H.S. Emerging Artists Named

The Broome County Arts Council (BCAC) opened the Broome County High Schools’ 2019 Emerging Artists Competition & Exhibition on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Artisan Gallery (on 95 Court St., next to Chroma Café) at 6PM. An awards ceremony open only to the participants will be held from 5-6PM. This exhibition will be on view […]

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Really Not April Fools

Joshua Bernard, I really salute all you have contributed to Binghamton and that you love Broome County because I do too.   Yes, there is lots to do here. How long does it take to find a parking space in Binghamton – four and a half years; since they demolished the 500 spot Collier St parking

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Farmshares Now Available

Farm Share Sign Ups Open! With Farm Share there’s something for every family! Eat local all summer and fall. Pick up weekly or bi-weekly Same time and location each week Choose from 3 local farms Flexible sizes and payment plans VINES proudly accepts EBT/SNAP benefits Weekly member education so that you know what it is

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Carnegie Library Gets New Life

The Preservation Society of the Southern Tier (PAST) conducted hardhat tours of the renovation of the Carnegie Library which will become the home of a new Culinary Arts Institute of SUNY Broome. The construction uncovered a time capsule with the only existing blueprints, newspaper articles, various official papers, and a letter from Andrew Carnegie offering

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First the Questionable Reduced Assessment, now an Illegal STAR EXEMPTION: Mayor Uses Influence over Assessor to Save Thousands in Local Taxes

On February 5, I published an article on the bridge explaining how Mayor Rich David quietly and questionably secured a nearly 30% reduction of his downtown property tax bill. Mayor Rich David is now saving thousands in local property taxes because, in 2018, the City Assessor—a position the Mayor oversees and appoints—used a questionable “informal

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Grievances at Jail

by Judy Arnold If you still think dehumanization is BLARNEY—- According to the Broome County Sheriff Dept Annual Report there is an inmate grievance policy. Supposedly that would mean an inmate could report a difficulty or seek help about a situation. At the Broome County Jail “The chief administrative officer (Sheriff) or his designee ensures

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Broome County is Killing Me

By Bill Martin It has become far too common: another person denied medical care at the Broome County Jail, and this time with gruesome and deadly consequences. Today’s epitaph is written for Rob Card, a local carpenter, artist, and family man who was sent to the jail for violating probation on a minor drug charge.

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