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  "description": "Clover leaf ramps downtown to go away, opening green space, parks are renamed, and business highlights in this week's rundown",
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    "They'll be gone under this newly approved plan, which will free up green space, build new walking and riding trails, and slow down traffic entering downtown",
    "Route 363 will be brought to ground level",
    "fallen firefighter J.R.**** Gaudet one year after he was killed in a deadly fire",
    "one on one with his widow as she reflected on the one-year anniversary",
    "family and friends speak on their memories of him",
    "City Council voted to rename West End Park in his honor as JR Gaudet Memorial Park",
    "entered a confidential settlement with survivors and victims' families of the shooting",
    "still faces a federal trial",
    "Also make sure to check out this week's events roundup!",
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  "textContent": "> _A benefit for_ _paid supporters_ _, this curated weekly area news round-up strives to help you learn about and engage with the Triple Cities.\n>\n>  If you appreciate the work local journalists do, ensure you click the links and pay for news if you can, __donate to WSKG to the extent you are able_ _and subscribe to the_ _Press & Sun Bulletin for $10/mo_ _to ensure local reporters are supported and paid.\n>\n>  Want to see something covered locally? __Find how to connect with local news organizations here_\n>\n> ** _Have a suggestion on how to improve this newsletter? Let me know at_**** _info@binghamtonian.news_**** __**\n\n### ‼️Must-Reads\n\n### 🛣️$43.1 million Downtown Route 363 Project Announced\n\nYou know the two clover leaf ramps connecting N. Shore Drive / Route 363 and State Street?\n\nThey'll be gone under this newly approved plan, which will free up green space, build new walking and riding trails, and slow down traffic entering downtown (NC34)\n\nRoute 363 will be brought to ground level, and the Carroll St. ramp will be closed, with the pedestrian tunnel remaining (Press & Sun).\n\n### 🧑‍🚒City marks year since firefighter's death\n\nA vigil was held for fallen firefighter J.R.**** Gaudet one year after he was killed in a deadly fire.\n\nWBNG sat one on one with his widow as she reflected on the one-year anniversary, and the Press & Sun saw family and friends speak on their memories of him.\n\nCity Council voted to rename West End Park in his honor as JR Gaudet Memorial Park (WBNG)\n\n### ⚖️Conklin parents of white supremacist Buffalo mass shooter reach financial settlement\n\nParents of the Conklin domestic terrorist who murdered ten people in a mass shooting targeting black people at a Buffalo Tops and the Endicott gun shop Vintage Firearms where the shooter purchased his rifle, entered a confidential settlement with survivors and victims' families of the shooting (NC34).\n\nThe shooter, Payton Gendron, was sentenced to a life sentence under state charges and still faces a federal trial (WGRZ).\n\n> Also make sure to check out this week's events roundup!\n\n### Upgrade to continue reading\n\nBecome a paid member to get access to all premium content\n\nUpgrade",
  "title": "Binghamton Area News Roundup 2/13/26: Downtown roadway project, Gaudet memorialized & more",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-14T15:12:03.108Z"
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