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Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Local stray emu finds forever home at Animal Adventure
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) -Animal Adventure Park has welcomed a new resident. Animal Adventure recently rescued a stray emu that had been seen roaming around Broome County. Animal Adventure says it has been receiving phone calls and emails about the bird since last summer. It had been spotted roaming around the area of Windsor and Harpursville. Many had assumed the bird had escaped from the park or preserve, but the birds at both facilities were accounted for. The emu was spotted on April 1 by neighbors of Cafferty Road and again the next day in a field off of Colesville Road. Park owner Jordan Patch and members of the animal care team responded and were able to successfully rescue and transport the emu, to be known as Lilith, to Animal Adventure. Animal Adventure thinks it is likely that the emu was kept and escaped from a local hobby farm, surviving the cold winter months. The emu is believed to have been drawn to the area of The Preserve Safari, in search of a male emu to mate with, which is typical behavior during the spring season. 'We are pleased there is a happy ending to this story. The emu is currently in quarantine, which is standard protocol for any new animal entering the facility,' said Patch. 'After quarantine and veterinary clearance, we look forward to Lilith joining her new feathered friends in our safari park – where she will get that 'date' with one of our males!' Local stray emu finds forever home at Animal Adventure Cloudy start to work week before rain & snow return tonight Bundy Museum Photo Gallery: Au Naturel In the Kitchen with CCE: Maple roasted sweet potato taco Binghamton Restaurant Week: P.S. Restaurant Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
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Protesters denounce Broome County's deal with ICE
TOWN OF DICKINSON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The detainees of ICE's Alpine Metal Roofing raid may have been taken to the Broome County Jail, where protesters gathered today to denounce Sheriff Fred Akshar's decision to cooperate with ICE. Roughly 30 activists gathered with signs and chants outside of the correctional facility to demand an end to the Sheriff's cooperation with ICE. On March 10th, Akshar entered an agreement that would train and authorize some of the corrections officers at the jail to serve immigration warrants on inmates who lack legal status. He's also been housing ICE detainees, with the federal government paying the county $110 per day per inmate. The protesters accuse Akshar of acting a s jailer for a lawless President that they say is bent on destroying our democracy. They want the state government to pass a law that would prohibit law enforcement in the state from cooperating with ICE. 'End all cooperation with ICE. We want nothing to do with this. Broome County has no place in this terrible regime. This regime that is designed to instill fear, this regime that is designed to prevent people from having any sort of legal representation, and stealing people away from their communities and families,' JUST member Andy Pragasz said. Akshar issued a blistering response, calling the protesters far-left advocates who spread lies about the Sheriff's Office. He says his administration has taken a measured and pragmatic approach to its cooperation with federal law enforcement and that only a small number of lawfully-detained individuals have been housed at the jail temporarily as they make their way through the legal process. As of today, there are 27 ICE detainees inside the Broome County Jail. BOCES students have 'Bubble-Off' at West Learning Center Spice of India ready for Binghamton Restaurant Week Meet-and-greet with cast of Chicago at the Forum Theatre Springbrook raises over $200,000 through Day of Giving 16th anniversary of the worst day in Binghamton history Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- General
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16th anniversary of the worst day in Binghamton history
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Although 16 years have passed, the emotional wounds are still raw for families of the 13 people viciously massacred in Binghamton's worst mass killing event. A solemn procession from the American Civic Association to the ACA memorial took place this morning on the anniversary of the shooting on April 3rd, 2009. Family members of the deceased were joined by ACA staff and local dignitaries to honor the lives that were tragically ended. Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham says it was an event that the city must never forget. 'Like most Binghamton residents, I remember many of the details of April 3, 2009. I remember where I was when I heard the news, how we tried as a community to make sense of the tragedy in the days, weeks and months that followed. Years later, we are still grappling with that,' Kraham said. The ACA memorial at the corner of Front and Clinton Streets was conceived, designed and constructed by the victims' families with the assistance of community fundraising. There are 13 plaques for the victims, 13 illuminated glass birds, and a broken obelisk representing the lives that were cut short. Jeff King, whose mother Bobbie King was among the victims, says building the memorial was like a form of therapy. 'It was part of the healing process I would say. And to see it here, beautifully maintained, we appreciate the city's efforts with that. We come here once in awhile and just remember solemnly our lives lost here,' King said. Local artist Ayana Del Valle sang Amazing Grace. The participants then returned to the ACA for a memorial brunch. BOCES students have 'Bubble-Off' at West Learning Center Spice of India ready for Binghamton Restaurant Week Meet-and-greet with cast of Chicago at the Forum Theatre Springbrook raises over $200,000 through Day of Giving 16th anniversary of the worst day in Binghamton history Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
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Courtside Bar and Grill ready for another successful Restaurant Week
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A downtown eatery that prides itself on having a friendly and inviting atmosphere is looking forward to another successful Binghamton Restaurant Week. Courtside Bar and Grill on Court Street serves American pub-style food with a focus on service. It's offering a 3-course lunch for $18 and a 3-course dinner for $25. The special menu includes Courtside favorites like their burger and their cheese steak. Partner Chris Kehoe says they've been participating in Restaurant Week since they opened in October 2023. 'It's a good event for the downtown district plus all of the restaurant scene around here. It gets people out of the house to come and enjoy and get to experience places they might not normally go out and check out and see what downtown Binghamton has to offer,' Kehoe said. Courtside's kitchen is open from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week, with a limited late night menu until midnight Sunday through Thursday and until 1:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. For a complete list of Restaurant Week eateries and their special menus, go to Eat Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Health
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STIC calls out NYS Health Department for CDPAP problems
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Disability advocates are taking little solace in saying 'I told you so' as the New York State Health Department has badly missed its target for transitioning home care workers and recipients. State Senator Lea Webb held a news conference on Monday at the Southern Tier Independence Center, or STIC, to call out the DOH for botching the CDPAP transition to a single financial intermediary. For months, STIC and others had warned that forcing hundreds of thousands of consumers and their care givers to make the complicated switch in just three months would leave vulnerable people without the care they need. The health department admitted on Monday that at least one fifth of the state's 250,000 consumers haven't signed up with the new FI known as PPL. But even those numbers are misleading because DOH lumps those who have initiated the process in with those who have completed it. 'Because of the lack of coordination, the Senator mentioned the lack of transparency, this has caused needless stress for care recipients and home care workers alike. There was a lot of misinformation at the beginning, there was a lot of fear, a lot of confusion,' said Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo. Joining STIC was joined by Finger Lakes Independence Center in Ithaca and Access to Independence in Cortland. All three described horror stories of dropped calls, long wait times, an ineffective online portal and a lack of call-backs. In the 11th hour, DOH announced a month-long grace period in which care givers could get paid for April retroactively if they register by the end of the month. 'Ultimately, when they have to make the difficult decision whether or not to continue to work without pay, and support their consumers, or find work elsewhere and leave the workforce, that is going to leave people with disabilities high and dry. They're going to end up in emergency rooms, hospitalized, institutionalized, or honestly worse,' said STIC Executive Director Jennifer Watson. In its news release, DOH failed to take accountability for the crisis and once again sought to blame some of the former fiscal intermediaries for spreading false information that confused consumers. NYS Budget Extender issued Stadium 138 takes on Binghamton Restaurant Week STIC calls out NYS Health Department for CDPAP problems Local law enforcement express support for Hochul's proposal to loosen discovery reforms Marijuana packaging plant could be coming to Broome County Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
