April 16, 2025

Today Is The Day For The NYSEG Event In Campbell

Steuben County Chair Kelly Fitzpatrick announces a Community Connection event for NYSEG customers in the Steuben County area , today, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Campbell Fire Department (8766 State Route 415, Campbell, NY). This event is not a town hall and will not include a formal presentation. Instead, it is a chance for NYSEG customers to meet face-to-face with customer service representatives to discuss billing concerns, voice their opinions, and receive direct feedback.

Big News For Grape Farmers And Wineries In The Area

There has been for several years, attempts by state lawmakers to change the state laws about selling wine in grocery stores. the latest is, Republican State Senator George Borrello, a Jamestown area restaurant owner, has a new bill out to make it so, grocery stores can only sell wine that’s from New York State. “New York is home to one of the most diverse and innovative wine industries in the country. From the Lake Erie shoreline to the Finger Lakes and down to Long Island, our winemakers are producing award-winning wines that deserve a prominent place on grocery store shelves,” said Senator Borrello. “But if we allow out-of-state wines to flood our stores, it will be the big national brands—backed by powerful distributors—who dominate shelf space. Small New York producers are likely to be squeezed out entirely or reduced to a token presence on store shelves." Under current law, wine is sold primarily through standalone liquor stores. While proposals to allow wine sales in grocery stores have surfaced for years, they’ve been repeatedly defeated due to opposition from the liquor store lobby, which argues the change would harm independent retailers.

DMV Reminder: The May 7 Deadline Is For Airports, TSA

Melanie Mikatra, from the Department of Motor Vehicles Office, is reminding people, the May 7 deadline for new drivers licenses, is only for those who will be boarding planes at the airlines. It's not for drivers on the road. Mikatra was on the Community Focus segment with Dave Taylor Smith recently, talking about this issue. Click here to listen.

Forrmer Mayor In Tioga County, Is Going To Jail

State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli says the former mayor of the Tioga County Village of Candor, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, after being convicted of stealing $23,000 from village funds. “Eric Halstead was elected to serve his community but chose instead to steal from it,” DiNapoli said. “He now faces the consequences of his crime. Public corruption does lasting damage to people’s confidence in the institutions that exist to serve them. My thanks to Tioga County District Attorney Kirk Martin and State Police Superintendent Steven James for partnering with my office to ensure that justice was served in this case.”

The County Is Hiring, And So Is Hammondsport Village Hall

It’s National 9-1-1 dispatchers week. And did you know that Steuben County is hiring 9-1-1 dispatchers? Job applications are up online at the county’s website. They’re also hiring, at the Hammondsport Village Hall. Village officials are looking to hire a maintenance worker, and they’re taking applications until April 28^th. Interested? Call 607-569-3700.

Steuben County is NOW HIRING

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