The Bath Village GOP Meets This Evening At 6:00pm 

At the village hall in Bath, the Republicans will hold their caucus.  Republican Mayor Michael Sweet has announced to run again for a two-year term.  Also, three candidates have announced their plans to run for village trustee in Bath: that's incumbent Melanie Coots and political newcomers Dillon Towner and Jim Spencer.  So there are three candidates running for two trustee seats.   

 

Threatening Message Found At Addison Central School

FROM THE ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:

Families– This message is to make you aware of an issue at the Middle/High School last night.

At approximately 6:45 pm last night, the district was notified by our cleaning staff that a threatening message was discovered in the high school portion of the building. The Steuben County Sheriff's Department was contacted and they sent personnel including deputies, dog handlers and an investigator to the Middle/High School. The Sheriff's Department examined the message and swept the building, but nothing further of concern was found and we were cleared to proceed with school today. The administrative team reviewed video to identify all possible persons who may have created or seen the message and began investigating the matter in collaboration with law enforcement first thing this morning. Further, Sheriff’s Deputies were on site for morning arrival today as a precautionary measure.

While nothing of further concern was found last night and the threatening statement is not believed to be credible, out of an abundance of caution, staff at the Middle/High School were asked to be extra diligent in their observation of students and surroundings, as well as to immediately report anything suspicious or out of the ordinary.

The safety of our students and staff is of the utmost importance. If you become aware of any information regarding this matter, please report it to your child's building administrator as soon as possible. Thank you.

Finally, thank you to our amazing facilities team members for their diligence in noticing and immediately reporting the threatening statement, as well as to the Steuben County Sheriff's Department for their collaboration and support with this matter.

Jim

Mr. James Peiffer

Superintendent of Schools

Addison CSD

UPDATE - 3:14PM - 

3:14pm, 1/22/26

ACS Families and Community -

The safety of students and staff is of the utmost importance. As Superintendent, I directly collaborated with the Sheriff's Department on site last night to determine that the building was, in fact, safe for school today. I did not leave campus until this was clearly established and we would not have held school today if we were not confident that this was the case.

Following the events of last night, our administrative team, along with our Deans, SRO, the Sheriff's Department and I continued to work throughout the day to identify the source of the threatening message that was discovered by our facilities team, meeting with dozens of students to gather as much information as possible. While we have not yet identified the person responsible, we believe we have been able to narrow the timeframe in which the message was created and will continue to work diligently, along with our law enforcement partners, to identify the responsible individual and address these actions accordingly. Additionally, we are reviewing several internal monitoring procedures, as well as our communication protocols when concerning circumstances arise.

Again, should you learn of anything that may be helpful to us regarding this matter, please contact your child's building principal as soon as possible.

We know that situations such as this are a cause of stress for our students, families, staff and community. Please be assured that every decision made as we work through such challenging scenarios is considered carefully and carried out with the best of intentions regarding the safety of students and staff.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support of our schools, staff, and ultimately your children.

Sincerely,

Jim Peiffer, Superintendent of Schools

 

Truck Slides On Black Ice This Morning In Erwin

A truck was hanging off a bridge this morning in the Town of Erwin.  FROM NYSP:  At approximately 9:10 a.m., a dump truck with a driver and passenger were traveling eastbound on I-86 when it took the exit ramp to State Route 417 and failed to yield at the turn. The truck struck the concrete barrier and was partially hanging off of the bridge. Both the driver and passenger were taken to Corning Guthrie hospital as precautionary by AMR Ambulance.

 

No, Those Are Not Immigration Customs Enforcement Agents Here In Steuben County

There have been calls from people, saying they saw ICE agents in Steuben County recently.  Hornell Police Chief Ted Murray says, what that was, was the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department’s Critical Incident Response Team, who have similar looking uniforms to what ICE agents wear.  The Sheriff’s Department Critical Incident Response Team was doing training exercises around the county recently.     

 

Bath Electric Gas And Water Is Hiring 

The Bath YMCA's Early Learning Center Open House

The Bath YMCA’s Early Learning Center is having a grand opening and open house.  This will be on March 13, from 5pm to 630pm at 36 East Morris Street in Bath. 

 

Yesterday's Small Business Roundtable Meeting in Hornell

Steuben County Spokesman Eddie VanStine says, the Steuben County Agriculture And Planning Committee met yesterday in Hornell, talking about small business challenges, like minimum wage hikes and rising energy costs.  That roundtable discussion was at Hornell's Main Place.

 

One Year Of Freedom, Back In America And Glad Of It

Yesterday Ryan Corbett celebrated a year back in the United States.  Corbett was in Taliban captivity for two years.  Now he’s back home in Dansville, advocating for Taliban hostage Dennis Coyle's release.

 

Gilliibrand Comes Up With $93 Million For Waterways

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has secured $93 million for the Chesapeake Bay Program, benefiting local waterways, like the Canisteo River, which flows into two rivers and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay.   Also officials in Alfred say, the village of Alfred is a part of the Chesapeake Bay too.   

 

Langworthy: New Science Lab Equipment For Elmira College
Congressman Nick Langworthy has gotten just under half a million dollars to Elmira College.   The money will go towards replacing an old nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, used in labs, for chemistry, biology and other classes.