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Another Vestal Student Housing Project Planned

More student housing may be constructed at University Plaza in the town of Vestal.

Several hundred additional Binghamton University students could reside at the former shopping center site.

Vestal-based Newman Development Group wants to start building The Metroplex at UP in the summer of next year

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Gas Drilling Deadline Missed Again.. Permits Still Possible?

New York State will again miss a deadline for issuing regulations for natural gas exploration in the Marcellus Shale formation.The head of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says more time is needed to study the health impacts of fracking

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Category: Business, Environment, News
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Photo by Kathy Whyte

Johnson City Village Board Moves Cell Tower Plans Forward

Plans are moving forward to erect a new cellphone tower in the Village of Johnson City.After an original plan for a tower on the hill at the top of Reynolds Road was rejected over protests from neighbors last year, village officials are okaying the initial plans for a tower behind Warehouse Carpet Warehouse on Reynolds Road

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Bob Joseph/WNBF News

The Fracking Countdown Continues

Those who've been supporting or fighting New York State fracking regulations should soon have a better sense of what path the Cuomo administration intends to pursue regarding shale gas development

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Bob Joseph/WNBF News

Time Warner Cable Rates Increasing Next Month

Rising programing costs are being cited for a planned Time Warner Cable rate hike.

The increase will take effect with statements issued starting March 1.

Stephanie Salanger, a Time Warner Cable spokeswoman in Syracuse, told WNBF News the rate adjustment will average just over 2.5 percent.

Salanger said it wo

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Grape News! Cornell Breeder Unveils Names of New Wine Grapes

Two new varieties of wine grapes have just been named.

Cornell University professor Bruce Reisch this morning announced the winners of a grape-naming contest. They are "Arandell" and "Aromella."

The names were among more than 1,000 submitted in a contest that solicited ideas from the public

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Photo by Kathy Whyte

Greater Binghamton History to Become Tourist Draw

New York State is funding efforts to promote the rich history of the Greater Binghamton area as a tourist destination.A workshop was held at Binghamton University February 6th to talk about the state Path Through History initiative

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Photo by Kathy Whyte

Vestal’s National Pipe Gets Economic Development Funds for Relocation

The relocation of National Pipe and Plastics from Vestal to Endicott is part of a regional development package targeting dozens of projects for state funding.The projects to be funded through a New York State job creating grant were recently up for discussion at a meeting in Binghamton of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council attended by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy

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Postal Service Pulling Plug On Saturday First Class Deliveries

The United States Postal Service has good news for Americans who don't like to receive bills in the mail on Saturday.

Starting this summer, that will be a thing of the past. As will delivery of all first class mail on Saturday

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JC Alerts Water Customers to Repair Coverage Offer

The Johnson City water department is advising people served by the village system that they aren't required to purchase repair coverage for water lines.

The department today issued a notice indicating that a company called HomeServe USA Repair Management Corp

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