20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (523+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. — Firefighters extinguished a blaze in an abandoned home in Ithaca’s Washington Park neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the Ithaca Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the scene around 5 a.m. after multiple neighbors called 911. First…...

22+ hour, 13+ min ago   (290+ words) The low slowly plods eastward and away from Tompkins County Thursday. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible during the day, but it will be partly sunny with a north breeze. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s. Thursday…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1015+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. — After years of planning, Tompkins County took another step Tuesday toward creating a geothermal heating and cooling system for its downtown government campus. Lawmakers approved an application for a $2 million state grant for the project, which may cost more…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (247+ words) Daughter of Charles Sr. and Florence “Midge” Bower, whose memory she deeply adored and spoke of lovingly through her final days. Elsie passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 20, 2026, at Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Cortland NY. She was…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (740+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul imposed a moratorium on data center development last week through an executive order, but a group of Tompkins County officials aren’t convinced it goes far enough. On Tuesday, nine members of the 16-seat Tompkins County Legislature…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (590+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – Tompkins County Director of Finance Darrel Tuttle will soon leave his position, a move that comes as budget season is in full swing, Tuttle, who has been in the position for just over a year, announced his resignation during…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (651+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – Cayuga Health, a member of Centralus Health, will soon expand its primary care network by adding Trumansburg Family Medicine to its growing system of local practices. Trumansburg Family Medicine’s two locations — on Ellis Hollow Road and East Seneca Road…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (717+ words) TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. — The 34th annual GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance weathered Canadian wildfire smoke, rain and high winds, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from celebrating all weekend. Dozens of acts performed throughout the four day festival, including longtime GrassRoots favorites…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1280+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. — Dryden town officials are considering whether to create a new governmental entity that would oversee fire services. Some Dryden officials have long felt that the way emergency services are budgeted for is inefficient. The town’s three volunteer fire departments…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1294+ words) TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. — Last Friday night, as the sun set on the GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance Grandstand stage, Rhiannon Giddens stepped out from behind a curtain, picked up her banjo, and started the show. Backed by her five-piece string band, the…...