Bob Joseph

Two Binghamton men were charged with drug-related counts following the execution of a search warrant by police.

Authorities say heroin and marijuana were found during a traffic stop downtown. Police also confiscated about $5300 in cash

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A year after HP Hood shut down the Binghamton Crowley dairy processing plant on the city's South Side, some area residents are wondering whether the brand that's been associated with milk in this region will disappear

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The New York State Assembly has approved a two-year moratorium on fracking until more scientific information is available on potential environmental and health risks.

A proposed moratorium won't be adopted unless the Senate agrees to such a move

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Albert Boscov says some improvements are being planned for the downtown Binghamton store that bears his name.

Boscov - who is the chairman and CEO of the Pennsylvania-based department store chain - says company officials are "taking a good look" at the Binghamton location to consider ways to make it more attractive

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The Binghamton metropolitan area posted no increase in its annual private sector average job count.

The state Department of Labor today reported every metro area of New York except Binghamton and Elmira showed gains in their average job counts between 2011 and 2012

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The price of everything is going up... including the cost of a pistol permit in Broome County.

The fee charged by the sheriff's office has been raised by almost $25 to $140.

Broome County Sheriff David Harder says the increase took effect last Friday

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Those Hess signs at several stores across Broome County aren't about to vanish.

Hess Corporation has been making changes in its business operations and a company announcement resulted in many news reports suggesting the company brand soon would be gone at retail outlets it operates across eighteen states

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Detectives in Endicott are investigating an incident that occurred in a village supermarket.

Police say they're seeking information regarding possible witnesses in connection with the incident that happened at Price Chopper at 911 North Street

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Pistol permit applications continue to pour into the Broome County Sheriff's Office and that's prompted a change in business hours.

Starting next week, the pistol permit and ID office in the town of Dickinson will be open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a

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The Greenman Senior Center in downtown Binghamton has been closed for 473 days. Now, there's an effort by the city to sell the building.

Opportunities for Broome is willing to acquire the property at Pine and Fayette streets for $75,000

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