Bath Man Facing A Criminally Negligent Homicide Charge

Bath Village Police report that they were dispatched to the Bath Super 8 Motel, and found a 48 year old woman dead inside one of the rooms there.  After an investigation by Bath Police, officers found the death to be suspicious.  That was on Thursday, January 18.  The next day, January 19, Bath Village Police charged Richard Seager, 49, of Bundy Avenue, Bath, with Criminally Negligent Homicide.  Seager is in Steuben County Jail, being held without bail.

 

Steuben County Legislature Voted Today For The Steuben County Comprehensive Plan

The Steuben County Legislative held a meeting this morning and unanimously voted to approve the county’s comprehensive plan.  

 

Addison GOP To Hold Caucus, A Week From Tonight

The Addison Republican Caucus is coming up next Monday January 29 at 7pm. That’s at the Addison Community Center, 13 Community Drive in Addison.

 

Welfare Fraud Charges In Bath

From The Sheriff's Office:  Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on January 19, 2024, Investigators of the Steuben County Sheriff’s office arrested Scott G. Rivers, age 56, and Patricia E. Rivers, age 56, both of Geneva Street, Bath, New York.  It is alleged that from 12/01/2021 to 09/30/2023, Mr. and Ms. Rivers offered a false instrument for filing and falsified business records to the Steuben County Department of Social Services and received benefits from the Steuben County Department of Social Services in the amount of $4,372.00 that they were not eligible to receive.  Mr. and Ms. Rivers are both charged with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E Felony, Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, a class E Felony, Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D Felony and Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D Felony. Mr. and Ms. Rivers were arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court. Ms Rivers was released and Mr. Rivers was held.  The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Steuben County Department of Social Services Fraud and Legal Affairs Unit, and the District Attorney’s Office.

 

Governor Kathy Hochul's Poll Numbers Are Going Up 

A new poll out shows that Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul’s popularity went up six points. According to Siena, the governor has a 45 percent favorability rating.

Click here to read full poll results from Siena.
 

Some Far-Left Energy Changes, That Won't Happen

For months now, we have heard and read about how the state’s Climate Action Council wanted to ban wood stoves, fireplaces and all natural gas in all cases and in all places. However, according to Senator George Borrello, the Climate Action Council did not get its way on everything. “Senate Republicans pushed back a lot,” Republican State Senator George Borrello said today on a Hornell radio station. “That was during the hearing on the Climate Action Council’s scoping plan. We also pushed back in last years budget process, that’s how we were able to secure an exemption on the natural gas ban for agricultural buildings and for food services. I’m still opposed to the ban on natural gas, but we did make some progress there. We also talked about the Climate Action Council wanting to take away natural gas stoves and other natural gas appliances, and that certainly helped. We saw the governor and others backpedal on that,” Borrello said.