🎃Binghamton Area News Roundup 10/31/25 - GO VOTE
Election Day is Nov. 4!!! Plus a state of emergency from Broome County, Kraham talks Amtrak, new construction planned, and more
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‼️Must-Reads
🍎Broome County declares state of emergency over SNAP
As SNAP benefits are set to lapse on Nov. 1, the county has declared a state of emergency as delays and reductions are anticipated for SNAP food assistance programs (WSKG)
Rides to food pantries and resources on Broome County Transit buses will be free for SNAP recipients who show their EBT card to the driver, emergency food is being purchased, and food pantries like Food Bank of the Southern Tier and CHOW are bracing for the impact.
If you can, consider donating some cash to local food pantries.
If you need it, here is Broome County Food Council’s emergency food access map
Broome County added an emergency food assistance guide to its website
(I also wrote about this for the Sayre/Waverly area, which you can read here)
🗳️Election Rundowns
Early voting has officially begun!
Election Day is on November 4
Here below are responses from the elected officials by local outlets and other stories on the respective races.
Find your polling place, sample ballots, and more info
County Clerk
• Everything you need to know about the 2025 Broome County clerk election - Press & Sun
• Candidates wrap up campaigns for Broome County Clerk - WBNG
• Nick Libous (D) - Pipe Dream
• Aaron Martin (R) - Pipe Dream
Binghamton Mayor
• Binghamton Mayoral Race - Press & Sun
• Binghamton Mayoral Debate held by League of Women Voters and Southern Tier Independence Center - Fox40
• Rotary hosts a Binghamton Mayoral Debate - WBNG
• Miles Burnett (D) - Pipe Dream
• Jared Kraham (R) - Pipe Dream
Binghamton City Council
What to know about the candidates - Press & Sun
• Kevin Micha (R) - Pipe Dream
• Carla Murray (D) - Pipe Dream
Johnson City Mayor
• Race Preview: Village of Johnson City Mayoral Race - WBNG
• Johnson City Mayoral Race - Press & Sun
• Martin Meaney (R) - Pipe Dream
• Christina Charuk (D) - Pipe Dream
Vestal Town Council
• What to know about the four candidates in the 2025 Vestal Town Board election - Press & Sun
• Vestal Town Council Candidate Forum - Fox40
• Suzanne Mesina (D) - Pipe Dream
• Bill Stewart (R) - Pipe Dream
• Matt Padbury (D) - Pipe Dream
• Andy Gowe (R) - Pipe Dream
🚄Binghamton Amtrak station
Mayor Kraham wants to secure a federal grant for a passenger rail study in the area (WBNG).
Being in the center of the Northeast, it makes some sense - especially since Amtrak currently goes through Syracuse, and Scranton and Allentown are already on their own pathways to restoring service.
Just an FYI - these sort of things typically see a long time to come to fruition and rely on deals with track owners like Norfolk Southern.
My take? Give us a Syracuse -> Binghamton -> Scranton -> Allentown -> Philadelphia line!
Also make sure to check out this week's events roundup!
🏗️Building Broome
Bids are being sought for the State Street parking garage teardown - NC34
Key Bank in Johnson City set to be town down for Chick-Fil-A - WNBF
The debated solar farm in Chenango possibly to get moratorium - Fox40
What are we going to do with the Vestal Pizza Husk and old Friendly's? - WNBF
A new clean energy program for Binghamton's northside - WBNG
Binghamton set to host regional housing and infrastructure summit in November - WBNG
In Owego, a new building gets a grant to restore a mixed use building - NC34
New Ross Park Carousel shelter going up - WNBF
Southern Tier regional group gets a grant for workforce housing - NC34
Broome Land Bank completes affordable home project - Fox40
Safety debated over former Anzaroot property - NC34
🏛️Politics
City of Binghamton budget signed with new housing measures and lowered taxes - WBNG
Town of Chenango appointed a new supervisor from within the local government - Press & Sun
Broome gets new Deputy Executive for Physical Services - WBNG
Residents raise concern over Sheriff's Office funding - Pipe Dream
👋Openings and Closings
TGI Fridays getting cleared for a new restaurant - WNBF
🏫Schools
Harpursville gets a new indoor agriculture program - WBNG
BU hosts human rights researcher through genocide prevention fellowship - Binghamton University
SUNY schools waiving application fees until 11/3 - WBNG
High school football players step away from the field to compete with each other at the dinner table - WBNG
Honor flight veterans visit U-E - NC34
Sen. Webb looking for student work to celebrate Thanksgiving - WBNG
BU offers award to make tour of University's queer history - Campus Reform
🌇Community Spotlights
A spotlight on the LIMINAL SPACES exhibit at the Roberson Museum - Pipe Dream
Scenes from the West Endicott Fire Parade - WBNG
WSKG spotlights Binghamton's arts scene - WSKG
Roberson celebrates a 'Spooktacular' - WBNG
A look at Binghamton's 'theme song' - WNBF
Binghamton man performs with Metropolitan Opera - NC34
Library system seeking community input on new card design - WBNG
Ukrainian support group attends Washington DC Summit - NC34
GHS Federal Credit union gets a spotlight - NC34
The local Jamaican community reacts to Hurricane Melissa - WBNG
A special plane visits the Binghamton airport - NC34
⚾Sports
Black Bears achieve a six game win streak - WBNG
Check out the Section IV Volleyball playoff brackets - WBNG
Windsor clinches Division IV Class C football title - WBNG
Binghamton Patriots get Section IV soccer title - WBNG
Whitney Point heads to secional championship - Fox40
👮Crime & Safety
A man dies at Upstate Shredding fire in Owego - WBNG
A look at a surveilled neighborhood in Binghamton - WNBF
Narcan works to save lives (and saves money) - WBNG
Be safe on the road and in the streets for Halloween! - WBNG
Local mental health crisis response services to be expanded - NC34
Residents are worried about unsafe behavior on the Vestal Rail Trail - Reddit
Cal Harris malicious prosecution lawsuit continues - Press & Sun
❤️Good News, Fundraisers & Grants
Dinosaur Dental to host 'candy buy back' for U.S. service members - WBNG
Local emergency food relief programs get more than $11 million in funding - WBNG
Broome Toys for Tots starts collecting on 12/1 - NC34
Food drive at BU donates thousands of meals - NC34
Fotary hosting non-perishable food drive - NC34
Endicott run raises money for a rare genetic disorder - WBNG
📰Other Stories
NYSEG claims misinformation about proposed rate increases - WBNG
Apparently Wilson Tower uses drones to clean its windows - WBNG
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