The Town of Ithaca sent an alert on Thursday morning to say that milling will begin Thursday, May 2 on Coy Glen Road, Glenside Road, and Elm Street Extension on west hill. Paving will follow ..read more

The City of Ithaca says the northbound left driving lane of South Meadow Street, Route 13 in Ithaca, will again be closed on Thursday morning to patch asphalt after Wednesday's manhole repair work ..read more

As a teaching assistant in the Ithaca City School District, I see firsthand every day the impacts that staffing shortages are having on our students. The frustrating reality is that these harmful shortages are a symptom of bigger funding issues plaguing our district. As Ithaca residents prepare to vote on the 2024-25 school budget, many are understandably concerned about the proposed tax increase ..read more

The City of Ithaca says a lane of traffic will be closed most of the day Wednesday on South Meadow Street, Route 13 in Ithaca, to repair a damaged manhole frame and cover. The closure will be at the intersection of South Meadow and Wood Streets from 7am until about 3:30pm on May 1 ..read more

A couple of days of rain to end the month of April will give way just in time for May to begin with expanded hours for local farmers markets in Ithaca and around Tompkins County ..read more

Sheriff Derek Osborne says a corrections officer who was just hired as a lateral transfer applicant earlier this month was immediately terminated and then charged after he allegedly "forcefully struck an incarcerated individual housed in the Corrections Division in the back of the head and face with an open hand as the individual was seated at a table within their housing unit ..read more

The City of Ithaca has 11 cars and other vehicles for sale this week pursuant to New York State’s “abandoned vehicles” law. Vehicle auctions will take place at three towing lots the morning of Friday, May 3rd, and included in the car auctions this fall are sedans, SUVs, minivans, and more ..read more

The Town of Newfield says there will be work on Main Street between Trumbull Corners Road and Beach Road on Tuesday, as a sewer project continues ..read more

A letter from the Wells College board chair and president released Monday morning says the college will close at the end of the spring 2024 academic semester. The letter says the college's trustees "have determined after a thorough review that the College does not have adequate financial resources to continue ..read more

K-HOUSE Karaoke Lounge, which dished up Korean comfort food even when in-person karaoke had to pause four years ago, will host an "Xtreme Spicy Ramen Challenge" this Wednesday as a "fiery fundraiser" for No Más Lágrimas, or No More Tears, a community organization that has been “feeding & offering basic necessities to more than 100 families each week since April 2020 ..read more