Community
Student volunteers collect donated items for Trick or Eat Food Drive
Around 30 student volunteers gathered on Sunday to collect nonperishable food items, hygiene products and clothing from more than 1,000 houses for Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse and Project Concern, as part of...
Community
BC HEARS releases second-year progress report, sees decrease in community engagement
In partnership with Binghamton University and Broome Community College, Broome County Higher Education Access, Retention and Success (BC HEARS) assists Broome County residents with academic, institutional and personal barriers. Educational tutors and...
Community
Town-Gown Advisory Board presents five new proposals on safety, transportation, community relations
Inspired by their sense of responsibility to the city of Binghamton and the Binghamton University campus, city officials, community members, professors and students gathered together on Oct. 24 in the Koffman Southern...
Community
Paul Ryan campaigns for Claudia Tenney in Binghamton
Binghamton received a visitor on Tuesday as Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, campaigned for Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY). Tenney, who represents New York state’s 22nd congressional...
Community
Binghamton Office of Code Enforcement encourages students to utilize code compliance inspections
As the midway point of the fall semester inches closer, many students have already begun their search for off-campus housing next year. In an effort to inform students of their landlords’ responsibilities...
Community
Citizen Action, Progressive Leaders of Tomorrow hold March for Racial Justice in Downtown Binghamton
While many Binghamton University students headed home for fall break, some filled the streets of Downtown Binghamton for the second annual March for Racial Justice on Saturday. The march, organized by Citizen...
Community
EatBing hosts biannual Restaurant Week, donates proceeds to Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network
Since 2010, EatBing has hosted Restaurant Week in the city of Binghamton. During the twice-a-year event, restaurants create prefixed three-course meals and donate money from the proceeds to a local charity. EatBing...
Community
Town Gown Advisory Board to implement health and wellness initiatives in the community
With goals of bringing together members of Binghamton University and the city of Binghamton to influence a safer and healthier community, BU’s Town-Gown Advisory Board (TGAB) will be implementing several recently funded...
Community
Student-populated areas see higher rates of break-ins, burglaries
On a warm summer morning in Binghamton, a student rental house on Leroy Street stood with its basement door busted open, waiting for Hunter Andrasko and his roommates to wake up and...
Community
BPD cracks down on underage drinking in Downtown Binghamton
Several Binghamton bars and convenience stores experienced trouble over the weekend for serving and selling alcohol to minors. The Binghamton Police Department (BPD) arrested six people on misdemeanor charges for serving alcohol...