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Candidate sworn-in even though election was contested. GOUVERNEUR, NY - The New York State Board of Elections was unable to present a "clear decision" to the House of Representatives in the NY-23 Congressional Special Election.A John Conklin, Communications Director for the Board of Elections, said that the board could not even have declared an ...

Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded the race in the 23rd Congressional District last week after receiving two pieces of grim news for his campaign: He was down 5,335 votes with 93 percent of the vote counted on election night, and he had barely won his stronghold in Oswego County.

Broome County voters noticed the absence of an Election Day hallmark Tuesday: the hulking metal lever machines, which officially retired this year after decades of service.

ALBANY - Change isn't always easy, and that came through this week in the comments of voters who marked paper ballots and scanned them into machines, rather than the old-fashioned way of pulling mechanical levers, election officials said.

Donald Carrington figured he had little or nothing to gain by plea bargaining. On Thursday, the 40-year-old convict rejected an offer from the Orange County District Attorney's Office of 112 to three years in prison if he pleaded guilty to escaping from the Monroe police station in September.

As it turned out, not everyone felt comfortable without the security of the curtains on the decades-old lever machines.

A Conklin bar owner, who once bragged that his behavior "screws the government," has been sentenced to a year in jail for evading the alcohol beverage tax on purchases of more than 700 liters of "bootlegged" liquor, the state Department of Taxation and Finance announced.

Living Healthy, a free six-week workshop, will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from Nov.

SPARKILL - Anne Marie Conklin enjoys gardening during the summer. Conklin, 60, who has been participating in programs at Camp Venture, a nonprofit provider of care and services to children and adults with developmental disabilities, said she was particularly proud of raising flowers.

Nearly three times as many businesses in the Southern Tier participated in the state's Shared Work program during the first eight months of this year versus all of last year, saving more than 1,000 jobs, the state Labor Department announced Thursday.

Karen Davis has been appointed Republican deputy elections commissioner on the Broome County Board of Elections, replacing John Sejan, elections officials said.

Who: Conklin Presbyterian Church Old-Time Radio Players What: Re-enactment of 1938 radio broadcast of Orson Wellesa a oeWar of the Worldsa Mercury Theatre on the Air Presentation When: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. Where: Sanctuary, Conklin Presbyterian Church, 1175 Conklin Road, Conklin, NY Why: Fundraiser for Conklin Presbyterian Church ...

A heart attack was the last thing Beth Bowell-Drake needed. She had had far more than her fair share of problems, medical and otherwise, for her 39 years.

These Greater Binghamton residents have a birthday today. I Denise Vawter, 48, Afton.

Happy Birthday to you! These Greater Binghamton residents have a birthday today.

It's not just the Marines who are looking for a few good men and women. AARP is, too.

The impact on police and fire service, traffic and campus parking should all be reviewed as Dutchess Community College moves forward with plans to construct an approximately 465-bed student dormitory on its Town of Poughkeepsie campus.

When it comes to generating excellent customer service, most people are under the impression that the customer is the only thing that matters.

These Greater Binghamton residents have a birthday today.* Lori Casey, 53, Binghamton.

After an eight-month investigation, state police charged a 28-year-old Binghamton man with second-degree vehicular manslaughter in the death of Wilton Mohamed.