Governor Cuomo's office announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved New York State's request for a major disaster declaration following the rains that battered the Southern Tier in August.
Just in case you missed it, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has put off the "Presidential Alert" test sent to American smartphones and wireless devices
This Thursday, if your cellphone buzzes loudly and a message comes on the screen reading "Presidential Alert", don't be alarmed. This is a Nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System.
Charlie McMullen from the Taste N' See Soup Kitchen program and Chenango United Way Board member, along with Katha Root, past soup kitchen Program Director and Director of the county WIC program joined us in the studio this morning to talk about both the United Way 2012 campaign and hunger issues in Chenango County...