Bob Joseph

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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A 26-year-old man was sent to Tioga County Jail after a reported domestic incident.

Authorities say Joshua Vanderpool of Old Barton Road, Barton, was charged with second-degree harassment.

According to the Tioga County Sheriff's Office, Vanderpool was accused of punching a person in the head several times during the disturbance

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Vapors from a bucket of paint thinner were ignited by a furnace, sparking an Endwell building fire that left a woman and an infant homeless.

The blaze at 2502 North Street was reported around 7:30 Monday night

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A 79-year-old woman died shortly after she was struck by a vehicle in the town of Deposit.

State police say Barbara Seymour was hit on Route 8 around seven o'clock Saturday evening.

Seymour was pronounced dead at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City

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A 16-year-old Endicott boy was sent to Broome County Jail after village police arrested him in connection with a burglary.

Authorities say police recovered an Xbox video game console, games and a laptop computer when they searched locations on Oak Hill Avenue and Monroe Street

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