Binghamton Seeking $2M Cuts In Proposed Budget

Binghamton City Council is looking to cut over $2 million from the city's proposed budget. The council wants to cut funding that would go toward upgrading municipal pools, renovating a tennis court, and a number of other purchases. If the plan by the council... Read More.

Voters Overwhelmingly Approve New Owego Elementary School

Voters in the Owego-Apalachin School District overwhelmingly voted in favor of two propositions Tuesday, allowing the district to issue serial bonds, along with using money from its capital reserve fund. Both propositions unofficially passed with about an 80 percent approval rate. The tallies will become... Read More.
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Theatres Voice Casino Concerns

A number of theaters across the state have voiced concern over the state's possible approval of four new casinos, as they believe the casinos could create heavy competition for booking acts and attracting audiences. Theaters in Elmira, Schenectady, Saratoga, Albany, and Kingston have said... Read More.

Roosevelt Elementary Students Receive 600 Books

Every student at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in Binghamton was given a new book on Monday. Athletes for Charity along with the Binghamton Mets, First Book, and Binghamton University students helped deliver close to 600 brand new reading books, along with school supplies, to... Read More.
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Conklin Town Board Holds Public Hearing

Conklin residents and town board members met last night for a public hearing about the budget and other financial issues. Home and commercial water and sewage rates will increase due to higher charges by the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant. The... Read More.

BC Legislator Appointed Town Of Union Justice

Broome County District 8 legislator, John Black resigned after accepting the appointment to serve as Town of Union Justice. Black's appointment will become effective Nov. 18. He was appointed to replace Tom Dellapenna. He resigned on September 30 to become a manger... Read More.
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No Injuries In JC School Bus/Pickup Crash

Johnson City Police say a Johnson City school bus and a pickup truck were involved in an accident in an intersection on Riverside Drive. The bus hit the driver's side of the truck, went up a sidewalk, and into a front yard. No students... Read More.

Broome County Considering Jail Expansion

Broome County continues to face issues of overcrowding at the county's jail. County Executive Debbie Preston is asking for $5.7 million in next year's budget for renovations at the facility, which looks to help alleviate the problem of inmate population growth. The plan would... Read More.