So Who Will The GOP Congressional Candidate Be For Bath?

Congressman Chris Jacobs (R, Buffalo) announced Friday afternoon  that he is not going to run again, that's because of the unpopularity of Jacobs' support of body armor bans and new rules about not owning semi-automatic rifles until age 21. 

So who will run in Jacobs place?  Buffalo Billionaire Carl Paladino announcedFriday that he is running, Fredonia Republican Marc Cennedella is also running, no word about Cathy Young circulating petitions yet.  Also, the State GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy is circulating petitions to run. 

 

Bath Man Dies From Injuries In An Accident In Erwin

Michael Hennessy, 20, Bath, was killed in a car accident on I-86 in Erwin on Wednesday.  Troopers say that while approaching the Interstate 99 access ramp, he lost control of the vehicle, which spun and struck a guiderail.  He was transported by ambulance to Guthrie-Corning Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.  The investigation is continuing at this time.  The New York State Police were assisted on scene by the Painted Post Village Police and Fire Departments, Forrest View Gang Mills Fire Department, AMR Ambulance, and Fleet Pride Towing.

 

The Steuben County Dairy Festival is going on today Bath, it started at 8am Saturday and goes until the evening.  There will be a tractor rally, a K9 Demonstration, a bike giveaway, a parade, food vendors and all kinds of fun events. 

 

54-A Closed From Monday Through Wednesday

Beginning Monday, June 6, State Route 54A will be closed 0.5 miles north of Gallagher Road to accommodate a culvert replacement project. The closure is anticipated to last until Wednesday, June 8. After that time, a single-lane flagging operation will be utilized to direct traffic until work is completed, which is anticipated by Friday, June 10.

During the closure, motorists are advised to use Detour A (County Road 76 to County Road 74). Variable messaging boards located along State Route 54A will also be utilized to indicate the closure to motorists. Local traffic and emergency vehicles will be able to access homes on either side of the culvert replacement projects.

 

What The Recent Cenus Does To The County Legislature

Some changes are in store for Steuben County residents, pending a public hearing, adoption by the county Legislature in June and a public referendum in November. Under recent New York State redistricting laws and driven by shifts in population centers during the past 10 years, County legislators recently gave their initial endorsement to the first notable change in nearly 40 years to Steuben’s legislative districts. The changes address: a declining population in the City of Hornell and notable rise of residents in the Town of Erwin.   Here are what the local changes will be: District 3 (Town of Bath) adds the Town of Bradford, with representation remaining at the current level with two legislators.  District 5 (Town of Urbana, Prattsburgh, Pulteney) adds the Town of Wayne, with representation remaining at the current level with one legislator.  District 7 (Town of Erwin) adds the Town of Campbell, and adds one legislator, bringing the total number of legislators representing the district up to two legislators. If approved by the voters in November, the change will be the most significant one since 1984, when voters approved the move from a 34-member Board of Supervisors to the current 17-member county Legislature.

 

Big Arrest In Elmira

The Troop E Violent Gangs and Narcotics Enforcement Team along with the Elmira Police Deparmtent Drug Enforcement Unit, State Police Uniform members, K9, and Special Operations Response Team executed a search warrant on a home at 17 Evergreen Drive in the town of Corning as part of an investigation into illegal narcotics.  Police recovered the following items at his home and during the arrest: a 9mm “ghost” handgun, a 45 caliber  handgun, numerous boxes and loose ammunition in various calibers, a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun, a Mossberg 22 caliber rifle, numerous firearm parts and ammunitions, numerous various caliber magazines, metal knuckles and appproximately 1.5 ounces of methamphetamine, a loaded 9mm “ghost gun” with magazine, approximately 3 ounces of methamphetamine, morphine pills, narcotics packaging materials, $470.00 in cash

The suspect, Kendrick S. Buchanan, 27, of  Corning, was located in the city of Corning and placed under arrest without incident.