Bob Joseph

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THAT'S NOT SPEEDWAY! The busy convenience store off I-81 just north of Binghamton has a new operator. Watch the video and read details in this WNBF News story: wnbf.com/speedway-bro...

NO BREAKING NEWS: That's what we wanted and that's exactly what we found when we made our annual visit to the corn maze in Newark Valley.

MORE SPEEDWAY CHANGES: An Endicott store was closed a couple of months ago and now a Binghamton location has been turned over to a new operator. The place is open but it can't sell beer or lottery tickets until it receives state approval.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY: October is my favorite month. Upstate New York always looks nice during the weeks before Halloween.

MAYBE I'M AMAZED: A picture-perfect autumn day in New York.

NEW ENDICOTT BUSINESS: The Union District site that had been the home of the Corner Drug Store for decades has come back to life.

NO HANGING OUT: Binghamton's Lockdown Law has been used after crime and code violations were documented at a city residence.

THE FIRE SCENE: According to a legal notice, foreclosure proceedings were underway last spring on this Binghamton house that was damaged by fire Wednesday night. Watch the video and read this WNBF News story for details: wnbf.com/binghamton-f...

BINGHAMTON FIRE INVESTIGATION: Authorities have not announced their findings in connection with the North Side blaze but people who were staying in the building say they believe it was accidental.

ICONIC RESTAURANT SOLD: It was easy to find Metro's in Owego - just look for the big pink elephant. The iconic eatery closed several months ago. The new owner has big plans for the site.

NEW PLATE READERS: Binghamton University is dropping Flock Safety cameras and replacing them with Axon Outpost units. This plate reader was installed recently at the University Downtown Center near the Arena. WNBF News story: wnbf.com/binghamton-u...

DOUBLEDAY STREET FIRE: The blaze damaged a two-story house in a Binghamton North Side neighborhood that's been plagued with problems over the last few years.

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY DEFLOCKING: New automated license plate readers are being installed next to the school's Flock Safety cameras in Vestal, Binghamton and Johnson City. University officials have chosen another system.

WHAT'S THE PLAN? Several potential uses are being considered for the 27-acre Binghamton Plaza site on the city's North Side. Residents can learn the latest at a Thursday community meeting.

WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? That massive mound near the old IBM Country Club in the town of Union continues to grow. Nearby residents are wondering what's planned for the site.

BUSINESS PERMIT DELAYED: The operator of a small Binghamton shop has submitted an application but members of the city planning commission have questions about the operation.

NO RESULTS YET: It's gonna be awhile before we can make a projection.

SAVED SOME $$$: Was about to resubscribe to WSJ. Turns out that won't be necessary.

CENTRE PLAZA APARTMENTS: Here's a look inside one of the new units on the eighth floor of what had been one of downtown Binghamton's best-known business addresses. Watch the video and read this WNBF News story for details: wnbf.com/binghamton-c...

A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION: A downtown Binghamton office building that once was home to WNBF Radio now has dozens of one- and two-bedroom apartments.

WELCOME TO BGM: Delta flight from Detroit arriving on a beautiful fall afternoon.

OUT OF SERVICE: The one elevator in Binghamton's new Water Street parking garage continues to have reliability issues.

OPENING THIS WEEK: The place that was home to Sharkey's Bar & Grill in Binghamton's First Ward is coming back to life.

ALBANY NO-SHOWS: Vaughn Golden reviewed the "damning records."

FRANK SINATRA SINGS: 50 years ago, the Arena in Binghamton, NY was "full of 7,066 people who paid a top price of fifteen dollars." He said he would return. He did - three years later with another appearance on October 20, 1979.

THE SPORTS REPORT: WNBF 1290 was promoting it 50 years ago! 📻

THEN AND NOW: Grand Way store in the Endicott Plaza opened 60 years ago with full-page newspaper ads... The place looks different today.

55 YEARS AGO: A very sad day for Binghamton journalists.

COFFEE AND DONUTS: A great morning in Owego, New York.

SWINE FLU CLINICS: From the front page of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin 50 years ago today.

THREATENING LETTER INVESTIGATED: Authorities called in a hazmat team to test a "suspicious" white powder sent to Congressman Josh Riley's Binghamton district office. Here's video from the MetroCenter: Read Riley's comment here: wnbf.com/suspicious-m...

"SUSPICIOUS" LETTER RECEIVED: Binghamton police and fire units were called to Congressman Josh Riley's district office in the MetroCenter.

WEST ENDICOTT DISCONTENT: A town official says people who live near the National Pipe and Plastics factory aren't pleased that environmental problems have not been addressed.

ATTEMPTED MURDER ARREST: Binghamton police have apprehended a suspect after a city man was stabbed four times during a fight on a West Side street.

CHICK-FIL-A TRAFFIC UPDATE: Johnson City restaurant opened 12 hours ago. Plenty of vehicles lined up for Oakdale Commons drive-thru but no problems on Harry L Drive or Reynolds Road. WNBF News story: wnbf.com/chickfila-oa...

MY CHILDHOOD CAROUSEL: When I was a kid in West Endicott, I loved this merry-go-round. So I was very pleased to run into Gabe Finkenstein. He's working to get the carousel back in operation. Watch the video and read this WNBF News story: wnbf.com/west-endicot...

THAT WAS FAST! The old KeyBank branch at the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City closed October 24, 2025 and the building was torn down a few weeks later. The new Chick-fil-A restaurant opened today. Watch the video and read this WNBF News story: wnbf.com/chickfila-oa...

PIECE-BY-PIECE: It takes a team of experts to put a century-old Allan Herschell carousel back together. They're working on it now at West Endicott park.

THE FIRST ORDER: The Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City opened this morning.

THE FIRST ORDER: The Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City opened this morning.

FELONY HIT-AND-RUN: Binghamton police have just announced an arrest in connection with an incident in which a 4-year-old child was seriously hurt.

PREPARE TO SIZZLE: Two old-look Burger Kings in the Binghamton area will be returning with redesigned interiors and exteriors. The makeover projects began more than two months ago.

FOR THE DOGS: An $80,000 canine recreational facility will open soon at Grippen Community Park in Endicott.

ON THE ROAD: Just another oversize load traveling through Endicott, New York.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY: It's starting off quite nicely.

A BIG WEEK: We had a chat with Danielle Cannella, the local owner-operator of the Johnson City Chick-fil-A restaurant set to open Thursday. Watch the video and read this WNBF News story for more details: wnbf.com/johnson-city...

RETAIL COMPLEX SOLD: A new store may be coming to a Binghamton location that had been occupied by a Rite Aid pharmacy until that business closed last year.

LET'S STEP INSIDE: A stroll around the soon-to-open Chick-fil-A restaurant at the Oakdale Commons in Johnson City. Watch the video and read this WNBF News story for more details: wnbf.com/johnson-city...

AN EXCITING TIME: Danielle Cannella wants everything to be "perfect" when Broome County's first Chick-fil-A restaurant opens Thursday.