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News 34 says goodbye, and good luck to Roy Santa Croce

6 days ago | binghamtonhomepage.com | Spencer Gustafson

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – News 34 is feeling mixed emotions, sending off one of its own to new heights. Roy Santa Croce, who has been with News 34 since 2022 as a reporter and anchor, has informed the Greater Binghamton community with grace and a friendly smile. His hard work and dedication to documenting news around the community have left the staff of News 34 with memories that will last a lifetime.
News 34 says goodbye, and good luck to Roy Santa Croce

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Spencer Gustafson

Spencer GustafsonFri, May 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM UTC1 min readBINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – News 34 is feeling mixed emotions, sending off one of its own to new heights. Roy Santa Croce, who has been with News 34 since 2022 as a reporter and anchor, has informed the Greater Binghamton community with grace and a friendly smile. His hard work and dedication to documenting news around the community have left the staff of News 34 with memories that will last a lifetime.
Mets top prospect to start rehab stint in Binghamton

6 days ago | binghamtonhomepage.com | Spencer Gustafson

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A Mets slugging infielder who has been sidelined for well over a year following ACL repairment surgery is starting a rehab assignment with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Friday. Ronny Mauricio, a Top-10 prospect in the New York Mets system, has been rehabbing his injured knee since tearing his ACL while playing in the Dominican Winter League in 2023.
Plymouth man arrested on animal cruelty charges

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Spencer Gustafson

PLYMOUTH, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – New York State Police announced the arrest of a Plymouth man on multiple animal cruelty charges Thursday. NYSP at Norwich and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Sidney arrested 69-year-old Preston L. Branagan, of Plymouth, for the Agriculture and Markets Law of Torturing or Injuring Animals/Failure to Provide Sustenance (misdemeanor) and the Agriculture and Markets Law of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (class “E” felony).
Whole in the Wall to close for two months; GoFundMe started

1 week ago | binghamtonhomepage.com | Spencer Gustafson

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The owner of one of Binghamton’s staple restaurants put out a heartfelt message on Facebook letting the community know it’d be closed for the next two months. Whole in the Wall, located on South Washington Street, will be closed temporarily starting Friday, May 9, owner Eliot Fiks announced. Fiks, as the only cook in the community staple, will be out of commission due to shoulder surgery.
Whole in the Wall to close for two months; GoFundMe started

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Spencer Gustafson

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The owner of one of Binghamton’s staple restaurants put out a heartfelt message on Facebook letting the community know it’d be closed for the next two months. Whole in the Wall, located on South Washington Street, will be closed temporarily starting Friday, May 9, owner Eliot Fiks announced. Fiks, as the only cook in the community staple, will be out of commission due to shoulder surgery.
PETA to 'bombard' Binghamton chicken shop with bird cries

1 week ago | binghamtonhomepage.com | Spencer Gustafson

PETA announced that on Friday, May 9, around noon, hungry customers of Kennedy Fried Chicken and Gyro are “in for an earful” when PETA’s life-size, mock chicken transport truck named “Hell on Wheels” will “bombard them with actual recorded sounds of birds’ cries.”The truck, covered with images of crated chickens, will also play “a subliminal message every 10 seconds suggesting that people go vegan,” the announcement said.
Vote for Athlete of the Week 5/7/25

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Spencer Gustafson

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Vote for Athlete of the Week 5/7/25

1 week ago | binghamtonhomepage.com | Spencer Gustafson

Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week are both here, and Stanley is celebrating the selfless folks in both professions with big discounts.
Oxford Highway Dept. to honor man who died in motorcycle crash

1 week ago | binghamtonhomepage.com | Spencer Gustafson

TOWN OF OXFORD, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – After passing away suddenly as the result of a motorcycle crash last week, the Town of Oxford Highway Department will honor one of its own this Wednesday. Michael “Weeze” Crandall, 61, died after colliding with an Oxford Academy and Central School District bus while riding his motorcycle on Tuesday, April 29. Crandall was sent to the hospital in critical condition, and died later as a result of his injuries.