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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Another successful Kick It For Cans kickball tournament
RICHARD T. STANK MIDDLE SCHOOL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Kick It For Cans! That's the name of an annual kickball tournament and fundraiser for the Susquehanna Valley Sabers Food Center. This morning on a softball field behind Richard T Stank Middle School, teams from SV's two elementaries, Brookside and Donnelly, squared off in friendly competition. Joining them were Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar and district school resource officers, including Tony Wood who founded the tournament. In advance of the game donations were raised to support the food pantry. It was established 2 and a half years ago by Donnelly Social Worker Stilloe. 'Everybody has come together as a school community. I'm so grateful that I have everyone. I found my people. The high school kids that have come, their senior year, periodically through the school year to help pack boxes,' Stilloe said. More than 2 dozen businesses, organizations and families contributed over 10 thousand dollars to support the Sabers Food Center. Wood came up with the idea after witnessing 2 Sheriff's deputies join an impromptu kickball game after dropping off a donation to the center 2 years ago. Who were the victims of the shooting outside the DC Jewish Museum? GOP campaign arm tells Republicans to 'go on offense' messaging Trump agenda bill Megan Thee Stallion's lawyers reject Tory Lanez new evidence claims Proposal pushes DNA testing to protect wolves mistaken for coyotes in NY Another successful Kick It For Cans kickball tournament Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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Search continues for missing Endicott man
TOWN OF UNION, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – As the search continues for a missing Endicott man, Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar is encouraging neighbors nearby to check any security and doorbell cameras that may lead to the knowledge of his location. 48-year-old Joseph Maine, of Endicott, was reported missing after not returning home on Saturday, April 19. Maine was last seen on foot around 8:30 p.m. that day at 700 North McKinley Ave in the Town of Union. Since then, police have conducted grid searches of the surrounding neighborhoods, including Brixius Creek, using UAV drones, officers, and even a Marine Unit. So far, no evidence of Maine's location have been found. Neighbors in the surrounding mile radius are encouraged to check cameras, sheds, garages, or any building Maine could have taken shelter in. Maine is described as a while male. He is six feet tall and weighs approximately 167 pounds. He was last seen wearing a light grey sweatshirt, dark grey sweatpants, and black sneakers with red lettering. Maine is reportedly diabetic and may not have taken his medication recently. He may be exhibiting confused behavior. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
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Akshar buys full page ads to explain ICE cooperation
BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – After his town hall in Endicott was cut short last week, Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar has found an alternate way to get his message out about his department's cooperation with ICE. The Sheriff's Office has purchased a full-page ad in the Press & Sun-Bulletin three times this week. It's laid out in question-and-answer format and explains how Akshar says his department serves warrants on behalf of ICE and holds some of its detainees. Akshar tells News 34 that the questions are ones they've largely fielded from the community. And he says he considered submitting a guest viewpoint to the paper but that it would have limited him to 500 words. The ads, which ran Sunday, Monday, and Friday cost the Sheriff's Office $2,400. On Tuesday of last week, a scheduled town hall at the Endicott Visitors Center descended into chaos after criminal justice reform activists began shouting questions and demands in protest of the Sheriff's agreement with ICE. BCSO Featured Warrant: Crystal Collier Akshar buys full page ads to explain ICE cooperation Vestal PD Narcotics Unit, NYSP combine for fentanyl bust in Binghamton VINES hosting 11th Annual Spring Farm to Table Dinner State DMV asking New Yorkers to register as organ donors Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-04-2025
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BCSO announces DWI enforcement results for first quarter
BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Broome County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on impaired driving as part of its STOP-DWI Program. Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar announced the results of the first quarter of targeted DWI response conducted by BCSO Road Patrol in 2025. The Sheriff's Office implemented the STOP-DWI Program in January. The initiative is a partnership with the Broome County District Attorney's Office to fund an additional patrol deputy specifically to target drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. From January 1 to April 1, the DWI Enforcement Deputy charged 24 people with DWI misdemeanors. In addition, deputies conducted 275 vehicle stops, made 44 arrests, and issued 287 tickets. 'Individuals who operate motor vehicles while intoxicated and or impaired jeopardize the health, safety and welfare of motorists and pedestrians in our community. As a result, our office is committed to aggressively assist with detection, enforcement, and prosecution of these operators. By financially supporting a full-time Broome County Sheriff's Deputy to patrol countywide to maintain the safety and security of our community has proven to be successful. We will continue to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies to achieve our goal maintain the safety and security of all roadways.' said District Attorney, Paul Battisti. Countywide, DWI charges between all law enforcement agencies have increased by nearly 38%. BCSO announces DWI enforcement results for first quarter Police searching for cat missing from Town of Union Sunshine returns with high pressure today Local high school students win big at robotics competition OFA students get up close and personal with local livestock 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.
