Monthly Archives: May 2012

“Yellow Dot” Aids Special Needs Victims

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May 30, 2012

Tioga County now has the Yellow Dot program in place. Yellow Dot is a national program designed to provide quick emergency information to first responders and law enforcement personnel in the event of an accident or medical emergency. The program is aimed at seniors but is appropriate for anyone with special needs. A special...
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Lightning Ignites Vestal House Fire

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May 30, 2012

A lightning strike set off a bizarre chain reaction that caused a house fire in Vestal during Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms. Fire officials say lightning first hit a tree, then traveled through a fence and into an adjoining garage. Flames then spread to the attic of the adjacent home on Pinecrest Road. Crews from Endwell...
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Southern Tier Regions Lag in NYS Job Recovery

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May 30, 2012

Binghamton, Elmira and Ithaca all lag behind the rest of New York State when it comes to economic recovery. That, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who released a report that said most of New York has regained about 95 percent of the jobs lost during the recession. The figures show that the state...
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Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Bradford County

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May 30, 2012

A teenage boy has died after a motorcycle accident in Bradford County.  State Police say the 17-year-old from Wyalusing was headed northbound on State Route 187 in Terry Township around 2:30 p.m. That’s when he apparently failed to negotiate one of the turns, going off the road and hitting two trees. He was pronounced...
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Anti-Fracking Group Plans Concert

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May 30, 2012

Some neighbors hope to make a big splash in the debate over hydrofracking.  The Finger Lakes Clean Waters Initiative is planning a concert, the second annual Big Splash.  10 local bands will take 2 stages this Sunday at Binghamton’s Recreation  Park. The message organizers say they want to send is simple, they want no...
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National Guard’s 204th Engineer Battalion Recognized for Work During Flood

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May 30, 2012

The New York Army National Guard’s 204th Engineer Battalion has been recognized as the Unit of the Year for 2011 by Salute Magazine, a military interest publication. The Binghamton based battalion was named Unit of the Month in the Oct/Nov issue. The magazine recognized the work the battalion’s Soldiers did in responding to the...
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Brooklyn Man Arrested for Dantzler Slaying

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May 29, 2012

Binghamton Police today announced the arrest of a Brooklyn native for the slaying of a Johnson City man in December 2010. 30 year-old Maurice Anthony was charged with the murder of Eric Dantzler of Johnson City. Village police were arrested Anthony for the murder after he was taken into custody on an unrelated drug...
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Jones Agrees to Plea in Binghamton DWI

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May 29, 2012

UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones has pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in his court appearance this morning. Jones was arrested in the early morning of May 19th after crashing his 2012 Bentley at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Helen Street in Binghamton. The moving violations against him were dropped as part of...
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