Binghamton has been known as the “Parlor City” for a long time. In fact, the 150th anniversary of the first published use of the nickname is coming up. The “Parlor City” reference appeared in the Scranton Daily Times on August 13, 1873. An Orange County resident, Barry Popik of Goshen, has written about the origin … [Read more…]
Two downtown Binghamton businesses have been ordered by state regulators to stop making illicit cannabis available to their customers. New York state officials have been promising to crack down on unlicensed marijuana sales which have adversely affected legal shops. A view inside the Takeoff 2 shop at 63 Chenango Street on June 16, 2023. (Photo: … [Read more…]
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WETM) — A man and woman from Binghamton pled guilty to a heroin trafficking conspiracy. According to the district attorney’s office, Worth Brown, 35, and Christina Martinez, 31, both pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin on June 13. The pair admitted to being part of a … [Read more…]
A fast-growing national chain of sub shops has started operations at another location in the Binghamton area. The Jersey Mike’s Subs shop at 2540 Vestal Parkway East opened its doors Wednesday morning. It’s the third Jersey Mike’s unit in Broome County. The first local franchised operation opened in July 2021 on Upper Front Street in … [Read more…]
Heavy equipment has returned to a Binghamton park as crews start the latest effort to address ongoing issues with a recently-constructed tennis complex. Workers are removing the surface of the tennis courts at Recreation Park on the city’s West Side. Mayor Jared Kraham said experts were retained to take a close look at the persistent … [Read more…]
A man who was struck in the chest with an arrow at the Vestal Hills Country Club has pleaded guilty to felony weapon possession counts. Prosecutors said 24-year-old Bayso Vannavongsa of Binghamton admitted he illegally possessed three guns at the abandoned property in July 2022. Vannavongsa acknowledged he possessed a loaded .38 caliber revolver and … [Read more…]
The pedestrian and bicyclist pathway along Route 434 in Binghamton and Vestal should be ready for use this summer, more than a decade after planning for the project began. Workers are putting the finishing touches on the $25 million paved trail between Pennsylvania Avenue in the city and Murray Hill Road at the Binghamton University … [Read more…]
An Endwell man’s plan to develop housing and commercial space in the former Crowley Foods plant on Binghamton’s South Side is getting a boost from New York state. Jon Korchynsky wants to convert the abandoned dairy processing plant on Conklin Avenue into 48 market-rate apartments. Korchynsky acquired the site from Mountain Fresh Dairy in January … [Read more…]
Detectives believe there is a connection between a pair of shooting incidents that occurred in the city of Binghamton. Authorities said police were sent to 25 Robinson Street on the East Side around 7:15 p.m. Thursday to investigate a report of shots fired. Police determined two men who were in a red sedan approached a … [Read more…]
The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin has abandoned the site of its once-bustling local newsroom and offices in the town of Union. The Gannett newspaper moved most of its operations from the Vestal Parkway to the Airport Corporate Center at 33 Lewis Road in Choconut Center in December 2009. The site was about two miles north … [Read more…]