Broome County News

Landowners have what gas companies need. Gas companies have what landowners want.

A 23-year-old Broome County man was sentenced to five years of probation for the 2008 death of his 12-year-old brother.

The Broome County Health Department is reminding parents that the state's child restraint law is changing Nov.

Who's going to pay to ensure local water wells are not polluted by Marcellus Shale drilling? State officials said this week they are still trying to figure that out, but Broome County may be off the hook.

An advocate for victims of domestic violence has been assigned to the Broome County sheriff's office -- a first for law enforcement agencies in the region.

From the Office of the Sheriff: During the early morning of Tuesday, November 17th, deputies of the Broome County Sheriff's Highway Patrol Division were dispatched to the Conklin Cycle Center on Conklin Road, at the request of the New York State Police to assist with a reported burglar alarm at that business.

The Broome County Health Department has scheduled 4 swine flu vaccination clinics for this week.

It was a time to give thanks and honor businesses, agencies and individuals. The 14th annual Thanksgiving Luncheon was this afternoon at the Binghamton Regency.

Broome County Executive Barbara F. Fiala on Monday vetoed $78,221 of the changes legislators made to her proposed 2010 budget.

Broome County Exec Barb Fiala says the county legislature over-stepped its bounds during the budget process.

State police say a 94-year-old man who drove several miles the wrong way on an upstate New York highway had been reported missing by his daughter a day earlier.

Ballot by ballot - the hand recount started today for the extremely close election races in Broome County.

It can't come soon enough for many municipalities and landowners. Others say the results could be a living nightmare.

From Broome County Sheriff's Office: On Thursday November 12, 2009 members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force and the Endicott Police Department arrested Cedric L. Wolfe 6/26/1985 following an investigation into the illegal possession and sale of heroin in and around the Broome County area.

Binghamton University and the Decker School of Nursing congratulate all nurse practitioners in the greater Binghamton area and in particular, Decker graduates.

The hand-count of votes in Johnson City's elections ended Friday with slight changes in the numbers but no changes in the outcomes.

Construction debris from a roof project has forced the Broome-Tioga Workforce New York office to relocate temporarily to the Broome County Public Library.

Residents are supposed to learn out the fate of their village Thursday, but based on how things have gone so far, they may have to wait longer.

Stricter oversight and a civil penalty aimed at fixing persistent drilling mishaps in Dimock will not slow Cabot's production of the Marcellus Shale, according to state and gas company officials.

Residents will have a chance to comment on the state's proposal to regulate natural gas production at a hearing Thursday at Chenango Valley School in the Town of Fenton.