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1972 newspaper ads reveal drapes for $2.99, pant suits for $9 and a permanent wave for $6.95. See what it was like for shoppers 50 years ago.

Like his father, Binghamtons Edward Robie served in the Civil War. He then rose to the rank of rear admiral during a long naval career.

In the late 18th century, Philip Councilman, his wife and many children ventured up the Susquehanna River to what is now the Town of Nanticoke.

This Spanning Time is different in that Gerald Smith reminisces about his family Christmases from decades ago. Do you share some of these memories?

Everyone in the Town of Chenango knows where Kattelville is located, but few may be familiar with how that small hamlet received its name.

The Shakespeare Club of Whitney Point has been reading and discussing the Bards works together for 100 years, making it through war and pandemic.

UHS proposed a Binghamton open-heart surgery unit in 1981, but the first procedure wasnt done until 1989. There was some resistance to it.

Even former Broome County Historian Gerald Smith was stumped by a question about Pine Camp. See what he found out about this camp in Kirkwood.

View Comments Recently, I was watching a news story about the efforts to restore and rebuild Notre Dame in Paris.  It has been two years since the devastating fire that brought down the spire and much of the roof of that landmark. No matter what your beliefs, that edifice, which is one of the best examples of French Gothic architecture, has portions that date back 850 years. Its use of a flying buttress and vault system is a wonderful example from the Renaissance, and the importance of this ...

Many of us remember that famous phrase: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s what? No, the last part was not what, but Superman.  In this instance, it’s not Superman, but something else from outer space that happened over the skies of Binghamton in November 1897. An incident occurred that was not just reported in the local newspapers, but the ethereal observance was reported in newspapers in major cities, including’s New York City’s The World. As the headlines ran on Nov. 21, 1897, ...