radioNOVO News for Elmira/Corning 06-01-26

Good morning, A legal battle is brewing over downtown Elmira’s upcoming Pride Festival. Local activist Julian Raven filed a lawsuit claiming the festival's scheduled drag show violates city zoning laws in public parks. A formal court hearing is set for Tuesday morning. Elmira Mayor Dan Mandell called the lawsuit "ludicrous," noting the city has hosted the festival for four years without a single complaint.Meanwhile, state utility relief is on the way. Following the passage of a late two-hundred-and-sixty-eight-billion-dollar state budget, millions of New Yorkers will receive rebate checks of up to two hundred dollars this fall to help cover rising energy bills.And in Big Flats, manufacturer Ward Diesel teamed up with Congressman Nick Langworthy to push for four-hundred-and-five-million dollars in federal grants to support struggling volunteer fire departments.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.