Vestal

Nearly 60 flood-damaged homes will be demolished in Vestal. The Town Board agreed Wednesday night to open up bidding for contractors who will tear down 59 of the town's worst flood-damaged homes. Town Supervisor John Schaffer says 10 homes will be knocked... Read More.

Voters in Vestal Tuesday turned down their fire department's request for a new apparatus by fewer than 10 votes. Tuesday's special election drew just 371 residents to the polls. At issue was whether the town could spend $800,000 on a new heavy rescue... Read More.

A Vestal middle school technology teacher and an elementary school teacher will have jobs next year thanks to an 11th-hour gift from the state. But it's not enough to save everyone's job. Vestal's nearly $73 million budget will include a tax levy... Read More.

Dozens of workers may be out of work and many more transferred to other areas. The 21st Century Auto Insurance call center informed its employees Tuesday that the building's lease on the Vestal parkway will expire in May of 2014 and will not... Read More.

A forklift accident at a Vestal company has left one man dead. Vestal Police and the Vestal Volunteer Emergency Squad responded Friday afternoon to a call at National Pipe and Plastics. A man, whose name has not yet been released, was reportedly hit by... Read More.

Vestal officials have moved forward with flood recovery by agreeing to demolish some of the town's most damaged homes. Town board members voted unanimously on Wednesday to tear down seventeen homes in Vestal. The homes will be the first to go into the Vestal... Read More.

A Muslim community and worship center received approval to begin construction in Vestal on Tuesday, and is already facing opposition. The Vestal Planning Board approved the Muslim center, which has been in the works for months. Some local residents aren't thrilled at the idea of... Read More.

A fire has destroyed an unoccupied house in Vestal. Fire crews were called to 476 Underwood Road around 2:15 Tuesday morning. Vestal Fire Chief Patrick McPherson says the home has been unoccupied and there were no utilities hooked up to the house. When crews... Read More.

Police are looking for a man who forced his way into a Vestal home on Wednesday. Just before 3 p.m. at 128 South Jensen Road in Vestal, an unknown man rang the doorbell, forced his way into the house, then held the female resident of... Read More.

Police are looking for a man who forced his way into a Vestal home on Wednesday. Just before 3 p.m. yesterday at 128 South Jensen Road in Vestal, an unknown man rang the doorbell, forced his way into the house, then held the female... Read More.