Alleged Road Rage Incident In Rathbone 

From The Sheriff's Dept: 

Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on July 30, 2023, deputies of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lisa M. Caslin, age 49, of County Route 21, Rathbone, New York, in response to a report of a road rage incident in the Town of Rathbone.  It is alleged that Ms. Caslin intentionally damaged the property of another and recklessly endangered that person. Ms. Caslin was charged with Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a Class D Felony and Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, a Class E Felony.  Ms. Caslin was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and released.

 

Longtime Steuben Co Republican Official Has Passed Away

Former Steuben County Republican Chairman Freeman Smith died recently in Rochester, at the age of 80.  Freeman Smith was a longtime employee of Corning Glass and a onetime campaign manager for Congressman Amory Houghton.   Smith’s family will host a Celebration of Life on August 17 from 5:00pm-7:30pm, at the Pleasant Valley Wine Company’s Visitors Center in Hammondsport.

 

State A.G. Goes After Seven Upstate Sticker Stores

Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul says, State Attorney General Tish James, shut down seven unlicensed marijuana sticker stores in Wayne County, and Cayuga and Oswego Counties too.  The seven stores were part of a chain and the governor says, the chain kept selling marijuana at these seven sticker stores after being told to stop.  The governor says, the fines against the owner of these stores, could be millions of dollars.

 

Tour Guide Walk In Cohocton This Friday August 4

The Steuben County Historical Society says there will be a tour guide walk through Cohocton this Friday.  Sites along the way will include three historic churches, the 19^th century business district, and houses from the Madison Presidency to the Eisenhower Presidency. The tour will start at 4pm at 15 South Main Street in Cohocton.