Today Is Black Balloon Day
It’s Monday March 6th, Black Balloon Day. In Steuben County, officials are recalling that 12 fatal overdose victims died here. Black helium balloons are being released in the air today across the county, in memory of those individuals.
Upcoming Village Election Day - Is March 21, 2023
Village Election Day in New York State is on March 21st this year. In Steuben County's Village of Hammondsport - They’re having elections that day and heres the candidates:
Joshua Rosenbloom, (R)
Stella Pulver (D)
Also, Mayor Jean D. Jensen is running as both a Democrat and a Republican and at this point, is unopposed
Elect one (1) Mayor position for a term of two (2) years:
Democratic Party: Jean D. Jensen, 75 Shethar Street
Republican Party: Jean D. Jensen, 75 Shethar Street
Other odds and ends: there are also village elections this year in Addison, Avoca, Savona, Hammondsport, Arkport, North Hornell, Cohocton, South Corning, Wayland, Riverside and Canisteo. They are not having village elections this year in Bath, Bath held their village elections last, in 2022.
Palmesano Visits Bath For Steuben Co Legislative B-fast
Corning Republican Assemblyman Phil Palmesano was in Bath yesterday for the county legislative breakfast. Palmesano spoke about the lack of funding from the state, for youth centers and said that the youth in Corning got a lot of attention with a social media page asking the state leaders to drop the sports ban during covid. Palmesano says, that campaign worked out well and the state pulled back on the regulations against student athletes playing during the height of the covid.
And there was a house fire over the weekend on Bennett Street in Hornell. The two residents inside the apartment escaped but their pets died in that fire and the couple lost all of their belongings.
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