Bath Police, Gates Police, Charge Elmira Suspect 

Getting Closer To Broadband - In The Smaller Towns

Empire Access, Spectrum and New York State Electric And Gas are working with Steuben County on getting high speed internet for the smaller towns in Steuben County.  Steuben County Manager Jack Wheeler says NYSEG has been working on this recently, and that NYSEG has been working on installing fiber on Hornby and Howard, and that after that, they’ll be working on the Caton, Bradford and Savona areas.

 

Kanakadea Park Is Closed, Due To Storm Damage

From County Spokesperson Eddy VanStine:

The Steuben County Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced that Kanakadea Park, located by the Almond Dam, will be closed for the remainder of the week and this weekend due to flooding and significant debris resulting from recent weather conditions.

DPW Commissioner Eric Rose reported that safety concerns prompted the temporary closure, as high water levels and debris have created hazardous conditions throughout the park.

“We appreciate the public’s understanding and cooperation as we work to ensure the park is safe for all visitors,” said Commissioner Rose.

The DPW is actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as conditions improve.

 

Hammondsport Central's Diana Satterfield Wins Award

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Diana Satterfield of Hammondsport Central School has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr. Satterfield will complete a project at Prizren Municipality in Kosovo that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within communication and journalism.
Dr. Satterfield is one of over 400 U.S. citizens who share expertise with host institutions abroad through the Fulbright Specialist Program each year. Recipients of Fulbright Specialist awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership in their field, and their potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad.

 

Accident On I-86 Wednesday Afternoon

New York State Police out of Painted Post tell WVIN News that there was an accident yesterday, involving a tractor trailer and a car.   That was near Coopers Plains.  Troopers say the semi did flip over, though not on top of the car.  There were no serious injuries.

 

The State Budget Has Been Passed In Albany

It's good news for school boards, mayors and town supervisors - the state budget has been worked out.  Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul says, highlights from this year's budget include: rebate checks for some taxpayers, child tax credits and criminal justice reforms.  One of the major reforms, according to the governor, is to courtroom discovery laws.  

 

From Governor Kathy Hochul: 

• Require courts to consider the prosecutor’s efforts as a whole and whether any missing material prejudiced the defense, preventing cases from being thrown out over insignificant mistakes;
• Narrow the scope of the items that must be disclosed and cut out the need to seek certain materials that are irrelevant to the charges against the defendant, allowing prosecutors to better focus on gathering the evidence that really matters;
• Allow prosecutors to move the case forward after they have exercised good faith and due diligence to obtain discoverable material and disclosed everything they have actually obtained, even if there are items they are waiting on;
• Protect against manipulation of the speedy trial clock, requiring defense attorneys to bring challenges early in the case and confer with prosecutors to resolve issues and move cases forward quickly; and
• Streamline protections for sensitive witness information, both to protect witnesses and to facilitate a culture of witnesses feeling empowered to come forward.

From GOP State Senator Tom O'Mara:

 

O’Mara said, “New York State taxpayers today and long into the future already face trying to afford, live, and work under a bloated, wasteful, and unaffordable state government. New York is already one of the highest taxed, heavily mandated, overregulated, and least affordable states in the nation. This budget makes it worse. It increases spending and handouts by at least fifteen billion dollars but fails to address any meaningful tax relief, mandate relief, debt relief, or key priorities in health care, public safety, local roads and bridges, and so many other fundamentally important areas. It ignores the economic and fiscal warnings on the horizon and keeps on increasing government spending like there’s no tomorrow.