Outages This Morning And This Past Saturday

BEGWS announced this morning that there were going to be outages in the 10am hour this morning.  These outages were expected to last 15 minutes, while crews work on the Lake Salubria and Lakeview Terrace areas.

There were also power outages across both Bath and Watkins Glen at different times on Saturday.  The power was restored in Bath by just after 3pm Saturday.  The power was back in on Watkins Glen by Saturday night.

 

Campbell-Savona And Bradford, To Do A Study

The Campbell-Savona and Bradford Schools are moving  forward with a feasibility study about a potential merger.  In a joint statement issued by the school districts that came out late last week, school officials say that does not mean that a merger is a definite thing.  It’s just step one, to find out if it would be workable or not.

An Annual Italian Americana Scholarship Annoucement

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) is reminding constituents that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. The conference will be providing four $3,000 scholarships.  

Scholarships are available to residents of the 132^nd Assembly District who are current college students or high school seniors entering college. Students can access and complete the application by visiting: https://www.nyiacsl.org/apply-for-scholarship-form.

The application deadline is March 16.  

“This is an excellent scholarship opportunity for high school seniors and college students in the 132^nd Assembly District who have worked hard, distinguished themselves from their peers and intend to pursue higher education,” said Palmesano. “With college costs continually rising, this is a chance to lessen the financial burden that is a concern for so many young people and their families. I encourage eligible students in my district to apply.”  

Applicants should have a grade point average of 85 or higher, be active in community service and extracurricular activities and demonstrate financial need. In addition to these qualifications, students applying for an athletic scholarship must also be involved in an organized sport(s).

Applicants need not be of Italian-American heritage to apply. 

Scholarship recipients will be announced in April, and the winners will be honored at a ceremony in Albany. 

The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is a bipartisan organization of state Assembly and Senate members who actively promote and celebrate the state’s Italian-American community. 

 

Today Marks The 150th Anniversary Of A Local Library

Today, the Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial library in Hammondsport is noting that they’ve been open for 150 years. That Library was originally located where the Park Pharmacy is and the library was founded in 1876 by Melinda Wheeler Bennett. 

 

McNelis To Retire From The Sheriff's Department

Undersheriff John McNelis is going to be retiring and entering the private sector.   McNelis has worked numerous jobs in law enforcement: at the sheriff’s office, as a state trooper and as a Canisteo-Greenwood School Resource Officer.  The new undersheriff, Lt. Brian Logsdon, will take over for Brian McNelis in March.  Logsdon has been an evidence technician, SWAT member, Field Training Officer, Records Management Administrator, Staffing Officer, as well as any other task presented to him.   He has also successfully completed the F.B.I.-N.A.A. Trilogy Leadership Training and was the project manager for the new county wide law enforcement records management system.