Whitney Point News

Will you root for "Britney Spareribs" or "Christina Hoguilera?" You'll have your choice when Rosaire's Racing Pigs compete for cookies three times a day on the racetrack at the 135th annual Broome County Fair, which runs July 28 to Aug.

These Greater Binghamton residents have a birthday today. * Mary Clapper, 38, Binghamton.

Green thumbs are the new black. Southern Tier residents this year are growing vegetables like they're going out of style and even more gardeners are going organic.

The Oxford American Legion is hosting a benefit dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. July 11 for a local man undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for esophageal cancer.

Major Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, The Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.

LISLE - Bob Roessing of Hillcrest defeated Jim Corrigan in a nine-hole playoff to win Fire Fox Golf Course's Club Championship on Saturday.

Cruisin' Pallooza 2009 visits the Broome County Fairgrounds in Whitney Point Friday night and Saturday and features plenty of wheeled entertainment, food, music and more.

This year's Parts Plus-991 The Whale Cruisin' Pallooza features a host of new fun features.

A Binghamton University distinguished professor of psychology has been named to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

This from David Hamburg [dhamburg@dot.state.ny.us]: TRAVELERSa ADVISORY POTHOLE REPAIR INTERSTATE 81 NB & SB BETWEEN EXIT 7 & EXIT 8, TOWN OF BARKER, BROOME COUNTY New York State Department of Transportation announced today, that pothole repair will be performed on Interstate 81 northbound and southbound between the exit 7 and exit 8 in the Town of ...

Ashley Barnes was inducted into the Phi Sigma Iota International Honor Society at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

MOTORCYCLISTS WANTED TO RIDE TO THIS YEARS CRUISIN' PALLOOZA 9. It won't be that long till this year's Cruisin' Pallooza classic car show, swap meet and flea market will be returning to the Broome County Fairgrounds in Whitney Point.

These Greater Binghamton residents have a birthday today. * Mary Catherine Allison, 61, Binghamton.

Beatrice D. Sharpsteen, age 92, of Clearwater, FL and formerly of Binghamton Jay G. Manarky, of Owego, formerly of Kirkwood John F. Trait Jr., age 77, of Syracuse, NY Frank T. Healy, age 60, of Whitney Point Susan Potochniak, age 92, of Johnson City Lynn Swatko, age 48, of Binghamton Norma R. Merritt, age 94, of Windsor Florence 'Colette' ...

The Whitney Point Central School District had several student artists who showcased their work at the Artistic Discovery Competition.

Monday, June 01, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. It was an unseasonable start to the summer month of June.

It took 12 years and millions of dollars, but the Whitney Point Lake restoration project is finally complete.

These Greater Binghamton residents have a birthday today. * Bob Murrer, 52, Whitney Point.

WHITNEY POINT - Community groups that use buildings and athletic fields in the Whitney Point Central School District will have to begin paying rental fees under a contingency budget adopted by the school board.

Police promise a 'crackdown weekend' By Doug Schneider * dschneid@gannett.com * Public Service Editor * May 21, 2009 Drivers on Tier highways this weekend will see open roadways -- and a new Interstate 81 bridge -- but will pay more for gasoline than they did a month ago.