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The Town of Union will be discontinuing weekly curbside recycling after the March 24 pickup, switching to a bi-weekly collection.

Emergency Services officials say cleanup was expected to take hours after a tractor trailer carrying garbage tipped over on State Route 17 west near Exit 80.

Rain forecast over the region the next few days is not expected to have much of an impact on the danger of brush and grass fires.

Binghamton officials expect additional free refuse collections will be scheduled following a recent break on garbage fees.

A brief free garbage collection program in Binghamton is almost over.

Binghamton residents will receive a break on trash fees for two collection days next month.

The City of Binghamton is giving notice to property owners that code enforcement officers are going block to block looking for violations.

Johnson City government officials say they ran into issues with residents who were still putting their garbage out after there had been a declaration that collection was suspended until March 20.

The City of Binghamton is waiving fees for collection of bulky trash items through Friday, May 27th to accommodate departing Binghamton University students.

Binghamton Department of Public Works employees are handling a heavier-than-usual volume of trash this week.
Pat Torrico, the department's first deputy commissioner, says the load is bigger as city residents take advantage of a limited-time opportunity to get rid of certain big items without buy…