Fifth Annual Mural Fest at Cheri Lindsey Park Saturday The Dept. of Public Art (DPA) invites children and adults to “Come Paint With Us” at the 5th Annual Mural Fest at Cheri Lindsey Park on Saturday August 24th from 12-4 pm. DPA members have upcycled cardboard into a Box City, dinosaurs, a carousel and animals […]
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TO BRING HUNDREDS OF PERFORMERS, THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES TO HISTORIC ABEL BENNETT NEIGHBORHOOD Binghamton, NY– On Sunday, August 25, Binghamton Porchfest celebrates five years of music and community on the West Side with its biggest installment yet: over seven hours, 163 musical performances will take place on 53 residential porches, stoops, and yards across the
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Out of the mouth of babes After a year of random citizen outrage from compassionate citizens about Central American asylum seekers, it is reported that President Trump had an Oval office full of refugees from Myanmar, Uighurs in China, and Yazidis in Iraq and he revealed a stark lack of familiarity with the problems they
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The Dept of Public Art and CARES (Community Advocates Restoring Educational Standards) are partnering this year to sponsor a day of fun for Binghamton’s Northside Neighborhood. CARES is offering a Backpack Giveaway, courtesy of the City of Binghamton, and free ice cream at the event from 2-4. “Any child enrolled in the Binghamton City School
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Are you a local artist? want to be part of LUMA? Mural mapping: local artists’ work projections What is a mural mapping? It’s a virtual mural that’s projected onto a building that is perfectly shaped to the building’s structure. We need you to create one. But don’t worry: you don’t have to know how to
Lost Money? Yours? State Comptroller DiNapoli is working hard to put lost money back into the hands of New Yorkers. There’s $16 billion waiting to be claimed and the Office of the State Comptroller returns over $1.5 million a day—and we want to do more. It’s easier than ever to see if there are any
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There are several primaries locally on Tues June 26th. For the Democrats Angela Riley vs Shawn Atkinson in the 3rd Council district. Binghamton Joe Burns vs Richard Jannaccio in the 5th district. For Broome Co. DA the Republicans will chose between Michael Korchak or PAul Battisti, the winner to run against Debra Gelson In Vestal’s
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Citizen Action Statement on the End of the 2019 State Legislative Session Albany, NY—In response to the end of the 2019 state legislative session, Jessica Wisneski, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, has issued the following statement: “This state legislative session demonstrated the extraordinary power and potential of everyday New Yorkers to win
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Recycle Help: Here is a list of JUNK that our guys and gals in DPW are finding in Recycle Bins. The following makes a Recycle Bin contaminated: Diapers; Any and all milk cartons, unless plastic; Any and all ice creme containers, unless plastic; Venetian blinds! Recycles ‘not’ washed is junk; No watering hoses, Plastic nor
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*The Women’s Health Protection Act was reintroduced in both the House and Senate on May 23rd. We are now at 177 cosponsors in the House (173 original) and 42 cosponsors in the Senate. The Women’s Health Protection Act would create a national safeguard to preserve equal access to abortion everywhere. 05.23.19– (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the
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