Binghamton News

Greater Binghamton was Hog Heaven today. Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts gunned their engines for a parade through Greater Binghamton late this afternoon, ending at the Broome County Courthouse, the site of the annual July Fest Celebration.

Binghamton University has added a new company to its Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing.

UTICA -- Two Binghamton firefighters who rescued a 9-year-old boy from a devastating fire last year have been named New York State firefighters of the year.

Binghamton and Vestal join over 18,000 participants in over 1020 cities world- wide as photographers make history in this yearsa TM photowalk Scott Kelby's 2nd Annual Worldwide Photowalk will be held in Binghamton, NY and Vestal, NY.

Stephanie Geer of Binghamton, a chemistry major at The College of Brockport, received the SUNY Chancellor's Scholar Athlete Award.

BINGHAMTON - The Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment Inc. announced Tuesday it has received its largest order in its 83-year history.

The overall consumer confidence level for the Syracuse region rose three points to 57.8 in the second quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey of nine New York metropolitan statistical areas by the Siena Research Institute .

This from Executive Assistant to County Executive Barbara Fiala: 3rd Annual Binghamton Summer Film The 3rd Annual Binghamton Summer Film Series will begin this year on July 9th at NYSEG Stadium with Steven Spielberga s a oeRaiders of the Lost Arka .

Rochester Institute of Technology recently named Maksim Logvis, of Binghamton, as a 2008-2009 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar.

This from John Oleski a ' Rally Coordinator at hogwah@stny.rr.com: HOGS GONE WILD in BINGHAMTON Contact: John Oleski a ' Rally Coordinator at hogwah@stny.rr.com The NYS HOG Rally PARADE OF HARLEYS will leave the BU Event Center at 5:30 pm Saturday July 11th.

A gunman opened fire on a room where immigrants were taking a citizenship exam in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing as many as 13 people before committing suicide, officials said.

Nearly two thousand Harley Davidson motorcycles will be rolling into town beginning July 10th.

Mike McGowan of The McGowan Corp. was named the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers August Remodeler of the Month.

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Ryan Clark used his arm and bat Sunday to help Johnson City Post 758 earn wins against Binghamton Post 80, 10-9, and Binghamton Post 1645, 4-2, in American Legion baseball at Conlon Field.

BINGHAMTON - The two heroes of the worst fire in the city's history could soon get some much-delayed recognition.

Weekend Edition Saturday , July 4, 2009 Three months ago, 13 people were killed when an mentally-ill immigrant named Jiverly Wong opened fire in an immigrant resources center in Binghamton, New York.

An unidentified man is dead after falling 40 feet from a tree on DeForest Street in Binghamton around 3 p.m. today.

The recent news that Binghamton High School placed 397th on Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1,500 U.S. public high schools - up from 509 the previous year - shows the strengths of the region's largest and most diverse high school.

City officials announced today a series of public meetings to get input to identify possible brownfield sites for development in the First Ward.