I broadcast high school football games in the fall and Binghamton University Men’s Basketball in the winter. I was a starting offensive tackle for Westminster College when we won the NAIA National Football Championship in 1970. Our Head Coach was Dr. Harold Burry who was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame the first year college division participants were eligible. Others in that class included Walter Payton and Terry Bradshaw. I also played baseball at Westminster and played with Darryl Jones who was drafted by the New York Yankees. I’ve been selected to three Hall of Fames: the Binghamton Hockey Hall of Fame, the Southern Tier Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and the Slippery Rock High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Roger Neel
Family and Friends Say Goodbye to Senator Libous
Hundreds of family members and friends gathered at the Church of the Holy Family in Endwell Saturday morning for a Mass of Christian Burial for long-time New York State Senator Thomas W. Libous. The late senator passed away on May 3, 2016 after years of battling prostate cancer.
New York Names ‘Working Dog’ the Official Dog
The "Working Dog" is now New York's official state dog. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a measure into law last week that added trained working dogs to the list of creatures that represent the state.
Under the new law there is no specific breed determined...
New Ownership for B-Mets
The Binghamton Mets are not relocating! That's the word from the new owner of the Binghamton Mets, John Hughes. Hughes represents Evans Street Baseball, Inc. and was introduced as the new owner at a news conference at NYSEG Stadium. The franchise was purchased from the Binghamton Mets Baseball Club, Inc headed by retiring President Michael Urda...
Fatal Crash in Town of Union
The identity of the person killed in a one- car motor vehicle accident in the Town of Union Wednesday evening has been released by the Broome County Sheriff's Office. 34 year-old Jason R. Dempsey of Hooper Road in Endwell , the operator of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene...
Absentee Ballots Favor Cornwell
Close to 2,000 absentee ballots were tabulated November 10 at Broome County Election Headquarters. With all but several dozen military ballots accounted for Republican Stephen Cornwell has kept an advantage of over 500 votes to win the race for District Attorney over incumbent Gerald Mollen...
Akshar Wins Senate Race
Republican Fred Akshar has defeated Democrat Barb Fiala in the race for the 52nd District New York State Senate Seat. Akshar won by a better than 3-1 margin. With all but one district reporting Akshar had a wide margin of over 27,000 votes to just over 8,000 for Barbara Fiala.
New Women’s Soccer Coach at Binghamton University
Binghamton University Director of Athletics Patrick Elliott has that women's soccer head coach Sarah McClellan will not return for the 2016 season.
Two Dead in Johnson City Fire
Two children have died and two adults were severely burned in a fire that was reported at 1:58 a.m. October 19 at 145 Floral Avenue in Johnson City. No identities have been released. Johnson City and New York State Police are conducting an arson investigation into the fire...
Finals Set at LP&G Challenger
July 26 wrapped up play in the 22nd annual Levine Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger at Recreation Park in Binghamton.
Glue Truck Crashes
At 12:58 p.m. July 7 the Broome County Sheriff's Department responded to a tractor trailer crash on Route 88 West in Sanitaria Springs in the Town of Colesville. A tractor trailer loaded with 76,000 pounds of glue went off the right hand shoulder of the highway and down an embankment...