Community
Mayor announces plans for a $40 million affordable housing project
In August 2022, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced a plan to revitalize Clinton Street in the City’s First Ward. Today, he announced plans for a $40 million affordable housing project. Development of...
Community
Dick's House of Sport opens in newly renovated Oakdale Commons
The transformation of the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City is underway. Dick’s House of Sport officially opened earlier this month as the anchor tenant in the $100 million project, which will attempt...
Community
Vestal Parkway bike path completed, University to restore bike-share program
A new 2.5 mile bike path has been completed along Vestal Parkway, connecting Binghamton University and Downtown Binghamton. This bike path has been years in the making, and initial plans for the...
Science & Research
BU, UHS partner to bring $2.6 million MRI scanner to Vestal
Binghamton University has partnered with United Health Services (UHS) to bring a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center to Vestal, New York. The Binghamton Brain and Body Imaging Research Center (BBIRC), a...
Community
LUMA organizers launch 'Keep LUMA Free' campaign ahead of festival's return to Binghamton
Every fall, the LUMA Projection Arts Festival lights up the streets of Downtown Binghamton. This year, organizers are appealing to the community to prevent a funding shortfall. A free visual art festival...
Community
Broome County awarded $1.6 million from landmark opioid settlement
Broome County has received about $1.6 million in settlement money from pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to aid in combating the opioid epidemic. In 2019, New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued...
Community
Battisti beats incumbent Korchak in Republican primary grudge rematch for DA
Incumbent Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak has lost renomination in the June 27 Republican primary election, according to unofficial results published by the county’s Board of Elections. Arguing that Broome County...
Off-Campus News
Rape, sexual abuse charges against Colonial defendant thrown out in court
All charges against Leor Kweller, one of the defendants in the Colonial case, were thrown out in Binghamton City Court. Kweller, accused of raping a 19-year-old woman, was charged alongside his brother,...
Community
County Executive Garnar issues emergency declaration
Broome County is now in a state of emergency. Signed on May 11 by Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Emergency Order No. 1 declares that the county is unable to receive and...
Community
Community gathers for planting of Three Sisters Garden
Community members gathered on campus for the second annual planting of the Three Sisters Garden. Located outside Science I, the Three Sisters Garden consists of three crops — corn, bean and squash...