Vestal News

State police arrested two Broome County men on Thursday night on drug charges at U.S. Customs on Wellesley Island.

Three fraternities at Binghamton University have been suspended and three others have been given warnings or placed on disciplinary probation for hazing.

An appellate division of the New York Supreme Court recently upheld a decision awarding the owners of Animal Care Hospital in Vestal, N.Y., $89,030 in lost revenue after the practice's previous owner was arrested and convicted for soliciting sex over the Internet from an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl.

Broome County Security has suspended the operating license of a Vestal-based taxi company due to numerous violations of county taxi laws, Executive Debbie Preston said Thursday.

Ely Park Golf Course will be the setting for the Triple Cities Golf Association's season-opening event, the May 5 Three-Man Scramble.

Phelps Mansion Museum and WSKG-TV will co-host the fourth annual Antiques-style Roadshow at the 191 Court St.

The Family Reading Partnership of Owego-Apalachin will host an elementary student writing showcase and book fair from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Barnes & Noble in Vestal.

The Broome County Republican Women's Club will hold a fish fry and steak roast fundraiser to benefit the June Harding Memorial Scholarship from 12 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the Vestal Public Library parking lot, 320 Vestal Parkway East.

Even the world's healthiest eaters feel pangs for chocolate at 3 p.m., or fixate on a bag of chips in the vending machine like it's the last food on earth.

The temptation to try alcoholic beverages at a party sometimes comes up when classmates chat about weekend plans.

Still-recovering victims of tropical storms Irene and Lee will see additional relief funds available as part of a federal recovery package for last year's Superstorm Sandy.

Police said the 30-year old male victim came home to find the three men ransacking his apartment.

Pierce Hill Christian Fellowship, 232 Pierce Hill Road, Vestal, will host the Vertical Focus Steel Drum band for a concert at 7 p.m. May 3. The band is a group of home-schooled steel drummers under the leadership of Joel Smales, band director at Binghamton High School.

Drawing upon their experiences with devastating flooding in past years, Southern Tier emergency responders and community leaders provided valuable insight Wednesday night for a state initiative seeking to improve utility storm preparation and response.