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Top Stories, December 22, 2022

Corning PD Arrest Addison Suspect On A Weapons Charge 

From Corning Police: On Tuesday 12/20/22 in the City. Uniformed officers conducted a vehicle stop of an unregistered motor vehicle at approximately 8:15 am on Denison Parkway. During the vehicle stop and investigation of the occupants, the driver, Jesse A. Brutcher, 42 of Addison, NY, was found to be in possession of an unregistered loaded 9mm pistol. The handgun was located in Mr Brutcher’s waistband. Mr. Brutcher was arrested without incident and charged with 1 count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd degree, a C felony.  Mr. Brutcher was briefly held at the Steuben County Jail and was arraigned and released after appearing in Steuben County’s Centralized Arraignment Part (CAP) Court.

 

Bath NY Police Statistics From November 2022

Bath Police Chief Colin Taft says in the month of November there were: 16 arrests for harassment, five fights, 23 charges for domestic disputes and two assault arrests.

 

Watch Out For Triple-Demic - Says Public Health Official

The Triple-demic, is out there.  Steuben County Public Health Education Coordinator Laurie Lee Wagner says the Tripledemic is the flu, the Covid and RSV combined.  And there are some cases of it in Steuben County this winter.

 

Troopers Union Slams Gov Over Pay Raises For Lawmakers 

The head of the New York State PBA, put out a statement, criticizing state lawmakers for giving themselves a $32,000 a year pay raise, while the governor won’t let the PBA get the option to retire after 20 years.  The New York State PBA represents state troopers, Park Police, Environmental Conservation officers and the State University of New York officers. 

 

Assemblywoman Byrnes: New Office In Wayland In 2023

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) is announcing a new satellite office opening in January 2023 at the Wayland Town Hall, located at 110 North Main Street in Wayland, to further serve the constituents of the 133rd Assembly District in the new year.

 

“My staff and I take great pride in being there for the people and in public service. The constituents are our neighbors, our extended family, people we’ve known for generations – we want to help, and we want the public to know we are here to help,” said Byrnes. “Extending our office into Wayland is another way we can better serve the community and be there. I look forward to meeting with constituents from our new satellite office – please stop by.”

 

Byrnes will personally hold open office hours monthly, on the fourth Thursday from noon to 2 p.m., when the public can stop by without an appointment to meet directly with her. The office also will be open to the public every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. without appointments, staffed by her community liaison, Mike Palmesano. For further information or to contact the office, please call (585) 728-9952.

 

 

The Slated Minimum Wage Increase For January 2023 

Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Department of Labor say that minimum wage is scheduled to go up from $13.20 an hour to $14.20 an hour  starting in January. This is a result of the minimum wage increase that was passed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2019.  The goal is to get minimum wage up to $15.00 an hour, but it might even go higher as Albany Democrats have talked about an even higher minimum wage increase getting passed in the new year.

 

Gillibrand: Keeping New Yorkers Warm In The Cold

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says this winter heating costs are expected to go up a lot, and the senator has gotten an additional $5 billion dollars in the LIHEAP funding.  The senator says, every person deserves access to a comfortable and safe home.

 

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