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🎠Carousel Challenges Across Broome
At this time of the year, families are usually trying to get in their last rides before the six antique carousels of Broome County close for the season.
But this year, only two at Highland Park and George W. Johnson Park still stand after the CFJ, West Endicott, Rec. Park, and Ross Park carousels are all closed for renovations and repairs (NC34).
While most have a working plan for repairs or, in Ross Park's case, relocation, the CFJ Park Carousel in Johnson City has remained closed since March due to mechanical failures, and remains so in part due to a lack of funding from the village. Johnson City officials estimate repair costs anywhere up to $500,000, but there are hopes for grant funding to get the carousel up and running by late this year (Press & Sun).
🦠Measles Scare in the Southern Tier
Health departments are on the watch for the potentially deadly spread of measles, which has been found in Otsego, Madison, Tioga and Chenango Counties so far. No cases have yet been identified in Broome County (NC34).
Measles was considered eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, but has begun to spread in recent years in the face of declining vaccination rates.
