February 15, 2013 Several hundred people in Broome County have had the flu in recent months.
Mari Yourdon of the Broome County Health Department says flu activity has been declining.
Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program, Yourdon said the department recorded only three new influenza cases last week.
The number o
February 14, 2013 The Broome County Health Department has scheduled 20 rabies vaccination clinics through December to try to curb the number of cases of the sometimes deadly disease in family pets.Rabies is caused by a virus that attacks the central nervous system and can be transmitted to humans and and other animals by an infected mammal
February 13, 2013 New Yorkers might remember the time when Governor Hugh Carey offered to drink a glass of PCB's after the Binghamton State Office Building was contaminated by a transformer fire.
But we haven't had a governor who volunteered to swill some "fracking fluid" used by gas and oil companies
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February 8, 2013 New York State Electric and Gas is taking advantage of the latest winter storm to remind customers of storm safety guidelines.To report downed power lines call 1-800-572-1131.
Before storms hit, residents should keep flashlights, a battery-powered radio and fresh batteries on hand, have at leasst one telephone that is not dependent on electricity, keep a supply of non-perishable food and bottled water in the home and make sure cell phone batteries are charged
February 6, 2013 Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills says new automatic external defibrillators are needed for emergency responders through the county.The last fund drive to buy AEDs was held in January, 2000. In 2011, the Public Health division donated four new defibrillators to replace the most outdated models at a cost of about $2,000 each
February 5, 2013 The Southern Tier is at risk of losing some of the gauges that measure stream levels and rainfall amounts due to a lack of funding.The Susquehanna River Basin Commission says 18 stream and 16 rain guages could go off-line unless federal funds are approved for their maintenance and operation
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