Joseph Brugellis

Assistant News Editor

jbrugel1@binghamton.edu

44 Articles


Campus News

Q Center, MRC host Trans Day of Remembrance vigil

The Q Center hosted a vigil last Monday to remember and honor the lives of transgender individuals lost to acts of transphobic violence. The vigil, which was held in the Multicultural Resource...


Community

Democrats win supermajority on Binghamton's City Council, sweep Vestal Town Board; Battisti prevails in DA race

In a show of force, Binghamton Democrats have flipped the City Council — winning a supermajority of the chamber’s seven seats — and swept elections for Vestal’s Town Board, according to unofficial...


Election Issue 2023

Court of Appeals to hear congressional redistricting arguments in November

Over the past three years, the New York State Legislature and an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) have been at odds over drawing congressional districts. This November, the New York State Court of...


Campus News

Broome County delegation advocates for Ukraine in Washington D.C.

Fourteen local constituents, including some Binghamton University students, traveled to Washington, D.C. on Sunday to advocate for increased congressional assistance to Ukraine as part of the third-ever Ukraine Action Summit. Hundreds of...


Community

Spurred by report, elected officials, Norfolk Southern begins railway bridge repairs

After a 900-page city-funded report detailing Binghamton’s decaying railroad infrastructure and subsequent outrage from elected leaders, railroad giant Norfolk Southern has agreed to begin repairs on seven of its bridges. Earlier this...


News

Government shutdown averted, leading to Speaker McCarthy's removal

On Sept. 30, the U.S. Congress averted a shutdown by passing a temporary spending package to keep the government funded until mid-November. Passage of the last-minute appropriations bill ultimately proved fatal for...


Community

CDC awards County Health Department $4.5 million for overdose treatment and prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Broome County a $4.5 million grant to reduce drug overdoses and fund prevention programs. Awarded to the Broome County Health Department, the...


Housing Issue 2023

Residential Life houses overflow students in super occupancy housing

Over 150 Binghamton University freshmen started the fall semester living in super occupancy housing (SOH) due to a lack of available living space for newly admitted students. According to Residential Life, SOH...


Community

'Damning' report details Binghamton's decaying railroad infrastructure

A new 900-page report found that the majority of railroad bridges in Binghamton are in either poor or severe condition. The report, released to the public in August, was commissioned by the...


Campus News

University a finalist to win another $160 million in new battery funding

Last year, Binghamton University’s New Energy New York (NENY) won more than $113 million. This year, an expansion of NENY, NENY Storage Engines (NENY SE), was selected as a finalist to potentially...