Bainbridge News

Private Lyons Wakeman had a secret he kept close through the entire time he fought in the Civil War, even up to his death from complications from dysentery.

Question of the week: What do you think about President Obama's efforts to reform health care in the United States? "The reason why it's so expensive is because of insurance companies.

Southern Tier Celebrates! will present Enerjee Jazz as a part of the Brown Bag Lunchtime Series from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Farmers' Market on Collier Street in downtown Binghamton.

Seth Palmer, a senior from Bainbridge, has been honored with the State University of New York at Geneseo 2009 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.

AFTON _ Two Chenango County men were arrested last Sunday for allegedly burglarizing an Afton residence and then torching it.

With the economy on the ropes, and money tight for more and more families, it couldn't be a worse time for the Salvation Army to shut down one of it's Thrift Stores.

BAINBRIDGE _ Andy Triebold and Steve Lajoie didn't leave much room for suspense at the General Clinton Canoe Regatta Monday.

This week's "My turn" column is by Douglas Exley, retired Gilbertsville-Mount Upton school superintendent.

Afton Afton will have Memorial Day activities on Monday. A parade will form on Pleasant Avenue at the intersection of Main Street and Pleasant Avenue and start at 10 a.m. The procession will go to the Susquehanna River Bridge and proceed to Foster Park for services.

Well, we made it. Through the darkest and coldest days of winter, it seemed like the promise of warmer weather and outdoor fun would never arrive.

The president of a New York company whose freighter was attacked by pirates with rocket-propelled grenades off the coast of Somalia told Congress on Wednesday that the government should place armed personnel on U.S. ships carrying humanitarian cargo overseas.

AFTON _ An Afton couple had a big surprise waiting for them when they went through the contents of a lot they won at a storage-unit auction in Sidney.

BAINBRIDGE, NY, May 17, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Silicon Solar is the manfufacture of SunMaxx solar commercial solar hot water heaters, the most affordable and best-performing solar commercial hot water heaters available on the market.

Three area General Motors dealers said today that they have not been notified of any changes with the manufacturer.

Step Back in Time features community news from The Daily Star 25 and/or 50 years ago.

The pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama was all smiles on arriving in New York City late Monday, escorted by a phalanx of law enforcement officers.

The unassuming ship captain who escaped the clutches of Somali pirates said upon his triumphant arrival home Friday that he was just an ordinary seaman doing his job, not a hero, and he praised the Navy for its daring rescue mission.

Apr. 21--A Twin Cities Somali community activist said he is on his way to New York this morning on a mission to ensure that an accused pirate is treated justly in a court appearance this afternoon.

The sole surviving Somali pirate from the hostage-taking of commercial ship captain Richard Phillips was being flown to New York late Monday, hours after his mother appealed to President Barack Obama for his release.

A Norwich teenager was charged with vehicular manslaughter after a van he was driving crashed early Saturday morning in Bainbridge, killing one passenger and injuring three others.