Broome County - Page 2

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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A bridge rehabilitation project has gotten underway in the town of Union.

Thousands of motorists who usually use the Hooper Road bridge over East Main Street will be utilizing alternate routes for the next few weeks

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Broome County officials are giving drivers who use an Endwell bridge advance notice of a detour they'll encounter in a couple of weeks.

The Hooper Road bridge over East Main Street will be out of service for about three weeks

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Construction is about to begin on another Habitat for Humanity home in Broome County.

The new house is to be built on a lot at the corner of Floral Avenue and Willow Street in Johnson City.

Amy Winans, executive director of Broome County Habitat for Humanity, says this will be the group's 27th home

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Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo has announced she's running for re-election to the position she's held for nearly a decade.

The Endwell Democrat made her campaign announcement Thursday evening at a gathering of supporters at a fundraising event in the town of Union

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Workers have finished taking out dozens of stars that made up the "Sidewalk of Stars" near the MetroCenter in downtown Binghamton.

City of Binghamton and Broome County officials last month announced plans to relocate the stars to the Forum Theatre on Washington Street

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