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Saturday April 24th is National Drug Take Back Day This Saturday April 24 th  is National Drug Take Back Day, and community residents are encouraged to get rid of your unused, or outdated medicines, by bringing them to the Broome County Health Department located at 225 Front Street in Binghamton from 10am to 2pm. Other locations in Broome County collecting medications during those hours are: The Broome County Sheriff's Office, 155 Lt. VanWinkle Dr. in the Town of Dickinson Johnson City Elks Lodge 4212 Watson Blvd. Johnson City UHS Vestal 4417 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal West Windsor Fire Dep...

JUST holds vigil honoring Rob Card, inmate who died in 2019 Sidney Slon/Photo Editor Rob Card is one of 11 inmates to have died during their incarceration since 2011 at the Broome County Jail. Event took place two years after Card's death April 7, 2021 Sidney Slon/Photo Editor Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier (JUST), Citizen Action, Progressive Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT) and Truth Pharm are some of the local organizations that continue to work toward ending mass incarceration in Broome County. It has been two years since Rob Card died after being incarcerated ...

Pre-pandemic, drug drop-off events had been periodically scheduled through the year and at several locations. Kathy Whyte/WNBF News Drop boxes have also been available for people to get rid of drugs and reduce the chance of them falling into the wrong hands or polluting the environment at several locations.  Some lobby locations, however, may still be off-limits due to closings due to the pandemic. The Broome Sheriff’s Office, however, is still collecting unwanted, unused and expired prescription pills continuously at a lobby drop box at the public safety building on Lieutenant VanWinkle ...