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Earlier this year, a lower court tossed out the district maps for the Broome County legislature.
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The city will spend $75,000 in federal COVID-19 relief money to help local food pantries buy new refrigerators and freezers, amid an increase in demand for food and meals in the community.
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Broome County and several other upstate counties have issued emergency declarations to ban local hotels from sheltering asylum seekers. One Binghamton immigration nonprofit weighed in on what the new order means for them.
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Less than one percent of housing nationwide is wheelchair accessible. But a Broome County program is trying to address the problem, one wheelchair ramp at a time.
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Broome County's food pantries say they're struggling to meet the increasingly high demand for food, which they say is a result of high prices and a reduction in benefits.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the funding last week. The Urban League says it plans to double its child care capacity to serve more families in the area.
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Local organizations can now apply for up to $150,000 in grants to help combat the overdose epidemic.
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Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, a Democrat, delivered his State of the County address in Endwell Wednesday.
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New York state is still sorting out how to spend over $2 billion in opioid settlement money from pharmaceutical companies, which played a role in the opioid crisis. Southern Tier counties, many still battered by rising overdose rates, are deciding how best to spend funds they’ve received from signing on to settlements.
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In court documents filed Tuesday, a parent says school officials are to blame after her child suffered injuries at school.