First Arena News Today

The Hudson Valley Vipers, the region's newest minor-league hockey team, wins the 2024 APHL Championship, and is already announcing expansion plans for next year.

Catch up here on local and regional news items in a short recap we reported on for the week of May 13, 2024.

Families flocked to First Arena on Saturday for BookFest. Organized by the Family Reading Partnership of the Chemung Valley, the goal is to inspire young readers.

The Chemung County Industrial Development Agency voted on a resolution Wednesday, May 1st, to approve a new team and a new league before holding a press conference to make the announcement.

Vegas musician Nina Di Gregorio spent years learning Eddie Van Halen’s epic guitar solo on a customized violin.

Vegas musician Nina Di Gregorio spent years learning Eddie Van Halen’s epic guitar solo on a customized violin.

Elmira River Sharks hockey is a large revenue-generator at the First Arena, but its also costly, despite this the IDA is confident that the First Arena can use its versatility to generate more funds

Donations were collected from people attending the game, and from people just passing by.  There were different reasons for donating, but they all agree, its a cause they want to get behind.

Since learning of the news that Chemung County Sheriffs Investigator Michael Theetge was critically injured in the line of duty on March 29th, local businesses and organizations have wasted no time i

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