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Two-car crash in Newfield sends three to hospital
At approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, the Tompkins County 911 Center alerted the Newfield Fire Company of a two-car motor vehicle accident with injuries and possible entrapment near the intersection of Van Buskirk Gulf Road and Benjamin Hill Road. First responders arrived to find three patients needing medical attention, two...
Tompkins County seeking feedback on future Mobility Vision
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County officials are soliciting feedback from the public regarding the county’s 2024-2027 Mobility Vision document, which lays out the transportation needs of local residents and aims to identify and address various barriers to transportation access. Chief Transportation Officer Frank Doldo will host a series...
Eateries open and closed around the Ithaca area for the 4th of July holiday
The Independence Day holiday falls on Thursday this year, and we’ve gotten word from several restaurants and food trucks and more around Ithaca and Tompkins County as to their plans for the 4th of July. The Antlers Restaurant tells us they’re serving dinner from 4:30-9pm, with the bar opening...
Bike Sale on Tuesday afternoon hosted by Bike Walk Tompkins
Bike Walk Tompkins is holding a Flash Bike Sale on Tuesday, July 2nd from 3-7pm at their west end location, with 10% off all refurbished bicycles. The non-profit, a unit of the Center for Community Transportation, says Tuesday’s sale features “a sizeable stock of refurbished adult and youth bicycles that we are looking to sell at low, sliding scale prices.”
Breakdown of Independence Day celebrations in the Finger Lakes
After 248 years of the holiday going strong, people nationwide will gather to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4 with fireworks, food, friends and family. Despite canceling the Ithaca Rotary fireworks and Lansing fireworks in Myers Park, the Ithaca area is hosting its own swath of celebrations, including a fireworks display at the Inn at Taughannock Falls this Friday, and across Cayuga Lake throughout the following weekend.
Resident, pet OK after Varna fire
VARNA, NY (CortacaToday) — There are no reports of injuries after a fire in Tompkins County. Crews responded shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday to a mobile home park in Varna. A fire was found in a room; it was put out within seven minutes. Authorities say the mobile home...
Independance day weather, Cornell interim president Kotlikoff, neighbor's fruit?
Good morning ☀️ It’s Wednesday, and today I’m helping you plan out this weekend in Tompkins County if you’re sticking around during Independence Day festivities. Speaking of, I want your help making this Fourth of July special. Please send me your best fireworks photos or pictures of how you’re celebrating the holiday at jmack@gannett.com...
Weather alert issued for strong thunderstorms in Tompkins and Cortland counties Sunday morning
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 6:04 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7 a.m. for Tompkins and Cortland counties. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 6:04 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending...
Tompkins Cortland Community Colleges 2024-2025 Operating Budget Approved by County – Enrollment Continues to Increase
The 2024-2025 Tompkins Cortland Community College’s operating budget has been approved by Legislators. The approval took place after a public hearing, and presentation by the school during the monthly Legislative meeting on Thursday. The operating budget for TC3 approved is in the amount of $35,185,275. The county has been...
Tompkins County real estate: See all homes sold, June 22-June 28
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Tompkins County reported from June 22 to June 28. There were 10 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,280-square-foot home on Iradell Road in Enfield that sold for $525,000. Caroline.
Schools want to teach teens how to respond to overdoses, but there are challenges
LANSING, N.Y. — A handful of teens gather in the basement of the Lansing Community Library one evening in June. On a folding table in front of them sits the pink rubber head and torso of a demonstration dummy, similar to the type used to teach CPR. The students...
Osborne working on new DWI data dashboard
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) — The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office is working on releasing a new data dashboard. Sheriff Derek Osborne appeared recently on Ithaca’s Morning News, where he previewed the next release. Four other dashboards are already available on the Sheriff’s office virtual transparency hub. FULL...
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