It’s Village Election Day, Tuesday March 18   

Voting hours today in the villages which have elections – Noon till 9pm.  There are races today in the villages of Hammondsport, Addison,  Cohocton and in Wayland. Hammondsport voters will cast their ballots at the Fred and Harriet Taylor Memorial Library.  In Cohocton, it’s at the Cohocton Development Corporation.  In Wayland,  at the village hall North Main Street in Wayland.  And in Addison, at the Addison Community Center,  

 

HAMMONDSPORT - The mayoral candidate is Jean Jensen, the candidates running for village trustee in Hammonsdsport are: Joshua Rosenbloom (D, R,) Rachel McCloud (D),  Stella Pulver (R).

 

WAYLAND - Phillip Berry (R) is running for mayor.

There are three village trustee seats up this year in Wayland.  The village trustee candidates are Aimee Campbell (R), James Sauerbier (R),  and Richard Saxton (D).  Wayland Town Justice candidate Michael Horton is running on both party lines, Democrat and Republican.

 

COHOCTON - Mayor Sandra Azzi seeks reelection.  The Cohocton village trustee candidates are Alan Lewis and Josh Schumaker. 

 

ADDISON - The mayoral race is between Eva Sue Cunningham (D) and Edward Soporowski (R).   In the village trustee race in Addison, it's a five way race for two seats.  The candidates are: Jaime Dyke (D), Gary Powers (D), Robert Miles (R), Tara Watson (R), Bocephus Graham (Ind).  

 

STATEMENT FROM HAMMONDSPORT SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT KEVIN BENNETT:

"As Board of Education President, I have some exciting news to share with you, we have selected a highly qualified individual to be the next Superintendent for Hammondsport and have agreed upon a tentative contract. The full board will be voting to approve that contract Wednesday night at our regular board meeting. The next Superintendent of the Hammondsport Central School District will be Dr. Brian Corey. I’ll take this opportunity to be the first to say welcome to Hammondsport and that we wish you a long tenure as Superintendent! Some of you may have met Brian as he comes to us from BOCES where he is currently the Director of the Central Business Office. Prior to BOCES in his 27 years of education experience he started out as a music teacher in Berne-Knox-Westerlo CSD, became an administrator there, transitioned to Jefferson CSD as Superintendent, transitioned to Superintendent at Red Creek CSD and left Red Creek for BOCES. Brian holds a Doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership from Walden University and a master’s and bachelor’s degree from The College of Saint Rose. Brian and his family live in Painted Post. Brian is planning on being at Wednesday’s board meeting and the board is working, along with Kyle, on sessions to introduce him to staff, students and the Hammondsport community. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the stakeholders in the selection process for their thoughtful inputs throughout this process. As the board sought feedback, we were reminded of what makes Hammondsport a special place in that the tendered questions and concerns had significant overlap between administrators, teachers, staff and community members. The board used those inputs to filter through two rounds of interviews down selecting from a highly qualified pool of candidates. We were thrilled by the overall quality of the applicant pool, several of the applicants for the position had selectively chosen to apply because they wanted to come to Hammondsport and were not actively seeking Superintendent roles elsewhere. The board would like to thank all the candidates for their time and applications and also thank the BOCES District Superintendent, Stacy Saglibene, for her help and guidance throughout this search process."

 

Two Bridge Closings At The End Of This Month

Steuben County Public Works Commissioner Eric Rose says, bridge closings are coming up at the end of the month in Prattsburgh and Rathbone. Tthe bridge on Bean Station Road in Prattsburgh and the bridge over Tuscarora Creek in Rathbone will be closed March 31 and there will be detours for both bridge closings.

 

Chemung County Sues The Governor And Corrections Dept

In Chemung County, county Executive Chris Moss and Sheriff Bill Schrom, have filed a lawsuit against Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Department of Corrections.  The lawsuit alleges that the state is interfering with local hiring practices for prohibiting the hiring of fired corrections officers.

 

Alfred State College's Steuben Co Horseback Winners

Alfred State College officials say two local students have done well at a recent horseback riding event: Ashley Wolfe from Painted Post came in 5^th place  and Laura Mills from Greenwood, competed in the semi-finals at the Open Horseman competition at the Equestrian Semi Finals in Glouster County, New Jersey.

 

Senator Schumer's New Book Is Out Today

Democrat US Senator Chuck Schumer has a book coming out today, it’s called Antisemitism in America: A Warning.  From Amazon.com: "ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA: A WARNING is a timely work of nonfiction that illuminates his generation’s Jewish experience. From Brooklyn in the 1960s to Harvard in the 1970s to the inside of a secure bunker on January 6, 2021, Schumer takes readers on a personal journey of how Jewish Americans like him have come to understand their history, their place in America—and why they worry about the future of Jewish life in America."

 

Tenney: Why All The Medicaid Spending Happens In NYS

Republican Congresswoman Claudia Tenney says, New York State spends the highest amount, per capita, on Medicaid.  Tenney says that’s because Medicaid is overused by too many people instead of being a safety net for pregnant woman, the disabled and low income senior citizens.