Vera Saidel
Assistant News Editor
vsaidel@binghamton.edu
44 Articles
Community
Investigation launched into Vestal Police Department following fatal shooting
On Feb. 25, Vestal police shot and killed a man who was allegedly experiencing a mental health crisis, spurring an investigation from the New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation. Around...
Campus News
Pulitzer prize winning author Edda L. Fields-Black delivers lecture at University
Pulitzer prize-winning historian Edda L. Fields-Black visited Binghamton University on Tuesday and delivered a lecture based on her most recent book “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during...
Sex Issue 2026
A look into the controversy surrounding the 'Tea App'
Tea Dating Advice, informally known as the Tea app, took campus by storm last fall and sparked major controversy. While it was released in 2023, the Tea Dating Advice app first gained...
Community
Johnson City Village Board fails to pass resolution that would limit police cooperation with ICE
The Johnson City Village Board failed to pass a resolution put forward by Mayor Christina Charuk MAT ‘19 to limit police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The resolution, presented at...
Off-Campus Events
Creative works and expression shared at CARES's eighth-annual Black History Month Poetry Slam
CARES Advocates for Families hosted its eighth-annual Black History Month Poetry Slam at the American Legion Post 80 on Saturday, honoring the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. (1, 0:20) Braving remarkably...
Local Business Issue 2026
A new arrival to Binghamton's culinary scene offers authentic, freshly made Polish cuisine
One of Binghamton’s newest restaurants is giving the local community a taste of authentic, homemade Polish cuisine. Opened at the end of January, Polish Bistro European Kitchen offers customers a snug atmosphere...
Community
Autopsy released of woman who died in custody at Broome County Jail
The Broome County Coroner released autopsy results into the death of Chelsey Davis, a woman who died hours after entering the county’s correctional facility in October. Davis, 38, of Port Dickinson, New...
Community
Broome County expresses interest in potentially building a nuclear power plant
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar ‘99 said Broome County is interested in potentially hosting a new nuclear power plant site. The proposed plant is part of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan...
Campus News
Students approve changes to SA congressional elections in campus-wide referendum
The Student Association held a campus-wide referendum on Friday over whether to alter how congressional elections are run. With an estimated voter turnout of less than 1 percent, the proposed changes were...
Community
18-year-old high school senior detained by ICE in Broome County Jail
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained an 18-year-old high school senior from Long Island, who is currently being held at the Broome County Jail. Gendri Yovani Ortiz Paredes, a student at Roosevelt...