Bridge Work Starts Next Week In Jasper 

The Five Corners Road bridge in the Town of Jasper will be closed to all traffic for 10 weeks beginning around March 13, according to Steuben County Public Works Commissioner Eric Rose.

 

Electric Car Update

Electric cars, no getting away from them, they are going to be all over the state, within the next few years.  At this point, there are at least two places to charge electric cars in the area: at Simmons Rockwell in Bath and the Best Western in Hammondsport.  That’s just two of the locations where they charge electric cars these days. 

 

It's Not Just Upstate - It's a Downstate Problem Too

We hear a lot about bad prison conditions in our region - but it’s not just here that it’s a problem, and that's according to Republican Assemblyman Phil Palmesano.  Palmesano and other state lawmakers are protesting and holding a press conference outside of the Rikers Island New York City Prison today.  Palmesano says the reason for this is, 40 female Rikers guards have been sexually assaulted by prisoners that face only misdemeanor charges.  Palmesano, who has protested outside of Elmira Correctional as well, he says the state needs to repeal the HALT Act, so that inmates stop getting away with serious violence with only a slap on the wrist.

 

Senator Schumer Wins Award For His Public Service

Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer was given an award by the state association of counties, for his public service record.  Schumer is sometimes referred to as “senator pothole,” for getting funding to towns, cities and villages in New York State.   The senator also visits each part of the state twice, in the six year terms which he serves.