Bob Joseph

Classes at Broome Community College were canceled for a time Monday after an interruption in electric service to portions of the town of Dickinson campus.

The power problem that developed this morning resulted in the cancellation of classes through 5:30 p

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Binghamton mayor Matthew Ryan says the design of the downtown roundabout wasn't to blame for damage caused by a truck at the Court Street intersection.

The mayor blames the truck driver for Tuesday afternoon's incident, which knocked down several decorative fence posts and a caution sign

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A Binghamton man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of a town of Windsor resident.

Authorities say 26-year-old Joshua Launt of Milford Street was indicted by a Broome County grand jury

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National Pipe and Plastics has withdrawn its request for a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the Broome County Industrial Development Agency.

The agency's Patrick Doyle said word of the withdrawal of the PILOT application was received during Friday afternoon's IDA meeting

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Authorities say a Broome County man has died following an early-morning motorcycle crash in the town of Colesville.

According to state police, 42-year-old Shawn Farr of Colesville was driving a motorcycle on Ouaquaga Road around 4:20 Friday morning when it went off the roadway on a curve

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Two men suspected of bilking Binghamton businesses out of thousands of dollars by selling counterfeit silver coins have been arrested in Syracuse.

Authorities say 34-year-old Jaimes Reinaud and 27-year-old Jezan Leon-Barahona were taken into custody Thursday

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A Rochester-area company and two of its employees have been accused of illegally discharging polluted water from Broome County demolition projects.

United States Attorney Richard Hartunian Thursday announced Crane-Hogan Structural Systems of Spencerport was charged in a felony indictment in connection with work during 2008 and 2009

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UPDATE: Two possible suspects in the Binghamton investigation have been arrested in Syracuse.

Original story:

Police say two Binghamton businesses paid more than $6,000 for hundreds of counterfeit silver dollar coins

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New York State Senator Thomas Libous was interviewed on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program Thursday. He discussed his support for high-volume hydraulic fracturing and responded to questions related to a Bloomberg News report.

Libous insisted his support for fracking in the Marcellus Shale is not relat

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New York State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the boards in charge of industrial development agencies should be aware their actions will be scrutinized in the future.

DiNapoli's office has released its annual report on IDA performance which noted net tax exemptions approved by agencies across the state jumped 16 percent in 2011 compared with the previous year

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