Bob Joseph

6 days ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

Workers have started the complicated process of drilling a new well to provide a reliable source of drinking water for the village of Endicott. Drilling operations started a few days ago on a site next to a parking lot at the former IBM Country Club on Watson Boulevard in the town of Union. Endicott paid $935,000 to acquire the five-acre site from Homestead Village Development Group last August.

6 days ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

A Johnson City man faces several charges following a reported dispute at a Riverside Drive residence in the village. The incident occurred just before 2:30 p.m. Thursday at 397 Riverside Drive. Authorities said the suspect fled in a vehicle before police officers arrived. Johnson City police officers at a Riverside Drive home on May 8, 2025. Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)A description of the car and its registration plate were provided with other police agencies.

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

A history museum in the village of Owego is preparing to hold a special reopening event to allow visitors to experience the improvements that have been made. Tioga County Historical Society executive director Gerald Smith said plenty of work has been done over the last four months to upgrade the museum at 110 Front Street. Tioga Historical Society executive director Gerald Smith outside the Owego museum on May 8, 2025.

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

A popular Broome County restaurant is being forced to close its doors after out-of-state developers bought their building for a $69 million redevelopment project. The Fuji San Japanese restaurant in Vestal will shut down operations at the site it has called home for more than two decades. The business is located at the Quality Inn hotel on the Vestal Parkway. The property is being sold by Gokulesh Hospitality of Connecticut to Aptitude Acquisition of New Jersey.

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

Several dozen homeless people who were being housed at a Broome County hotel have been relocated before the site is cleared for a luxury apartment project. The Quality Inn & Suites hotel at 4105 Vestal Parkway East closed on Monday. The place will be torn down for construction of a $69 million 197-room residential complex. The main entrance to the Quality Inn on the Vestal Parkway on May 7, 2025.