Natalie Abruzzo

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Natalie Abruzzo

TheTrump administration is expected to deliver its budget proposal to Congress this week with cuts to safety net programs, according to reporting by The New York Times. Although there are no details on what exactly is in the proposal, cuts to safety net programs could affect senior nutrition programs in the Southern Tier. One program that could feel the effects of these cuts is the dinner club program at St. Mark's Terrace.

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Tom Magnarelli |Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo |Natalie Abruzzo

President Donald Trump has been in office for 100 days. WSKG news director Tom Magnarelli spoke with reporters Aurora Berry, Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo, and Natalie Abruzzo, who have been covering the local stories and reactions since Trump's second inauguration. Here are some of the interview highlights: After Trump’s second term began, ICE arrested a man at the Department of Social Services in downtown Ithaca.

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

The current three-year labor contract for 450 health care workers at Corning Hospital expires on April 30. Workers are fighting for more staff, competitive wages and quality affordable health insurance coverage. Hospital workers are represented by the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Contract negotiations have been dragging since talks began in March, according to Kathy Ville, the union's chief contract negotiator. “Management's rejected a lot of our proposals,” said Ville.

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

The Corning-Painted Post school board approved a nearly $147 million budget on Wednesday. Officials held several budget meetings and presented multiple versions of the 2025-26 budget with varying totals, tax levies, program and staff cuts. School budget meetings began in March. During the April 23 school board meeting, officials unanimously approved an $8.7 million-dollar increase from last year’s budget, including a nearly 8 percent tax levy.

3 weeks ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

Chemung County residents are raising concerns about soil and groundwater contamination at a proposed housing development site. A citizen coalition is asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to take action. A group in the town of Big Flats, who call themselves “Big Flats Defenders,” want a thorough investigation and total remediation of a site that used to be home to the Agway Fertilizer Plant. Now, the town has plans to build a senior housing development on top of the site.