🌱 Police detail what happened in the stabbing on Binghamton’s Doubleday Street
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In today's newsletter:
- Police detail what happened in the stabbing on Binghamton’s Doubleday Street
- How Johnson City’s new free parking plan borrows a page from Binghamton
- How a Binghamton lab is decoding the way you make choices
Also on today's calendar: Acoustic Jam and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
- Monday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Binghamton man charged with attempted murder after stabbing on Doubleday Street (wbng.com) — Police say a man was critically injured in a stabbing Thursday evening on Binghamton’s Doubleday Street, and a 23-year-old Binghamton resident has been charged with attempted murder. Officers report the victim underwent emergency surgery and remains in critical but stable condition, while investigators continue to seek information from anyone who may have seen the incident. 
2. Johnson City Introduces Pilot Parking Program (wicz.com) — Free Friday and Saturday parking is coming to Johnson City’s Main Street corridor and municipal lots through September, inspired by Binghamton’s own downtown parking initiative. Village leaders hope the pilot, modeled on Mayor Kraham’s efforts, will boost small businesses, though some shop owners worry longer stays could clog prime spaces before officials review the program’s results.
3. William Hayes Binghamton University, State University of New York (newswise.com) — A Binghamton University researcher, William Hayes, leads the Decision Research and Modeling Lab, which studies how people actually make choices in different contexts. Using online experiments, eye-tracking, and computational models, his team looks at how past experiences and the way options are presented can dramatically shift our decisions and long-term rewards.
4. Sea Dogs stroll past Rumble Ponies (pressherald.com) — Binghamton baseball fans saw a rough night Friday as the Rumble Ponies fell 8–1 at home to the Portland Sea Dogs, who scored six fifth-inning runs without a hit. Binghamton’s pitchers struggled with walks and errors, while Portland’s staff combined on a dominant two-hitter to close out the Eastern League matchup.
5. Binghamton University, State University of New York Political Science (newswise.com) — A Binghamton University political science professor, William Heller, focuses on how legislative rules and constitutional structures like bicameralism and federalism shape policymaking and party behavior. His work spans topics such as party switching, agenda setting in Italy, and cooperation in large groups, and he has taught comparative politics at Binghamton since 2002.
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Care More Health and Wellness, 1104 Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott
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Phelps Mansion Museum 191 Court St, Binghamton, NY 13901
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Binghamton Native to Be Featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast
Tune into the July 27 podcast titled "Hilarious Case of Mistaken Identity" that will feature Amy Newmark's discussion of highlights from the... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 2 of our cats got out Wednesday morning near Mather St.
A tabby and tuxedo cat. Both female. If you see or are able to lure them in please let me know!! (Nextdoor Westside District 3) - I have three TVs that don't work.
I don't have a way to get rid of them. My question is how do I get rid of them in the city of Binghamton when I don't have transportation to do it… (Nextdoor The Other Southsiders)
- Broome County, NY posted a job opening for Custodial Worker in Binghamton. Apply here.
- Frito-Lay posted a job opening for Forklift Operator - No Experience Required - Temporary in Binghamton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Binghamton here.
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