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January 26, 2015

HORNELL, NY – Mayor Shawn Hogan tells WLEA News that Friendly’s Restaurant in Hornell closed on Sunday night.

The mayor says that the reason he was told for the restaurant shutting their doors, is that the landlord raised the rent, and because Friendly’s was going through financial problems at the national level, that the corporation decided to close the Hornell restaurant.

Hogan says he’s confident that it won’t be an empty building for very long, and that Hornell will get another restaurant in that area. “We’ll work to fill the slot, just as we worked to fill the theater, we’ll work to fill this,” Hogan told WLEA News. “When one door closes, another one opens.”

Click here to listen to Hogan talk about the closing of Friendlys.

January, 26 2015

Our meteorologist says our area is outside of the big storm.  Scott Kaplan noted that a little lake effect could move in from Lake Ontario, but we should not get more than three inches over the next day and a half.

January 19, 2015

HORNELL, NY – State Police in North Hornell and Wayland, in conjunction with the Hornell Police Department, are reporting the arrested of Collin Gallese and Dylan Allan, both of Hornell.

Gallese and Allan are both charged with Grand Larceny in the third degree and Trespass.

Troopers allege that Gallese and Allan stole various items of equipment from the Dolomite Group (formerly A.L. Blades). Gallese and Allan were arraigned and remanded to the Steuben County Jail in lieu of $5,000.00/$10,000.00 bail.

January 23 2015
BATH, NY – The Steuben County Legislature will be remembering the late Don Davidsen of Canisteo, when county lawmakers meet on Monday.   “Dr. Donald R. Davidsen, who died Jan. 10, will be remembered by the county board for his services to the area, which included his veterinarian practice in Canisteo, and time on the Canisteo School Board,” said county spokesperson Mary Perham.

In other Steuben County news, County Legislative Chairman Joe Haruski says the sale of the Steuben County Health Care Facility tops the list of this goals being met in 2014.

January 22, 2015

HORNELL, NY – Hornell City Hall has issued the following statement: 

Mayor Shawn Hogan announced that residents are again being solicited by an energy company, IDT Energy. This company is not licensed to solicit in the City of Hornell and the Mayor urges residents to ignore these solicitations.

January 21, 2015

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (R) was arrested on corruption charges this morning.  In a press conference held in the 1pm hour in New York City, U.S. Attorney Preet Bahara said Silver is alleged to have taken millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.

Bahara wants to reopen the Moreland Commission files.  Albany reporter Liz Benjamin from Time Warner Cable News says that the Republicans in the Assembly want Silver out, but that the Assembly Democrats want Silver to stay on in his job.

Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R, Corning) want Silver out and want him out now.  Palmesano told WLEA News that he cannot understand why the Assembly Democrats want Silver to stay on in spite of the five federal charges.   “I find that troubling just because I do believe it is going to be a distraction, it is going to be a cloud that is over the head of the legislative session and the budget negotiations in particular.”

Assemblyman Joe Giglio told WLEA News that Silver used the government as his “own personal piggy bank”, and Giglio wonders why the state government let this go on so long that the federal government had to step in.  “It’s amazing to me that conduct of that nature can go on so long undetected,” Giglio said in a phone interview with WLEA this afternoon.

Senator Cathy Young (R, Livingston/Allegany Counties issued the following statement:

“Sheldon Silver should resign his position immediately. His arrest has put him in a compromised position and it makes it incredibly difficult to negotiate the state budget or get meaningful legislation passed with this situation hanging over his head.”

For years on his weekday radio show, Assemblyman Bill Nojay has been complaining for years about silver being the most corrupt man in New York State politics.  “Well, you know, I hate to be negative all the time about people,” Nojay told WLEA.  “It did get a little repetitive to say that Sheldon Silver was the most corrupt man in New York politics, but it’s true!”

December 9, 2014

HORNELL, NY – There was a fire at the Rainbow Heaven restaurant on Seneca Street in Hornell.  It was called in at 3:16am. There were no injuries reported, but it was a very bad fire. Also, as of the 7am hour, that part of Seneca Street, and the bridge on Maple, and parts of Genesee Street, are blocked off.

See photos below.