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Build A Garden Read how VINES is helping people who want to grow vegetables in their yards. There are income and other guidelines.

New York community activists are rallying today in support of the passage of the HALT solitary bill. They will be outside the Governor’s mansion and across the state, in Buffalo, Long Island, Ithaca, Rochester, and beyond. Here in Broome County we join this effort and ask the legislature to reconvene, pass the HALT bill, and

An Invitation to join the Binghamton – El Charcón Sister City Project Are you interested in community development? Do you have connections with Central America? Are you a returned Peace Corps Volunteer looking for a way to stay engaged? Would you like to visit a small rural community in El Salvador to discover how the

May 4, 2020 by Bill Martin If you had to design a system to spread COVID-19 in Broome County, how would you do it? Follow the sheriff and county officials in three, easy steps. Step One: Local officials have sought to isolate the county, terminating all bus service into and out of Binghamton, closing hotels

If you’ve already signed up for a Farm Share this season, thank you! If not, you still have time, and we have some exciting changes to share!! This year we are offering a new 75% discount for members with incomes in the Level 1 income category. With 20 million Americans signing up for Unemployment recently,

April 9, 2020 Report on SPECIAL MEETING OF NY SITING BOARD ON LOCATION OF WIND TURBINES In 14 short minutes, the Siting board decided once again to reject local concerns for peoples’ health and safety and demands to protect their environment in eastern Broome County. The board managed to ‘deliberate’ about all three petitions for

by Bill Martin March 25 2020 Yesterday Broome County Executive Jason Garnar approved death sentences for scores of Broome County residents. There is no other way to state it. In an interview with Bob Joseph on WNBF radio, he insisted he would not approve any releases from the Broome County jail. He refused to answer

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American Farmland Trust is excited to announce that the application for AFT’s Farmer Relief Fund is now live! AFT will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Eligible applicants include any small and mid-size direct-market producers. These

Community Coming Together As we all face a global health crisis, we want you to know that we are going to face this together. There have been a lot of community members, groups and businesses stepping up to make sure that we are all taken care of. Thank you! I am blown away how we