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Harpur’s Ferry receives new ambulance honoring co-founder
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Binghamton University’s student-run ambulance service is getting a new ride, and it’s dedicated to one of the people who helped start it all. Harpur’s Ferry will unveil a new ambulance Saturday in honor of co-founder Sal Caruana, who helped establish the organization in 1973. For more than 50 years, Harpur’s Ferry […]
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Sapphire Farms addresses Newfield residents’ concerns
Some residents of Newfield complained at the Oct. 9 town board meeting about diesel and other chemical smells at the Sapphire Farms 620 Shaffer Rd. facility. The facility is a large, barn-like structure used to hold the company’s harvest, and in time, will process the plants harvested into cannabis products.
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Binghamton opens 24/7 center for mental health crises
A 24-hour mental health crisis stabilization center has opened on Binghamton's North Side. On Oct. 20, the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier officially opened the doors to its crisis center at 34 W State St. in Binghamton, which will provide services to people of any age experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, MHAST Executive Director Kaitlyn Andrews said the center will "strengthen the community's crisis response system" by providing a middle ground option between calling the police or going to an emergency room during a crisis. MHAST was officially awarded the Request for Proposal for the center in 2022 after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $71 million in grant funding for crisis centers. The Binghamton center is one of 20 centers opening in New York. This location will serve people of all ages and eight counties in total — Broome, Tioga, Chenango, Delaware, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tompkins counties will all be able to utilize the center through a coordinated response effort involving all county mental health commissioners. How the center provides support Andrea Rotella, MHAST's outgoing board president, said the center will be a place for people to find "support,
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State Street North Opens A Month Ahead of Schedule on October 26th
A closed road in Binghamton is scheduled to open on Monday ahead of schedule. According to DOT officials, State Street North from the northbound side of the State Street Bridge to Susquehanna Street in the City of Binghamton is expected to open at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 26th. It...
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Soprano’s Market improvements to be celebrated Friday in Waverly
New York Secretary of State Walter T. Mosley is scheduled to visit Waverly on Friday, October 23, for a ribbon cutting celebrating improvements at Soprano's Market. The ceremony is set for 10:30 AM at 607 Cayuta Avenue, according to an October 21 advisory from the Department of State. The project...
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Local French teacher receives state award
An Endicott teacher was recently honored at the state level. Bryan Tran, French teacher at Jennie F. Snapp Middle School, recently received the Harriet S. Barnett Novice Teacher Award from the New York State Association for Language Teachers (NYSAFLT). The award recognizes an NYSAFLT member who has been teaching for...
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Binghamton Emergency Department Expansion Gets $26M
New York is directing $25 million toward a new emergency department at Binghamton General Hospital, while a separate $1 million state award will expand the hospital’s psychiatric emergency program. The combined projects are intended to give patients more privacy, add treatment space and separate behavioral health crisis care from the main emergency department.
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New Berlin Receives Over $14 Million for Water Infrastructure Improvements
Nearly $15 million is awarded to a Chenango County community for water main and other improvements. According to Governor Kathy Hochul, this is part of $200 million that will be used for drinking water, stormwater and sewer projects. Funds are provided through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, the state's Water Infrastructure Improvement and Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure grants, and the governor's Lead Infrastructure Forgiveness and Transformation grants.