Less than a year after the old Johnson City Friendly's restaurant building was torn down, the finishing touches are being put on a Splash Car Wash at the site. The Connecticut-based car wash chain now has more than 60 locations in four states. It already has two car washes in Broome County - one in Vestal, the other in the town of Chenango.

Monday, October 14th is Columbus Day, and locally that means it is time for the Annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival in Downtown Binghamton. On October 9th, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham and members of Binghamton’s Italian-American community announced the details of this year's festival and parade. The raising...

A national apparel and home fashion chain is about to open its first store in the Binghamton area. The Ross Dress for Less location in the Parkway Plaza in Vestal will hold its soft opening on Friday. A sign at the Ross Dress for Less store on the Vestal Parkway...

The 2024 roadwork season is about to come to an end in Broome County. And what a busy year it was for our county roads. On October 9th, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar along with the Deputy Commissioner of Public Works Chet Kupiec, Broome County Legislator Matt Pasquale, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, and Senator Lea Webb, announced that 2024 marked a fourth-consecutive year of record-setting infrastructure improvements.

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Thousands of trees are being cut down on a large section of land east of the iconic IBM Glen hiking area in the town of Union. People visiting the Glen recently were surprised to see heavy equipment and workers clearing the property near Robinson Hill Road. Trees were being removed...

Broome County's plan to remove an abandoned bridge is on hold because of concerns over an endangered species of mussels in the Susquehanna River. The Center Village bridge in the town of Colesville was built in 1890. It has not been open to vehicular traffic since a new bridge was constructed nearby more than three decades ago.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and again this year, Broome County Sheriff’s Corrections Officers and Deputies have gone pink to help raise funds for local families battling cancer. The BCSO invited members of the community to submit ideas for the 2024 Pink Patch Project logo for the 2024...

The proprietor of a Vestal business that sustained damage as the result of a two-alarm fire is looking forward to reopening the place, even though it may take several months. Glass artisan Carole Perkosky was out of town when she received a call about the blaze on a Sunday morning in September.

Every week, we recap some essential local news we reported on 1290 AM/92.1 FM WNBF, our Townsquare Media Binghamton sister radio stations on-air, our websites, and social media platforms. Catch up on local and regional news items in a short recap we reported on for the week of September 30th,...

The people running a pop-up stand in Tioga County featuring items promoting Donald Trump's presidential campaign say they've been generally well-received. Cody Clark said he's been operating the roadside business with his girlfriend for the last few weeks. They've been setting up a small canopy with Trump-related items inside and...

In December of 2023, U.S. Congressman Marc Molinaro announced the introduction of the 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2023, designed to get the Federal Communications Commission to implement technology that reroutes calls to the National 988 Crisis Lifeline to local call centers. U.S. Congressman Molinaro introduced this bill along...

For the first time in years, a builder is constructing a single-family "spec house" on a lot in the town of Union. A developer acquired the land for the project at the corner of Taft Avenue and O'Day Drive in Endwell in early July. The house is being built on speculation that a buyer will be found shortly after it's been completed. The site is about two miles north of Country Club Road.

A project to develop a manufacturing facility at a former cogeneration plant in Binghamton is moving forward. Firomar New York has received approval from the city planning commission to construct an addition to the existing structure at 22 Charles Street in the city's First Ward. Workers at the future Firomar...

On September 30th, The Broome County Sheriff's Office announced a new program to create a safer, more understanding environment for interactions between law enforcement and individuals and families with autism. During the announcement, the Sheriff's Office notes that being pulled over by a police officer can make anyone anxious, and...

A Binghamton man died after he was shot in the head while in his apartment on the city's North Side. Authorities said 41-year-old Tyrell Norris was wounded by a bullet that was fired during a dispute in the parking lot outside building two at Town and Country Apartments at 100 Roberts Street.

Every week, we recap some essential local news we reported on 1290 AM/92.1 FM WNBF, our Townsquare Media Binghamton sister radio stations on-air, our websites, and social media platforms. Catch up on local and regional news items in a short recap we reported on for the week of September 23rd,...

Some western Broome County residents and government officials have been wondering about drilling activity they've seen in their neighborhoods. People in the Union District of Endicott observed a work crew taking soil samples at Mercereau Park just north of the Susquehanna River. A truck at a work site in Mercereau...

Binghamton police are working to find the person who shot a man on a city street. The man died after undergoing emergency surgery. Authorities said the shooting happened in the area of the Northside Deli at 511 Chenango Street around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Police were sent to the neighborhood to...

Two teenagers were injured in a dispute that may have involved a stabbing near Union-Endicott High School. Endicott police received a report of a possible stabbing in the area of the school around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Investigators determined an altercation occurred after school hours near a Gulf gas station and...