Broome County

Binghamton University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology in Pune, India to develop a joint program for undergraduate students. Binghamton and VIT will launch a curriculum in which students from India will spend two years at the Pune campus... Read More.

Several Maine-Endwell High School students are taking part in an international competition on Network Science, sponsored by the National Science Foundation through a grant awarded to Binghamton University. Hiroki Sayama of Binghamton University, visiting scholar Jin Akaishi, and graduate student Benjamin Bush, are mentoring the... Read More.

Miladin Kovacevic, the former Binghamton University basketball player convicted of beating Bryan Steinhauer in a barroom brawl in 2008, has begun to serve his prison sentence in Serbia. Kovacevic left the US using false travel documents issued by Serbian diplomats, causing a severe strain in... Read More.

Sunshine Biopharma and Binghamton University have entered into a research and development agreement to conduct clinical studies and Phase 1 trials on a new drug to treat breast and prostate cancer. The drug inhibits an enzyme found in drug resistant forms of breast cancer as... Read More.

The Starbucks on Upper Front Street in Binghamton was burglarized early Friday morning. A glass door was broken to gain entry. There is no information on what if anything was taken.

Tim Tuefel, manager of the 2010 Binghamton Mets, has been named to coach the New York Mets Triple A farm team, the Buffalo Bisons. The Tuefel announcement was held in conjunction with the Bison's annual 'Hot Stove' luncheon today. Wally Backman, who managed Class A Brooklyn... Read More.

Kenneth Finnerty has been arrested by Broome County Sheriff deputies for the Monday robbery of a laptop PC at the Red Barn Computer Store on Upper Front Street in Binghamton. Finnerty, a resident of Binghamton, was identified from video surveillance photos that were seen in... Read More.

Weis Markets announced a partnership with Crowley Foods to have the dairy company provide Weis branded milk for all of its New York stores. Crowley Foods will produce eight different products and deliver them directly to the 12 Weis Markets’ stores in Broome County and... Read More.

A Binghamton High School graduate who made it big in the New York financial world pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud on Wednesday.  Danielle Chiesi was charged in an insider trading scheme that netted more than 50 million dollars.  She's the 16th... Read More.