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Well Drilling Starts for Endicott Village Water Supply

5 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.
Man Arrested After Johnson City Dispute Involving Gun

5 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.
Tioga County Historical Society Celebrates a Major Makeover

6 days 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.
Beloved Vestal Restaurant Loses Site It's Occupied for 23 Years

6 days 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.
Homeless Families Moved From Vestal Hotel Ahead of Demolition

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.
Dangerous Downtown Binghamton Buildings Await Demolition

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

A plan to tear down several derelict buildings on a downtown Binghamton street has yet to be approved by city council. The properties were acquired by the city as the result of a legal settlement with landlord Isaac Anzaroot of Brooklyn. Three of the four old apartment houses are located on the south end of Fayette Street, near Susquehanna Street. Abandoned buildings at 3 and 5 Fayette Street on May 7, 2025.
Construction Starts for New Binghamton Fairview Recovery Facility

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

Work on a long-planned addiction stabilization center has gotten underway in Binghamton. The new 20-bed three-story facility is being built on the Fairview Recovery Services campus on a hillside overlooking Interstate 81 on Binghamton's East Side. Agency executive director Patrick Haley said construction on the site began a few weeks ago. The Fairview Recovery Services construction site on May 5, 2025.
Public Hearing to Be Held on Front Street Cannabis Factory

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

A Michigan company is seeking a zoning change to open Broome County's first marijuana packaging facility. An affiliate of Dragonfly Brands plans to set up the cannabis product operation in a building at 1245 Front Street in the town of Chenango. The site previously was occupied by Tokyo Sushi Buffet. The town planning board will hold a public hearing next week on a proposal to approve a special use permit for the former restaurant site.
Construction Starts on Owego Tractor Supply Company Store

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

After a delay of a few months, workers are busy building a new Tractor Supply Company store in Tioga County. The national retailer received local approvals to construction the 22,000-square-foot facility at 858 Route 434 in the town of Owego nearly a year ago. Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF NewsThe start of construction was held up by various factors, including connecting the site with the Veolia water supply that serves the village of Owego.
Fire Rips Through Abandoned Endicott Restaurant

1 week ago | wnbf.com | Bob Joseph

An Endicott building that's been home to several popular restaurants sustained extensive damage in a two-alarm fire. The blaze at the former Greek Key Restaurant & Bar at 113 South Nanticoke Avenue was reported around 12:30 a.m.The former Greek Key restaurant on South Nanticoke Avenue in Endicott after a fire on May 5, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)The first police officers on the scene observed flames and smoke in the building.