YMCA Women’s Basketball League

The YMCA in Broome County opened registration for a women’s winter basketball league. Women interested in signing up must not currently play on a high school, collegiate, or professional basketball team.

Players will call their own fouls. Games will be played on Friday evenings at 6 p.m. at the Binghamton YMCA gym. There is a team fee of $150. Registration deadline is 8 p.m. Wed., Dec. 28.

Questions and queries may be directed to Roy Cager at 607-772-0560, ext. 111.

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Rich David, new Public Affairs Officer at Broome Community College

Deputy Mayor Rich David was hired as the new public affairs officer of a local college; he will oversee communications, media and governmental affairs at the college. His first day at the new job will be Mon., Jan. 9 2006.

David was one of about 70 applicants for the position. “Broome Community College has made a number of important advances in recent years and has an ambitious agenda for the future,” David said.

Rich David has served as the deputy mayor of the city of Binghamton since 2004. He is also a BU graduate.

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Buy and sell textbooks statewide online

The SA and NYPIRG are combining efforts to provide students with the opportunity to buy and sell textbooks online. The student database works as a searchable exchange that puts students in contact with other students who wish to buy or sell books.

To make it a success students are encouraged to post their own books at http://www.nypirg.org/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi or contact NYPIRG at Binghamton@nypirg.org or Alex Rosenthal at avp@sa.binghamton.edu.

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Compiled by Cliff Tucker