Early Voting In Steuben County

Early voting started on Saturday.  In Bath, you can do early voting at the county Annex Building, 20 Morris Street.  And Steuben County election commissioner Vicky Olin says, early voting is for both the August 23^rd special election and the August 23rd primary.

 

CDC Changes Haven't Gone Into Effect In NYS Yet

The CDC has made some changes to the Covid rules, but the question is, will the CDC’s changes go into effect in New York State?  Steuben County Public Health Director Darlene Smith says not yet.  

 

Haverling Is Named A School Of Excellence

Bath Central School officials say, that Haverling has been named as a School of Excellence for the state’s Scholar Athlete program. To get named as a school of excellence, a school has to have 75% of their varsity athletic teams earn scholar athlete status. This past year, Haverling had 21 out of 22 students qualify.

 

Times Union: Zeldin's Photocopying Happened at GOP HQ

The Albany Times Union reports that Jessica Proud, secretary of the New York State Republican Party, says, the 10,000 signatures that were photocopied to get Congressman Lee Zeldin on the ballot for the governor’s race, were photocopied at the New York State Republican Party Headquarters in Albany.  The Times Union, which has been hitting Lee Zeldin hard on this story lately, the Times Union says Jessica Proud did not say who, made the photocopies.  State Senator Myrie of New York City, a Democrat on the state senate elections committee, wants the Albany County district attorney to prosecute Zeldin on this.  If Zeldin is convicted, he would not be eligible to run for governor any longer.  Statement from Steuben County GOP Chair Joe Sempolinski: “I think that what the Democrats should really be worried about is the skyrocketing crime rate in New York State which was caused by their failing policies.  I think the voters will make clear, in November, which issues are most important in their daily lives.”

 

Palmesano: Keep Farming Overtime At 60 Hours Or More

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano is joining his Republican colleagues, members of the Farm Bureau, farm workers and farmers in calling on Gov. Hochul to keep the farm overtime threshold at 60 hours. Members of the Farm Laborers Wage Board are expected to change the rules so that anything over 40 hours a week for farmers is considered overtime.    Palmesano is urging residents to call the governor’s office or the Labor Commissioner Reardon’s office to ask them to preserve the family farm in New York State and not reduce the overtime threshold.