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The City of Binghamton will continue its fresh mobile market initiative to provide better food options.

Mayor Richard David said the program has been extended to run through the end of the year.

The initiative was announced in June as a 14-week pilot program. It was funded using $4,950 from the budget for the mayor's office. The city will spend the same amount to continue the program for the next three months.

The Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse has partnered with the city to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in the parking lot of the Binghamton Plaza on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. The market then moves to the Lee Barta Community Center on Liberty Street each afternoon.

CHOW also delivers food to North Side homes in a service designed to accommodate older residents or those with disabilities.

Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program, the mayor described the initatiative as "an overwhelming success."

David said he expected the mobile market project would continue not only for the rest of this year but into next year as well.

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