The Chronicle-Express

07/16/2025

07/16/2025

TONIGHT!

PENN YAN - The Penn Yan Community Chorus joins Yates Summer Concert Series for a "Midsummer Treat" -- a free concert offered at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16.

07/15/2025

SUMMER BAND! Grab your instrument and get to the PYA Bandroom for tonight's rehearsal.

PENN YAN -- Calling all instrumentalists, the Penn Yan Area Summer Band started its 34th year with the first rehearsal on Tuesday, July 8 from 7 – 8:15 p.m. in the Penn Yan Academy Band Room.

07/15/2025

David M. "Turtle Dave" Casterline, 79, of Rural Ridge, Pa., passed away July 5, 2025.

View DAVID CASTERLINE's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

07/14/2025

AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY
for Tuesday, July 15

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is issuing an Air Quality Health Advisory for fine particulate matter on Tuesday, July 15 for the Adirondacks and Central New York regions due to the impact of smoke from wildfires in Canada.

The pollutant of concern is: Fine Particulate Matter

The advisory is in effect 12 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.

The Air Quality Health Advisory regions consist of: Adirondacks, which includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, northern Herkimer, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Warren counties; and Central New York, which includes Allegany, Broome, southern Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, southern Herkimer, Livingston, Madison, Onondaga, Oneida, Ontario, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, and Yates Counties.

DEC and DOH issue Air Quality Health Advisories when DEC meteorologists predict levels of pollution, either ozone or fine particulate matter (PM2.5), are expected to exceed an Air Quality Index (AQI) value of 100. The AQI was created as an easy way to correlate levels of different pollutants to one scale, with a higher AQI value indicating a greater health concern.

Fine particulate matter (PM) consists of tiny solid particles or liquid droplets in the air that are 2.5 microns or less in diameter. PM 2.5 can be made of many different types of particles and often come from processes that involve combustion (e.g., vehicle exhaust, power plants, and fires) and from chemical reactions in the atmosphere.

Exposure can cause short-term health effects, such as irritation to the eyes, nose, and throat, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and shortness of breath. Exposure to elevated levels of fine particulate matter can also worsen medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease. People with heart or breathing problems, and children and the elderly may be particularly sensitive to PM 2.5.

When outdoor levels are elevated, going indoors may reduce exposure. If there are significant indoor sources of PM 2.5 (to***co, candle or incense smoke, or fumes from cooking) levels inside may not be lower than outside. Some ways to reduce exposure are to minimize outdoor and indoor sources and avoid strenuous activities in areas where fine particle concentrations are high. Additional information on ozone and PM 2.5 is available on DEC's website and on DOH's website.

Additional information on PM 2.5 is available on DEC's website and on DOH's website (PM 2.5). A new DEC fact sheet about the Air Quality Index is also available on DEC’s website or by PDF download.

To stay up-to-date with announcements from DEC, sign up to receive Air Quality Alerts through DEC Delivers: DEC's Premier Email Service. A toll-free Air Quality Hotline (1-800-535-1345) was also established by DEC to keep New Yorkers informed of the latest air quality situation.

07/09/2025

Billy Dunning, 66, of Dresden, peacefully passed away June 25, 2025.

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07/09/2025

Tony Gray, 64, of Penn Yan, passed away June 21, 2025.

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07/09/2025

Marylou Hainsworth, 85, of Penn Yan passed away July 1, 2025.

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07/09/2025

Ruth M. Hedge, 83, of Penn Yan, passed away June 24, 2025.

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07/09/2025

Kathryn A. Abdul, 77, formerly of Penn Yan, died June 12, 2025 at Baisch Nursing Facility in De Soto, Mo.

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07/09/2025

Howard Hansen, 87, of Penn Yan passed away on June 10, 2025, at Geneva General Hospital.

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