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Leave it to a legendary Binghamton pub and grill to create a new holiday for the city. The Belmar is doing just that Sept. 1 with the first annual “Thirty-three Cecils Day,” a celebration of life, Binghamton and the acclaimed novel and future motion picture of the same name. The Main Street pub is a…

In the cheap entertainment department, hummingbirds rank at the top. A $10 feeder, a few tablespoons of sugar, and bingo, you’ve hit the jackpot. Just put out the feeder, take a seat somewhere close, and drink in the antics that follow. The aerial high jinks hummingbirds have perfected will amuse you from sunrise to dark.…

The 55th annual New York State Fair butter sculpture was unveiled with much fanfare on Tuesday, one day before the Fair officially opened for its 13-day run. This year’s sculpture — created in the form of a train carrying kids eating various dairy products — underscores the importance of dairy products to build strong bones…

Fulton County Jail welcomed its latest notable arrest Thursday evening: Donald Trump. The former president was booked at the Georgia facility on charges that he attempted to overturn 2020 election results in Georgia, the fourth criminal case he faces while campaigning to be president again next year. Trump’s lawyers reached an agreement Monday for him…

Over 40 America’s Got Talent acts are left to compete for a slot in the September finale after fan votes axed nine acts in the first Live Show. The two acts that captured America’s heart the most were Lavender Darcangelo and Adrian Stoica & Hurricane.  All remaining contestants will be broken into groups of eleven…

As UAW members marched on Detroit’s east side Wednesday under an overcast sky following earlier rains, their chants and signs echoed many of the same themes that union leadership has been preaching for months. “Equal work for equal pay. All the tiers must go away.” “Record profits. Record contracts.” It was a stream of members…

A Vermont man has been charged after police found a body buried in his backyard. 32-year-old Shawn Bair was arrested on Tuesday for the improper disposal of a body at his Richford, Vermont home. Vermont State Police said they received a call that afternoon notifying them of a possible burial in Bair’s backyard. NBC5 News in…

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday she has written to the Biden administration, demanding the president expedite work authorization for asylum seekers in New York. She also called on him to provide federal housing vouchers, case management and other support for migrants, as well as support for local schools; provide more federal facilities for…

Anheuser-Busch is looking to the NFL season’s kickoff for forward progress toward overcoming offseason difficulties that included a Bud Light boycott. The beer giant, which reported a 10.5% decline in U.S. sales in its second quarter (April-June 2023), launched what it calls its biggest NFL campaign ever on Thursday. The “Easy to Sunday” promotion includes…

It wasn’t until his senior year of high school that Dylan Holley began to learn about all the facets of Black history. Not just snippets focusing on pain and suffering and victimization but full stories also featuring the contributions, triumphs and joys of, as he put it, “people who look like me.” “In U.S. history…