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Grand Opening Celebrated for Tioga County Catholic Charities
Celebrating with a large group of supporters, Catholic Charities of Tompkins / Tioga (CCTT) held an official ribbon cutting with the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, July 8, and at the Grand Opening of their new location at 932 W. River Rd. in Nichols, N.Y. Renee Spear, executive...
Dryden Dispensary opens first recreational drive-thru in New York State
ITHACA, N.Y. — The budtenders at Dryden Dispensary began handing off prepaid recreational orders to customers through the store’s drive-thru window on July 8, making it the first operation of its kind in New York State. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), the state’s oversight agency, released the...
Spanning Time: How Rockefeller, Bowers built a fortune in Broome County
I dare say there are probably only a few of the readers of this column who have not heard the name John D. Rockefeller. Just the name Rockefeller conjures up images of wealth and power. Everything from Rockefeller Center in New York City to the well-known photograph of Nelson Rockefeller, former governor of New York and appointed vice president under President Gerald Ford, giving a rather rude finger gesture to a protesting student from what is now Binghamton...
New York under a flash flood warning Monday night
A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 7:52 p.m. in effect until 10 p.m. for Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Seneca counties. "At 7:52 p.m., Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area with creeks rising above bankfull and water approaching a house in Cayuga county. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring," comments the weather service. "Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas."
City of Ithaca Common Council enacts Good Cause Eviction law
Ithaca City Common Council voted in favor of opting into the recently passed New York State Good Cause Eviction law at a meeting July 10, making the city the fourth municipality in the state to do so. Under the new law, landlords cannot evict or refuse to renew a lease...
Finger Lakes Land Trust continues regional expansion in Ontario County
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) -The Ithaca-based Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) continues to protect regional lands. The Finger Lakes Land Trust has acquired 38 acres in Richmond and South Bristol in Ontario County. It will be added to the Wesley Hill Nature Preserve near the southern end of Honeoye Lake. The Land Trust now has 428 acres of conserved lands near the lake to help maintain water quality and animal habitats.
Hudson fragrance business expands to Ithaca's West Green Street
This article was edited to include comment from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce. After years of vacationing together in Ithaca to bridge the gap between New York City and Canada, and the success of their Hudson storefront opened in 2020, life and business partners Ricky Tiscareno and Dennis Green opened Poured Candle Bar in Ithaca earlier this month. ...
Tickets to this sheep-show are free: See Tompkins County 4-H's hard work in action
Tompkins County's 4-H program is ringing the dinner bell and hoping to bring the kids its taught back to 4-H acres to prepare for its annual Youth Fair on July 23-27 at the 4-H Acres in Ithaca. 4-H is a worldwide youth development program available in every state and over...
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