Binghamton Area News Roundup 6/15/26: Primaries, State Champs, Demolitions and More
Catch up on local high school athletes' results at states, and prepare yourself for the upcoming primary votes - plus all the other news from the last week!
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Sorry for the delay on this one!!! Very busy weekend kept me from the computer, so this is a bit of a longer one. Enjoy!
‼️Must-Reads
🗳️The Battle of the Dans for Lupardo's Seat
It's a Dan on Dan battle in the Democratic primary for the 123rd Assembly seat after longtime rep Donna Lupardo announced that she will not be seeking re-election (Press & Sun).
Dan Norton is a lawyer with Hinman, Howard & Kattel, who says he is focused on increasing housing opportunities and reining in NYSEG bills, while supporting universal childcare and statewide universal healthcare. He is backed by many in the local democratic establishment, such as Lupardo, County Executive Jason Garnar and State Sen. Lea Webb.
Dan Livingston, a former Binghamton City Council member, wants to increase taxes on the top 2% of earners and "return these ill-gotten gains to the public coffers," and make investments in affordability and improvements for working families. He is also a clean water advocate and wants greater dignity for immigrants. He is endorsed by Bernie Sanders and progressive groups like the local Sierra Club and Citizen Action.
You can see full interviews of the two with WBNG here.
You can see a list of endorsements for both candidates here from NC34
Early voting is live, and the primary election is on June 23.
Other races, depending on your location, include the 19th congressional district Republican primary between State Sen. Peter Oberacker and Alex Portelli, where the winner will face Rep. Josh Riley in the fall, and the 23rd Congressional District Democratic primary between Aaron Gies and Kevin Stocker, where the winner will face rep. Nick Langworthy in the fall.
🏃Local Athletes Win State Titles
It was a successful sports weekend, not just for the Knicks. Many high school athletes from the Binghamton area came to win at states (Press & Sun).
Rutgers-bound Milo Wilson of Binghamton won the Class A state title for the boys high jump (WBNG). Maine-Endwell's Wyatt Richardson took home the Class B boys 400 hurdles title (Fox40). Chenango Valley's Delaney Walters won the Class C girls title for high jump, 3rd overall and Mack Patterson, also of CV, won the Class C discus competition, followed in 2nd by Sidney's Michael Morrissey.
In other Section IV results, Corning-Painted Post's Cella McLaughlin took home the Class A girls title for the long jump, Lansing's Ava Kobylarz took home the Class C girls pole vault title, Oneonta's Cassidy Howard and Darren Rose won the Class C girls 100-meter dash and Class C boys triple jump, respectively and Tioga Central's Gavin Albrecht won the Class C girls high jump.
The Press & Sun has all of the finishing placement for Section 4 finishers here.
In Softball, Deposit/Hancock won the Class C championship again (NC34), while Maine-Endwell finished out in the Class A semifinals and Susquehanna Valley fell in Class AA semifinals (WBNG).
In Baseball, Waverly fell in the regional final (Fox4o)
