The teen was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals for stomping to death a pet cat, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. Newton is accused of killing the cat after having an argument with residents on Harmon Street, said Lt. Michael P. Marrone. The authorities were called to the Harmon Street residence for that disturbance and then again later for an animal control call where they found the animal outside the residence in a plastic bag. The premiere will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Southside High School auditorium.
Admission is free.
Refreshments will follow the screening. Some local teen parents plan to attend and information about teen pregnancy will be available. The event is sponsored by the Chemung County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, a coalition of area agencies and schools working together to reduce teen pregnancy. People are taking longer to grow up and much, much longer to grow old. And the emergence of this extra life cries out for new models and myths and mentors.