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Below are the Top 5 items from October 2019. 1. BU’S DR. STAN WHITTINGHAM WINS NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY: The lithium-ion battery helps power much of our modern technology, but few in the community knew that one of its inventors teaches at Binghamton University. Distinguished Professor Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham helped develop the technology in the 1980s before moving to … Read More

Lupardo, schools welcome NYS Maple Producers for exhibit (BROOME COUNTY, NY) – Students at three Broome County elementary schools got a taste of how syrup gets from tap to table courtesy of the NYS Maple Producers’ Association’s Maple Experience. The traveling exhibit visited Johnson City Elementary and Middle Schools, as well as Binghamton’s Woodrow Wilson and Horace Mann Elementary Schools … Read More

Lupardo joins NYFVI to learn about dairy, feedstock, and grape research programs (CAYUGA COUNTY, NY) – In an effort to learn more about the important research taking place in New York’s agricultural industry, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, joined the New York Farm Viability Institute last week for a tour of five farms in Cayuga … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from September 2019. 1. COUNTY LEASE BUYS TIME FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: As September began, the community was surprised by the sudden closure of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Broome. A group of local officials including myself, the County Executive, and the Town of Union Supervisor, quickly convened a meeting to … Read More

Event highlights LI’s role in food production in New York (RIVERHEAD, NY) – With nearly 600 farms and approximately 31,000 acres of farmland, Long Island boasts one of the largest agricultural regions in New York State. Hosted by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, and Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Chair of the Assembly Local Governments Committee, members of … Read More

Landmark Restored as part of $125,000 NYS Assembly grant  (JOHNSON CITY, NY) – Following a $125,000 restoration, the historic pagoda at C. Fred Johnson Park in Johnson City was rededicated Thursday. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo joined Johnson City Mayor Greg Deemie, Village Historian Janet Ottman, and Broome County Historian & Executive Director of the Preservation Association of the Southern Tier Roger … Read More

Assemblywoman & Village Encourage National Clean Up Day Efforts As National Clean Up Day approaches, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and the Village of Endicott unveiled new equipment assisting in the maintenance of Village streets. Lupardo was able to secure $184,000 to purchase a new street sweeper, part of a larger Assembly State and Municipal Facilities (SAM) grant to improve public safety … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from August 2019. 1. HEARING HELD ON PROPOSED UTILITY RATE INCREASES: NYSEG has proposed to raise electric rates by nearly 24% and gas rates by 2% starting next April. That proposal was the topic of an August 15th public hearing held by the Public Service Commission in Binghamton. Dozens of ratepayers at the hearing … Read More

The Maple Experience mobile exhibit unveiled (SYRACUSE, NY) – As the second-largest producer of maple in the nation, New York State celebrated the sweet agricultural commodity Monday at the Great New York State Fair. As part of “Maple Day at the Fair,” the NYS Maple Producers’ Association and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo unveiled the brand new Maple Experience mobile exhibit. The … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from July 2019 1. TOURING PROGRESS AT SUNY BROOME’S CULINARY ARTS CENTER: On July 23rd, I had the chance to tour the future home of SUNY Broome’s Culinary Arts Center. The state-of-the-art facility is located inside Binghamton’s historic Carnegie Library where workers have been busy adding space to the building’s rear and completely renovating … Read More