Broome County

Drivers in the Southern Tier can expect to see expanded use of a roadway safety feature in coming months.

Centerline rumble strips will be added to several state-maintained highways in Broome and Tioga counties this year

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A major credit rating agency has given Broome County government's financial situation a vote of confidence.

Standard & Poor's has raised the county's long-term credit rating from "A" to "A+."

County Executive Debra Preston said the improved rating will be helpful when the county borrows money in the future.

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Two parcels of land in Broome County are to be sold by the state Department of Transportation at an auction.

The property to be auctioned Thursday is located in the town of Colesville.

Three other parcels also will be available at the auction

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A local chamber of commerce manager has been chosen to oversee the Broome County Land Bank Corporation.

The organization's board of directors selected Stacey Duncan to be the corporation's first executive director

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It's not yet known whether any of the five Radio Shack stores in Broome County will be among those closed by the company.

The Texas-based retailer Tuesday announced plans to close up to 1,100 of its "underperforming" retail locations

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An electrical problem is suspected of causing a house fire in northern Broome County.

The blaze at 46 Dougherty Road in the town of Maine was reported at 10:12 Monday morning.

Authorities say no one was home at the time of the fire

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Pedestrians walking on Clinton Street in Binghamton's First Ward were able to use the sidewalk in front of the former DMV office Wednesday after workers cleared away snow and ice.

The office at 181 Clinton Street was shut down last month as Broome County moved the city DMV operation to the downtown bus station

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Pedestrians near the recently-shuttered Broome County Department of Motor Vehicles office in Binghamton's First Ward have been coping with a sidewalk that hasn't been cleared of snow.

The walk in front of the county-owned property at 181 Clinton Street remained unshoveled Tuesday, posing a hazard to those who attempted to navigate it or those who walked in the street to avoid the snow

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The Department of Motor Vehicles Binghamton office has been relocated from the First Ward to the downtown bus station.

Broome County Clerk Richard Blythe says the office on Chenango Street will open for business Wednesday morning

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Broome County officials say a $750,000 project at the Greater Binghamton Airport will improve the appearance of the town of Maine facility and upgrade the airport website.

County Executive Debra Preston says the renovations will help the airport better meet the needs of those who use it

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