Binghamton Area News Roundup 2/13/25: Downtown roadway project, Gaudet memorialized & more
Clover leaf ramps downtown to go away, opening green space, parks are renamed, and business highlights in this week's rundown
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‼️Must-Reads
🛣️$43.1 million Downtown Route 363 Project Announced
You know the two clover leaf ramps connecting N. Shore Drive / Route 363 and State Street?
Route 363 will be brought to ground level, and the Carroll St. ramp will be closed, with the pedestrian tunnel remaining (Press & Sun).
🧑🚒City marks year since firefighter's death
A vigil was held for fallen firefighter J.R. Gaudet one year after he was killed in a deadly fire.
WBNG sat one on one with his widow as she reflected on the one-year anniversary, and the Press & Sun saw family and friends speak on their memories of him.
City Council voted to rename West End Park in his honor as JR Gaudet Memorial Park (WBNG)
⚖️Conklin parents of white supremacist Buffalo mass shooter reach financial settlement
Parents of the Conklin domestic terrorist who murdered ten people in a mass shooting targeting black people at a Buffalo Tops and the Endicott gun shop Vintage Firearms where the shooter purchased his rifle, entered a confidential settlement with survivors and victims' families of the shooting (NC34).
The shooter, Payton Gendron, was sentenced to a life sentence under state charges and still faces a federal trial (WGRZ).
Also make sure to check out this week's events roundup!
