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1 week ago | 
pressconnects.com | Kalyn Grant |Sunshyne Lynch
The Cider Mill in Endicott opened for the season May 30. The Cider Mill will be open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Apple cider will not be available until August. The Cider Mill has officially opened its doors for the 2025 season, about two months earlier than its traditional opening date. Under new ownership, customers found new menu options when the doors opened at 7 a.m. May 30, along with a new in-store shopping experience.
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1 month ago | 
pressconnects.com | Christopher Cann |Kalyn Grant
Since April 5, demonstrations dubbed "Hands Off" protests have been held across all 50 states. May 1 protests are considered part of a "National Day of Action" by the coalition of organizations participating. A protest will be held at 4 p.m. at the Broome County Courthouse in Binghamton May 1.
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1 month ago | 
pressconnects.com | Sunshyne Lynch |Kalyn Grant |Emily Barnes
Sunshyne Lynch Kalyn Grant Emily BarnesBinghamton Press & Sun BulletinTax Day is Tuesday, April 15. The refund process takes up to 21 days after you file. You can track the status of your federal refund using the IRS Where's My Refund tool. Tax Day is here, which means your refund should be coming soon too. The last day to file taxes is Tuesday, April 15, unless you have filed for a tax extension.
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2 months ago | 
pressconnects.com | Kalyn Grant |Emily Barnes
The $12 billion cut to the USDA's Community Eligibility Program could impact 2.3 million students across New York. Binghamton City School District includes 'well over' 60% of students who qualify for CEP. Many other school districts would be cut from the program under the proposal.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Kalyn Grant |Emily Barnes
Over 12 million children across the country, including 2.3 million in New York, could lose access to free school meals if a proposal to tighten school meal program funding is passed by Congress, according to a recently released study by the Food Research & Action Center and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Kalyn Grant |David Robinson
New York's shakeup of a Medicaid-funded home caregiver program has left Binghamton-area residents and lawmakers confused and concerned about access to its services. On Sept. 30, 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a single private Georgia-based company, Public Partnerships LLC would replace hundreds to handle the administrative and financial affairs for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance program beginning in April.
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2 months ago | 
pressconnects.com | Kalyn Grant |Abhinav S. Krishnan |Laura Daniella Sepúlveda
Kalyn Grant Abhinav S. Krishnan Laura Daniella SepulvedaBinghamton Press & Sun BulletinCounties across New York are expected to see a significant increase in temperature over the next two decades. The data used for this analysis was collected by Climate Impact Lab, looking at projections as far out as 2040. All of the counties within the Southern Tier will see an increase in temperatures.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Kalyn Grant |Emily Barnes
Have you been getting text messages from odd area codes and email addresses saying you owe toll payments? Do not submit any card information or click the link. Americans nationwide are receiving fake SMS messages claiming to concern unpaid tolls. Some request a "Y" response to share a link for payment and others request personal information.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Kalyn Grant |Alexandra Hardle
A preliminary executive order prepared for President Donald Trump seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education has raised questions about the future of federal aid programs in local schools. The order calls for the department's dismantling to "the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law," as reported by USA TODAY.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
pressconnects.com | Kalyn Grant |Alexandra Hardle
President Trump has considered an executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. An act of Congress would be required to abolish the agency. Questions have arisen as to the programs connected to the federal department, and what impact the dismantling would have on local schools. A preliminary executive order prepared for President Donald Trump seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education has raised questions about the future of federal aid programs in local schools.
