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Last month, a New York appeals court agreed with a lower court's ruling and rejected the previous district map, requiring the legislature to draw it again.

The appellate court backed a lower court's ruling against the redrawn district maps, which opponents argued were gerrymandered.

Broome County schools, day cares, and child care centers have installed over 1,300 new stand-alone air filters to use this school year.

Broome County was one of 40 health departments across the country to receive the funding. It was the only health department in New York state to get the grant outside of New York City.

The program helps local nonprofits and municipalities with projects to support the community. Grant amounts range from $1,200 to $30,000.

Earlier this year, a lower court tossed out the district maps for the Broome County legislature.

The city will spend $75,000 in federal COVID-19 relief money to help local food pantries buy new refrigerators and freezers, amid an increase in demand for food and meals in the community.

Broome County and several other upstate counties have issued emergency declarations to ban local hotels from sheltering asylum seekers. One Binghamton immigration nonprofit weighed in on what the new order means for them.

Less than one percent of housing nationwide is wheelchair accessible. But a Broome County program is trying to address the problem, one wheelchair ramp at a time.

Broome County's food pantries say they're struggling to meet the increasingly high demand for food, which they say is a result of high prices and a reduction in benefits.