Community

'Damning' report details Binghamton's decaying railroad infrastructure

A new 900-page report found that the majority of railroad bridges in Binghamton are in either poor or severe condition. The report, released to the public in August, was commissioned by the...


Community

Mayor announces plans for a $40 million affordable housing project

In August 2022, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a plan to revitalize Clinton Street in the City’s First Ward. Today, he announced plans for a $40 million affordable housing project. Development of...


Community

Dick's House of Sport opens in newly renovated Oakdale Commons

The transformation of the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City is underway. Dick’s House of Sport officially opened earlier this month as the anchor tenant in the $100 million project, which will attempt...


Community

Vestal Parkway bike path completed, University to restore bike-share program

A new 2.5 mile bike path has been completed along Vestal Parkway, connecting Binghamton University and Downtown Binghamton. This bike path has been years in the making, and initial plans for the...


Science & Research

BU, UHS partner to bring $2.6 million MRI scanner to Vestal

Binghamton University has partnered with United Health Services (UHS) to bring a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center to Vestal, New York. The Binghamton Brain and Body Imaging Research Center (BBIRC), a...


Community

LUMA organizers launch 'Keep LUMA Free' campaign ahead of festival's return to Binghamton

Every fall, the LUMA Projection Arts Festival lights up the streets of Downtown Binghamton. This year, organizers are appealing to the community to prevent a funding shortfall. A free visual art festival...


Community

Broome County awarded $1.6 million from landmark opioid settlement

Broome County has received about $1.6 million in settlement money from pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to aid in combating the opioid epidemic. In 2019, New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued...


Community

Battisti beats incumbent Korchak in Republican primary grudge rematch for DA

Incumbent Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak has lost renomination in the June 27 Republican primary election, according to unofficial results published by the county’s Board of Elections. Arguing that Broome County...


Off-Campus News

Rape, sexual abuse charges against Colonial defendant thrown out in court

All charges against Leor Kweller, one of the defendants in the Colonial case, were thrown out in Binghamton City Court. Kweller, accused of raping a 19-year-old woman, was charged alongside his brother,...


Community

County Executive Garnar issues emergency declaration

Broome County is now in a state of emergency. Signed on May 11 by Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Emergency Order No. 1 declares that the county is unable to receive and...