Missing Bath Senior Citizen's Body Has Been Found

On May 31, 2023, the New York State Police located a missing person Joseph J. McGrath, age 80, deceased in a wooded area in the village of Bath; there were no signs of foul play. McGrath was reported missing on May 8, 2023, but was last seen on May 2, 2023.  After an extensive investigation, law enforcement received a report of a partially decomposed body in a wooded area near the Mountain View apartment building. The State Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. 

 

Apartment Fire In Hammondsport Yesterday

Steuben County Public Safety Director Tim Marshall says there was an apartment fire at 1 Lake Street in Hammondsport, the Garrett Landing Condiminiums, yesterday evening.  That was called in around 5:30pm.   Three apartment units were affected by smoke and water.  No injuries were reported.  The Hammondsport Fire Dept handled the fire, with mutal aid provided by the Bath Vol Fire Dept, the Bath VA Fire Dept, and the investigation is being done by the Steuben County Investigation Unit.  

 

A New Veterans Services Program Is Starting Up 

The Steuben County Veterans Services Agency, will soon, be doing, peer to peer work, between veterans.  "Recently, New York State came out and gave each county a grant worth $100,000, to run Veterans Peer Support Programs," Veterans Services Agency Director Gary Smith tells WVIN News.  "The way it works is, we like to work with small groups, and we're contracting through a Veterans One Stop Center of Western New York to run the program.  Through these groups, veterans build relationships where they can feel comfortable, and they realize they have a community to trust and help them get help if they need it, and reintegrate back into society and into regular civilian life if they're coming out of the military as well," Smith said.