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Upstate New York To Get Iconic Twilight Zone Statue
Fans can soon visit a statue that will be on display in upstate New York. The Twilight Zone was hosted by Rod Serling who wrote episodes for this TV series. Serling has ties to New York state since he was born in Syracuse, NY and moved to Binghamton, NY with his family.
This Hudson Valley, New York Rescue Wants Your Shoes
Well, you probably have a few different shoe options, but curious if you might have some shoes taking up space in your closet that you just need to admit you're NEVER going to wear again, but you just haven't made that step to get rid of them. True story, I...
Little Italy Endicott Celebrates 17th Annual Gusto Italian Festival
Little Italy Endicott celebrated the 17th annual Gusto Italian Festival on Friday, August 30. Over a dozen local Italian restaurants were in attendance handing out their best meals for all to join. The festival serves as the largest event of the year for Little Italy Endicott with all funds supporting future programs and promoting the northside of Endicott.
Cortland DEC shares updates on veggie and pollinator gardens
CORTLAND, NY (CortacaToday) – Cortland County officials are touting the success of a recently created community garden and the continuing growth of another. The DEC Cortland office says the new veggie garden is thriving in its first season, partly due to its proximity to the office’s pollinator garden, planted back in 2022. The veggie garden project, led by Ecosystem Health Biologist and Sustainability Committee member Sarah Clay, kicked off earlier this summer. The garden is now full of beans, sweet corn, squash, tomatoes, and potatoes.
University welcomes its newest mascot
Binghamton University has welcomed a new addition to its mascot team — a real-life bearcat named Bing. This summer, it was announced that Bing the Bearcat, the product of a newly formed partnership between the University and Animal Adventure Park, will join Baxter in boosting school spirit and may make a few appearances at non-sporting events on campus. He was brought to BU thanks to last year’s Road Map interns, Nora Monasheri ’23, MBA ‘24 and Mia Raskin ’23, MBA ‘24. Bearcats, also known as binturongs, are mammals native to the treetops of South and Southeast Asia. Though Bing is only five months old, he is trained as an ambassador animal — he will not be placed in stressful situations and can interact with the campus community on his terms.
Broome County Public Library hosts ‘The Hungry Ear’
On the last Monday of every month, community members come together at the Broome County Public Library for a one-hour session of dramatic short story readings by local actors. The program, known as the Hungry Ear, was founded in 2007 by Judy McMahon, 86, of Binghamton. McMahon, who received a...
Author Bikes 264 Miles to Celebrate Book’s Movie Adaptation
On September 1, 2022, a man named Mike Pedley walked into the Belmar Pub in Binghamton, NY for the very first time. Pedley had waited to visit the bar until that day because it was the date when the main characters in his favorite novel, Thirty-three Cecils, died. And the character Dutch from that novel frequented the Belmar.
Record-breaking travel expected this Labor Day weekend
With school just weeks away and Labor Day weekend creeping around the corner, summer’s unofficial end is arriving quicker than many expected. Some around the Southern Tier are squeezing in last-minute travel plans, while others are taking the time to prepare for the upcoming fall season. According to surveys...
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