BATH - The Arc of Steuben is pleased to announce that Doneva Dennis has been named Associate of the Month for December. Doneva, an associate for Steuben Area Rides was nominated by the Transportation Team for her outstanding service and initiative working in the Dispatch Office. More...

My wife asked me what I want for Christmas, and, honest man that I am, I answered her truthfully: A robot. We were standing in a Sharper Image store, where I had been playing with a four-legged robot called a Roboquad. It was a cool red toy that performed a funky little dance when you pressed the... More...

Forged instrument The Bath Criminal Investigations Unit arrested Grace A. Brown- Borsberry, 24 years old, of Cook School Road in Prattsburgh on December 17, 2007. She was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the second degree, a Class "D" felony. More...

BATH - The Bath Haverling swim team won nine of 12 events - including the first eight - enroute to a 163-126 victory over LCAA Division II opponent Perry Monday, Dec. 17. Dan Robinson led the way for Bath (4-1) with three firstplace finishes. Robinson won the 200 individual medley (2:25.18) an... More...

• Do you know which animal is honored in the traditional Victorian holiday as representing good health, prosperity, and happiness? It is the pig. The peppermint (pink) pig originated in Saratoga, New York. Originally cast in hard candy, similar to a festive pink candy cane, it came to repres... More...

Funny how a patch of pawed up snow, in the middle of the woods, can get your heart pumping. The first snow of the season stuck to the high ridgetops with a couple inches. But down in the valleys, what was able to stick quickly melted. More...

Gastric Bypass support The monthly meeting of the Gastric Bypass Support Group of St. James Mercy Health System will be held on the third Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria at St. James Mercy Hospital. The next support group will be held Dec. 17. More...

Marking period 2 High honor 9th grade: Katelyn Baroody Nickolas Carroll Kyle Christensen Cassandra Cummings Zane Draper Alexis Evershed Leah Flint Nicole Frawley Matthew Gleason Jacob Hann Laura Hapeman Kyle Harrison More...

BATH - Jennie Grosfelt, 90, of Harrisburg Hollow Road, Bath, died Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Taylor Health Care Center in Bath. She was born in Englewood, New Jersey October 2, 1917 the daughter of John and Rosalie Biermanoski. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Bath. Jennie was a loving mothe... More...

Nelson N.T. Hobbs, a 2005 graduate of Haverling Central School, graduated from Great Lakes, Illinois Navy Boot camp on Oct. 12, 2007. He is now a sailor. He is now attending school at Virginia Beach, Virginia where he will receive his final orders. Proud parents are Ron and Claudia Pinkerton. More...

Dear EarthTalk: My condo kitchen floor is vinyl, installed back in 1979. I am told the vinyl contains asbestos. Now it needs replacing. How do I safely remove the vinyl and what are some green choices for a new floor? More...