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Top Stories, November 5, 2024

Tuesday November 5th Has Finally Arrived

It’s here – the official election day 2024, Tuesday November 5.  The polls are now open until 9:00 tonight. 

 

In Bath there's a town clerk's race.  There's a town justice race in Campbell.  There is a town board race in Addison.  A Town Justice seat is up in Pulteney and there are some races in Thurston and four props in Thurston.  There are town board races in Wheeler and Urbana as well.  Ajlso, as you know, there is a lot of talk about the statewide proposition, Prop 1.  

 

Btw, just in case you're interested, here are the early voting numbers: between October 26 and November 3, there were 1,856 early voters who were Bath residents.  Campbell residents: 413 early voters.   Cohocton: 143 early voters.  Caton: 168 early voters.  Erwin residents: 1,422 early voters.  Wayne 125.  Thurston: 129. Avoca residents: 196 early voters. Addison: 169 early voters.  Prattsburgh residents: 101 early voters.   Cohocton: 143.    In the town of Wayne there were 125 who did early voting.  In Thurston: 129 early voters came out between October 26 and November 3. 

 

Voting Locations For Today

Avoca - Avoca United Methodist Church

8593 Jacobs Ladder Rd

Avoca, NY

 

Bath District 1 - Kanona Fire Dept, 5931 Railroad Ave, Kanona

Bath District 2 - Savona Municipal Building, 15 McCoy Street, Savona

Bath District 3 - Bath Bapist Church Fellowship Hall, 14 Howell Street, Bath

Bath District 4 - Centenary United Methodist Church, 3 West Washington Street, Bath


Bradford - Bradford Town Hall,  7625 County Route 20, Bradford

 

Campbell Districts 1&2 - Campbell Fire Dept, 8766 State Route 415, Campbell

 

Cohocton 1 - Assembly of God Church, 31 North Dansville Street, Cohocton

 

Erwin 1 - Local 313 Union Hall, Painted Post

Erwin 2 & 4 - Forest View Fire Dept, 125 Forest Drive, Painted Post

Erwin 3 - Coopers Plains Comm Church, 10 Race Street, Painted Post

 

Hornby 1 - Hornby Fire Dept, 4838 Horny Road, Beaver Dams 

 

Lindley - 637 County Route 115, Lindley 

 

Prattsburgh - 15 Allis St, Prattsburgh

 

Pulteney - Ross Memorial Library, Pulteney

 

Rathbone - Rathbone Town Hall, 8088 County Route 21, Addison

 

Thurston - Thurston Town Hall, 7578 County Route 333, Campbell

 

Tuscarora – 1 - Tuscarora Town Hall, 1094 Gill Rd, Addison

 

Urbana - 1 (NEW)   Hammondsport Fire Dept, 8521 State Route 54, Hammonsport

 

Wayne - Wayne Town Hall, 9772 Silsbee Rd, Wayne

 

Wheeler - 6429 Gardner Rd, Bath

 

Woodhull - Woodhull Town Hall - Gym, 1585 Academy St, Woodhull

 

Ram Mart Is Now Up And Running Here In Bath

The Bath School District announced yesterday that the school’s all new, Ram-Mart, is now open.  Ram-Mart is the school’s new food service, providing food to families in need.  The school says, families may submit up to two orders a week.  The Ram-Mart grocery list form, can be found by clicking here.

 

Another Bomb Threat Against The D.E.C.

On Monday, Wvin reported that State Troopers said that there was a bomb threat emailed to the D.E.C. Office in Bath.  And State Police in New Paltz New York are saying that a Department of Environmental Conservation office there, got a bomb threat as well.  In that case, as in Bath, no explosives were found in the D.E.C. building in New Paltz  The New York State Police say that investigations into both bomb threats, continue.

 

Info Released - About Standoff In The CIty Of Corning 

FROM CORNING POLICE DEPT:  On October 31st 2024 at approximately 9:34am, Officers of the Corning Police Department responded to the area of Jennings St. in the City of Corning, for a report of a menacing with a handgun in progress.  Upon arrival it was reported to officers that 53-year-old James M. Feenaughty of Corning NY, had menaced a Corning City resident with an expandable Baton and then a reported handgun before going back inside his residence.  Officers set up a perimeter around the residence and were able to make contact with Mr. Feenaughty via phone.  After a short standoff Mr. Feenaughty attempted to escape out of the rear of the residence, but was met by the officers on the perimeter who placed Mr. Feenaughty in custody without incident.  Mr. Feenaughty was charged with two (2) counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree which are class D felonies and two (2) counts of Menacing in the Second Degree which are class A misdemeanors.  Both weapons were recovered. Mr. Feenaughty was processed at the Corning Police Department and transported to Steuben County Jail for arraignment at Central Arraignment Part Court, where he was released with a return date that was not reported to CPD.  

 

Chemung County Sheriff: "Peanut" Is Not Our Case

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Department put out a statement saying they’ve gotten a lot of calls about the Peanut the Squirrel case.  The Sheriff’s office there says, that’s a D.E.C. issue and the sheriff’s department in Elmira, has no information about the Peanut The Squirrel and the raccoon, being put down.

 

A Fatal Accident In Schuyler County Over The Weekend 

The Corning Leader reports that it was 55 year old Donald Lincoln of Horseheads, whose vehicle went off the road and crashed, in Beaver Dams this past Saturday.  Officials say that Lincoln was pronounced dead at the scene.   

 

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