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Kyle Peterson and Scott Van Etten are on the same page — up to a point.  Both own multiple firearms and enjoy shooting at the range. Van Etten even shoots competitively across the state, while Peterson handles firearms every day in his duties as a US Army soldier stationed in Penn Yan.  They both agree New York state’s gun laws are too restrictive on the law-abiding citizens who hunt, participate in recreational shooting sports and own firearms for home protection.  Where they part, though, is on the power of local governments to shoot down state laws.  Peterson and his group, Guardia...

Correction: This article has been corrected to reflect that BI Inc. did not formerly occupy the entire building at 6265 Gunbarrel Ave. BOULDER — Contract medical-equipment manufacturer Tecomet Inc. has almost doubled its space in Boulder’s Gunbarrel area, with plans to increase employment by almost a quarter by year’s end. Wilmington, Massachusetts-based Tecomet is vacating 21,711 square feet at 6165 Lookout Road, shifting to 42,500 square at 6265 Gunbarrel Ave. The company expects to take employment from the current 96 to 118 by the end of 2021, said John Malter, general manager of the...

Legislators debate resolution that pushed term limits to 20 years The Evening Tribune BATH — Faced with an unexpected budget crunch in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the economy, Steuben County legislators turned to the past for guidance.  Offering early retirement to county employees was floated as a way to help get through the worst of the pandemic. District 1 legislator Gary Swackhamer, a Hornell Republican, was on the board the last time the remedy was used to replenish county coffers.  “It worked real good before, and it worked good this time. We didn’t have to lay peopl...