES — Lyons Bancorp Inc., the parent financial holding company of The Lyons National Bank, announced today that it is raising its quarterly common stock cash dividend to $0.35 from $0.34 per share. The annualized dividend will be $1.40 per common share.