June 10, 2020 / Bill Martin Caption: Mayor Richard David, State Senator Frederick Akshar and the BPD SWAT team with their new “Bearcat” As continuous rallies show, Broome County residents have joined the national movement to defund bloated police and incarceration budgets. Local commercial media are now rushing to respond, broadcasting on how impossible it
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When Floyd’s family goes to court to hold the officers liable for their actions, a judge in Minnesota may very well dismiss their claims. Not because the officers didn’t do anything wrong, but because there isn’t a case from the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court specifically holding that it is
Calling to shame the United States obscene Military Budget at Federal Building on Henry St Binghamton June 10th, 11 AM. Simultaneous actions will be held on Wednesday June 10th at 11 AM at all district offices of New York State Senators Gillibrand and Schumer Democracy is on a lockdown. The US Senate and House of
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by Judy Arnold FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE Police forces, outfitted in combat-level riot gear, wielding military-grade weapons and riding around in tanks, waged war against the very people they are sworn to protect. What is tear gas under the Geneva Convention? “Tear gas under the Geneva Convention is characterized as a chemical warfare agent, and
A major portion of the Children’s Play area at Recreation Park in Binghamton was destroyed by fire, presumably arson in the early hours of June 1st. The location was earlier on Sunday the site of a massive and peaceful demonstration protesting police brutality and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Organizers took steps to
According to Spectrum News at least a thousand people marched through Binghamton to protest George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis Police and systemic racism and violence against people of color. There were actually two planned marches, one originating at MLK Promenade to the Governmental Plaza, sponored by PLOT and the other larger at
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154 Environmental Groups From Around the World Raise Serious Concerns About Proposed Lithium Battery Incinerator Proposed in Endicott, New York Endicott group is calling on the Cuomo Administration to Withdraw Its $1.75 Million Taxpayer Subsidy and Require a Full Environmental Impact Statement 154 organizations, including 82 from New York, have sent a letter to New
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At a recent virtual potluck, the VINES staff awarded several community members who have volunteered in various ways. VINES, which stands for Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, was founded in 2007, and has recently reached the goal of 20 community gardens by 2020, transformed several acres downtown into an impressive Urban Farm, and offers farm shares
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The overall impacts from COVID-19 will likely cause significant harm to governmental finances at the local, county, and state levels. Officials at all levels have been warning that the loss of sales tax receipts, casino proceeds, income taxes, and property tax payments could create staggering budget shortfalls. Federal aid, they argue, is the only way
Glenda Blake, an artist at the Cooperative Gallery 213, died May 12th, 2020. “She contributed a great deal to the gallery,” fellow artists recalled. “She dragged us into the world of online scheduling and created a style guide to create consistency and professionalism at the gallery.” “I knew her in the early days of the
