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Clean-up day coming for Van Etten residents this weekend
VAN ETTEN, N.Y. (WETM) – The Town of Van Etten has announced that it will be hosting a clean-up day for its residents this weekend. The clean-up will be on Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Van Etten Highway Department located at 3 Hickory Grove Road. The event is open to […]
CU President Pollack to retire, NY's longest-serving inmate dies, Tompkins home prices
Good morning ☀️ It’s Friday again, which means we made it through another week. Give yourself a pat on the back, and look forward to a bright future, much like the city of Ithaca is doing as I’ll cover in my story of the day, coming to you shortly. If someone forwarded this to...
Tompkins County Legislature Discusses New Ithaca Conference Center and Agricultural District Changes
The Tompkins County Legislature met on May 7, 2024, discussing several important community matters. Suzanne Smith-Jablonski, Executive Director of the Downtown Ithaca Local Development Corporation, updated on the new Ithaca Downtown Conference Center, set to open in June 2024. The center, which is the first fossil fuel-free facility of its kind in the country, is expected to support local businesses by hosting conferences during the week. It is funded partly by the county's hotel room tax.
Old Steuben County Courthouse could become apartments
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – 10 West First Street in Corning used to be the Steuben County Courthouse and DMV. But, with the help of a new grant; it would be transformed into apartments. Private developers Giuseppe and Jennifer Millio bought the building on July 24, 2023 for $157,055. Now the City of Corning is working […]
As loans grow more costly, local housing plans stall
ITHACA, N.Y. — In a market as tight as Ithaca’s, with housing costs rising as fast as they are, the last thing local electeds and economic development officials want to hear is a construction deceleration. But the extended period of high interest rates at the national level has...
Transformer fire causes Watkins Road lane closure, power outage
UPDATE, 1:40 p.m. — Both lanes of Watkins Road in Millport are now open, and power has been restored to the area. MILLPORT, N.Y. (WETM) — One lane of Watkins Road in Millport is now closed and more than 100 NYSEG customers are without power after a Sunday morning transformer fire. According to the Village […]
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