A Go Fund Me Page For Ami Correl Scholarship

On Tuesday in our afternoon news, we reported that Hammondsport Central School teacher and coach, Amy Corel, had passed away.  There is a Go-Fund Me page for the scholarship recently created in Amy’s name.  The scholarships will go to Hammondsport and Campbell-Savona students.    

Fundraiser by Rachael McLoud : Ami Miller Corell Legacy Scholarship

 

Bath Mayor Sweet: Its Not The Bath Village Residents Who Keep Getting Arrested Repeatedly 

According to Bath Village Mayor Michael Sweet, its unfair how many parolees are being placed in Bath, compared with other municipalities.  "We've had over a hundred arrests, from over 1,000 complaints, at about 15 properties (in Bath)," Sweet said this week on Community Focus.  The mayor also says he’s got a plan to change that, starting January 1. 

Plan A: to sign a contract with the county to be able to share information with the county on repeat offenders and to allow Bath Police to do inspections with the county, of places that take in parolees.  Plan B is to enforce the nuisance laws and close down any place that takes the repeat offenders in. 

 

Update On The I-86 Accident From Tuesday Morning 

There were no injuries reported as a result of the accident involving two tractor trailers yesterday morning on 86 between Campbell and savona.  That's according to the Campbell fire department. 

 

Bath VA's Urgent Care To Close Thanksgiving Day

The Bath VA says that their urgent care office will be closed Thanksgiving day but will reopen the following day, Friday November 28.  

 

Palmesano Goes To Washington For Energy Choice Rally

Late on Tuesday afternoon in Washington D.C. outside of the U.S. Capitol, Congressman Nick Langworthy was joined by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Congressman Mike Lawler, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and about two dozen other Republicans.  They spoke out in favor of Langworthy’s Energy Choice Act, which will if passed, undo the upcoming ban on natural gas in New York State.  Langworthy says he has 123 supporters in the House, who will vote for the Energy Choice Act.  Palmesano is the ranking member of the Assembly GOP on the Energy Committee.  He spoke about the importance of Congress, passing Langworthy's bill, stressing that the Albany policies, contradict all the talk about "affordability".  

 

A Big Sports Anniversary Event In Elmira On Friday

At Dunn Field in Elmira on this Friday morning at 11:30, Mayor Daniel  Mandell and local sports historian Greg Tranter, will be unveiling a new marker, along side of the Dunn Field Plaque.  It was a hundred years ago that Dunn Field was called Maple Avenue Driving Park and was then a place where horse racing, bicycle racing, baseball games and football games were all held.   They say this was the location for the first night time football game, a century ago. The public is invited to the unveiling of this new marker.

 

Major $$$ Donations To Local Food Pantries 

The United Way of the Southern Tier and the Community Foundation of Elmira and Corning and the Finger Lakes, have donated $30,000 to three food pantries: Catholic Charities in Bath, Catholic Charities in Hornell and the Samaritan Center in Elmira.  Both the United Way and the Samaritan Center are thanking those who made monetary contributions so they could make these donations, worth thousands of dollars.

 

Three Alfred State Police Academy Grads Are Going To Work For The Steuben County Sheriff's Department

Alfred State College reports that they recently held a graduation ceremony for students taking police academy courses.  Three of the graduates are going to work for the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department: that’s Ryan Phelps, Garrett Reppert and Noah Warriner.   

 

Salvation Army Bell Ringing Event In Corning Today

The Corning Salvation Army is doing their first bell ringing red kettle event today, that will be from noon till 2:00 at the Centerway Square in Corning.