Broome County - Page 2

An ice fishing tournament that traditionally draws thousands of participants and spectators has been delayed.

The New York State Crappie Derby, which is held on Whitney Point Lake at Dorchester Park, was scheduled for January 31

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The number of Binghamton-area residents diagnosed with the flu is rising.

Mari Yourdon of the Broome County Health Department says confirmed influenza cases started to increase around mid-December

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The cost of gasoline continues to drop around the Twin Tiers and across the country. But drivers may notice a dramatic range in pump prices by driving just a few miles.

According to GasBuddy.com, an E

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A few new vehicles are being added to the BC Transit bus fleet.

Broome County has received six 40-foot Gillig buses. The vehicles, which were ordered last year, were assembled at the company's factory near San Francisco

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Hunter, a Labrador Retriever who had been missing since March of last year, is spending Thanksgiving back home with his family in Broome County.

The ten-year-old yellow lab, along with his brother, a black lab named Max, managed to slip out of a fenced yard in Chenango Forks

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Broome County will be eligible for state funding to cover some storm recovery projects.

Governor Cuomo has announced assistance for several counties hit by flooding during the summer of 2013.

According to the governor's office, the state will pay the local share of the public assistance program overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Gasoline prices are continuing to drop in the Binghamton area and across the country.

Prices at the pump have plunged about 70 cents a gallon over the past four months.

Some gas stations in Broome and Tioga counties had posted prices of less than $3

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Endwell residents have been wondering why two watersheds off Taft Avenue now are empty.

A resident of North McKinley Avenue in the town of Union said there was a big rush of clear water in Brixius Creek last Saturday

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A bridge replacement project in the town of Colesville will mean some longer trips for drivers in eastern Broome County for more than ten weeks.

The county Department of Public Works is advising motorists that a bridge on East Windsor Road over a Susquehanna River tributary near Hartz Road is expected to close next Wednesday

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Organizers of an annual riverbank cleanup initiative our recruiting Broome County groups and individuals to participate in next month's project.

The Environmental Management Council will provide groups with supplies and make arrangements to have trash collected from cleanup sites

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