vestal

There was some opposition to the $650,000 purchase price for the nursing home, which flooded in 2011.

The legislature was supposed to vote on whether to award the county land bank $825,000 toward purchase and destruction of the old Vestal Nursing Center.

On Thursday, the Broome County legislature agreed to hold over a resolution to give the land bank over $850,000 to purchase and demolish the deteriorating building.

The New York Attorney General’s office is required to investigate all shooting deaths by law enforcement.

The Democrat has represented the 123rd Assembly District, which includes the city of Binghamton, the village of Endicott and the towns of Vestal and Union, for 22 years.

The Vestal Golden Bears won against the defending champion Maine-Endwell Spartans Blue. Both came into the game undefeated.

The board has two seats up for grabs on Tuesday. Four candidates are running.

Democrat Matthew Padbury says he's running for town board to bring transparency to town government.

Councilman Stephen Donnelly is stepping down amid multiple lawsuits over the failure of his construction company. He declared bankruptcy last year and is accused by one bank of falsely representing his assets.

The Vestal Town Board is considering contracting with Broome County for tax collection services. The board has put out a survey to residents to get input on the potential change, and is holding a special meeting to discuss it on Wednesday.