Natalie Abruzzo

The newly formed caucus will promote affordable, high-quality food and preventative care measures to address chronic diseases and obesity. It will also support underserved and rural communities.

New York has banned the sale of certain new apparel containing PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”. The law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

The town board in Steuben County will vote Thursday evening on whether to regulate the installation and use of all solar energy systems and equipment.

A Yates County Supreme Court judge sided with the Steuben County sheriff in late November and said the county’s removal of the sheriff’s indemnification was unlawfully enacted and invalid.

Some Odessa village board members will not run for reelection in 2025. If the village cannot fill the positions, the village could be dissolved and absorbed into the neighboring towns.

Public discussions on the budget have been going back and forth between the legislature and the county executive since Nov. 8.

PFAS has been linked to health issues, including some cancers, and has been found in waterways adjacent to landspreading in Steuben County. County officials are looking into how to address concerns about contamination.

The chair of the legislature proposed eliminating the raises for the county executive, treasurer, clerk, sheriff and legislators.

Initially, officials considered taking the clock tower down instead of repairing it. But the cost would have been similar to restoring it.

County officials presented a budget earlier this month with a 2.5 percent increase to the property tax levy.