Broome Residents Urged to Guard Against Hospitalization
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says people should do what they can to keep from ending up in the packed hospitals.
Health
Bring out Your Drugs! Takeback Day Oct. 23
Law enforcement agencies around the region are helping in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day October 23.
Vestal Elks Donate Persons With Disability Decals
Area law enforcement agencies have new decals donated by Vestal Elks to help deal with and find residents with certain conditions that leave them non-verbal.
Looking For Your Help During The Upcoming Food-A-Bago Food Drive
This is one of the largest yearly food drives for Broome County CHOW and they need our help more than ever.
Broome Reports Hundreds of School Bus Passing Tickets Written
Broome County officials have written 362 violations for drivers illegally passing stopped school buses since the new Stop-Arm Camera program started.
Time to Dial 607 For Local Calling
The change to local dialing requiring the area code along with the regular seven-digit number to make a local call goes into effect Sunday, October 24
Lag in Data Reporting = Large COVID Death Count
Broome County is reporting a huge jump in COVID deaths over the past day.
New York Starts COVID 'Landing Site'
New York has launched a centralized COVID-19 website, that includes better hospital and nursing home reporting.
Parents Told to Schedule COVID Shots Now for Younger Kids
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is telling parents and school districts to get ready now to get younger children vaccinated against COVID-19.
Pa COVID Spike Eases Slightly
The number of new COVID-19 cases being reported in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania over the past week is showing a slight slow-down in infections.