BATH - The Bath town planning board has scheduled a Sept. 20 workshop to complete a formal outline of an environmental impact study tied to the proposed construction of a 150,000 square foot Wal-Mart supercenter on state Route 54. More...

What's a public meeting? The question occurred to me the other night as James Emo, chairman of the Bath town planning board, adjourned a 15-minute meeting, during which members of that board reviewed a town resident's application to subdivide his property. More...

To the Editor, I have lived at my present address for 30 years because we wanted to live in the country. Now you want to spoil if for us by letting Wal-Mart move into our rural area. More...

Controlled substance Bath village police last week charged Cassandra S. Levens, 19, of 105 Seyle Terrace, Rochester with third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The arrest stems from a four month investigation into the sale of cocaine in the Bath area. More...

CANISTEO - Special teams usually make the difference between winning and losing close games. Saturday afternoon, Sept. 1, Bath Haverling's special teams broke its first game of the season wide open, accounting for more than 220 yards and three touch downs in a 46-6 victory over host Canisteo-Gre... More...

• September 7, the churches of Hammondsport held their annual progressive dinner as a fund raiser for the Bath Chapter of the Red Cross. Appetizers started off the meal at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, followed by salad at the First United Methodist Church. The Presbyterian Church served ha... More...

Six years ago, the world changed for many when four planes, operated by terrorists, hit the World Trade Center, Pentagon and a Pennsylvania farm. Regardless of age, the date Sept. 11, 2001, remains ingrained into our collective memories. For adults, the aftermath and eventual war on terror are a... More...

BIG FLATS - Bob Corneau moves quietly through thick brush on Steege Hill, wearing shin guards and carrying a radio receiver in one hand and a big metal antenna in the other. More...

Grief support • A Grief Support Group will be offered on the second Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. in the St. James Hospital Chapel. For more information, contact Chaplain Astuti Bijlefeld or Sister Elaine Hollis at the St. James Mercy Hospital Spiritual Care Office at 324- 8153. More...

Some of the greatest individuals of all time have one thing in common: they were all homeschooled. Who were these great people? Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison are just some of the greats over the years who have been homeschooled. More...

BATH - Virginia Aulls Decker, 88, formerly of Bath, Hammondsport, Hornell, Campbell and Mumford New York, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 4, at 5 p.m. at Leroy Village Green Residential Health Care Facility in Leroy. She was born April 20, 1919 in Campbell, the daughter of the late Frank Rowle... More...

The engagement of Tiana Beth Monahan and Kasey Bernard Skrivseth of Escondido, California has been announced. Tiana is the daughter of Martha Biener of Bath and Timothy Monahan of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. More...

Improving driver safety The staff of the Caregiver Resource Center of the Steuben County Office for the Aging can help sort out issues and make suggestions for improving elderly driving safety. For confidential help visit the Steuben County Office for the Aging website at www.steubencony.org. More...

There's nothing better on a cold morning than to bite into a warm, slice of fresh homemade bread smothered in your favorite jam or preserves. The thick fruity spread slides over the bread, giving you a taste of summer even while the snow is piling up outside. More...