Joseph Brugellis
Assistant News Editor
jbrugel1@binghamton.edu
27 Articles
News
Rep. Molinaro echoes calls to impeach Homeland Security secretary
Rep. Marc Molinaro joined House Republicans in their support for impeaching of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over the alleged mismanagement of the United States’ southern border. Earlier this month,...
Community
Broome County Legislature must redraw legislative map, appeals court rules
More than a year after local residents filed suit, an appeals court threw out Broome County’s legislative district map last week as violating proper redistricting guidelines. The court upheld a December 2022...
Community
Binghamton Democrats secure six City Council seats following manual recount; seventh left tied requiring special election
Following the Broome County Board of Election’s Tuesday recount of two neck-and-neck Binghamton City Council races, Democrats have officially secured six council seats, with the seventh left tied. Races for the City...
Campus News
Q Center, MRC host Trans Day of Remembrance vigil
The Q Center hosted a vigil last Monday to remember and honor the lives of transgender individuals lost to acts of transphobic violence. The vigil, which was held in the Multicultural Resource...
Community
Democrats win supermajority on Binghamton's City Council, sweep Vestal Town Board; Battisti prevails in DA race
In a show of force, Binghamton Democrats have flipped the City Council — winning a supermajority of the chamber’s seven seats — and swept elections for Vestal’s Town Board, according to unofficial...
Election Issue 2023
Court of Appeals to hear congressional redistricting arguments in November
Over the past three years, the New York State Legislature and an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) have been at odds over drawing congressional districts. This November, the New York State Court of...
Campus News
Broome County delegation advocates for Ukraine in Washington D.C.
Fourteen local constituents, including some Binghamton University students, traveled to Washington, D.C. on Sunday to advocate for increased congressional assistance to Ukraine as part of the third-ever Ukraine Action Summit. Hundreds of...
Community
Spurred by report, elected officials, Norfolk Southern begins railway bridge repairs
After a 900-page city-funded report detailing Binghamton’s decaying railroad infrastructure and subsequent outrage from elected leaders, railroad giant Norfolk Southern has agreed to begin repairs on seven of its bridges. Earlier this...
News
Government shutdown averted, leading to Speaker McCarthy's removal
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Congress averted a shutdown by passing a temporary spending package to keep the government funded until mid-November. Passage of the last-minute appropriations bill ultimately proved fatal for...
Community
CDC awards County Health Department $4.5 million for overdose treatment and prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Broome County a $4.5 million grant to reduce drug overdoses and fund prevention programs. Awarded to the Broome County Health Department, the...