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The Downtown Singers celebrate forty years of performing Handel’s “Messiah”
December 15, 2022, 2:22 pm | Source

To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of presenting Handel’s “Messiah”, the Downtown Singers are welcoming an extra set of soloists.  We hear from Timothy LeFebvre, one of the bass soloists who, although he lives and teaches in Oberlin, Ohio, is always ready to make the trip to Binghamton to sing.   Photo credit: Downtown Singers

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Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” as read by WSKG’s namesake
December 15, 2022, 12:39 pm | Source

Before his untimely death in 1966, Reverend Stanley Kiehl Gambell recorded a reading of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. 

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Korchak declares reelection bid for Broome County district attorney
December 15, 2022, 4:13 am | Source

Michael Korchak narrowly won a three-way race to be Broome County’s top prosecutor in 2019.

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Some Broome County schools on lockout again, after threat
December 14, 2022, 9:34 pm | Source

For some school districts, it was the second school threat this week. Today is the 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting. 

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Siena College poll finds New Yorkers think Gov. Hochul has plenty left to get done
December 14, 2022, 8:45 pm | Source

The new Siena College poll finds a majority of voters say the Democrat hasn't accomplished key goals she set for her administration at the beginning of the year.

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The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra features a young cello soloist
December 14, 2022, 3:24 pm | Source

The Holiday Celebration by the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra features Youth Concerto Competition winner, cellist Joshua Jang.  Interim Music Director Grant Cooper joins us to talk about the program, and about how his studies in mathematics informs his conducting and his composing.   Photo credit: Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

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Environmental group says Finger Lakes landfill is stifling First Amendment rights
December 14, 2022, 5:19 am | Source

Seneca Lake Guardian says it's being bullied by Seneca Meadows, the state’s largest landfill. The environmental group recently received a cease-and-desist letter from the law firm representing Seneca Meadows.

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2 arrested, charged after incident triggered lockouts throughout Broome County
December 13, 2022, 8:14 pm | Source

According to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office, Nicolas Skiba, 42, and Keith Hall, 28, were each charged with five counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

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A seasonal favorite returns to Tri-Cities Opera
December 13, 2022, 4:56 pm | Source

After a long hiatus, Tri-Cities Opera brings back Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors”.  We hear from two conductors, Christian Capocaccia and Lindsay Kate Brown, and Executive Director John Rozzoni about what makes this seasonal opera so popular, and Lindsay tells us about taking a break from her professional singing career to return to […]

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Electric utilities in PA monitoring grid in the wake of North Carolina attacks
December 13, 2022, 12:44 pm | Source

“A wide variety of surveillance, deterrence, physical and technology measures are in place, and...robust.”

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