District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced today that Tompkins County sheriff's deputy Zachary D. Starner, 36, of Lansing, was sentenced on Friday afternoon in the Ithaca City Court in connection with his conviction of the crime of Perjury in the Third Degree. The conviction came after …
Around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a 26-year-old Syracuse man “was ultimately located deceased in the water” after emergency responders from multiple agencies including Trumansburg Fire Department, Trumansburg Ambulance, and New York State Police from the Ithaca barracks were called to Taughannoc…
Over the last few weeks there has been a dramatic increase in anxiety from elected officials that have worried about an influx of immigrants seeking asylum coming to their cities and towns as a little known section of U.S. health law known as Title 42 expired at midnight on May 11.
On May 18 at 1:29 p.m. Brooktondale Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire in the 1800 block of Slaterville Road in the Town of Dryden. While enroute the Brooktondale Chief was advised by the Tompkins County 911 Center that they had received multiple calls reporting this fire.
On May 20, 2023, shortly after 7:00 p.m., Troopers from SP Ithaca were dispatched by the Tompkins County 911 Center to a report of a dispute at a residence on Searsburg Road in the town of Ulysses.
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This story has been updated to include information regarding the arraignment of Larry R. Walrad.
The Tompkins County Opioid Task Force, a group appointed by the Legislature, is seeking community input on how best to use funds distributed to the County from recent Opioid Settlements.
The topic of zoning in the Town of Caroline has been a hot button issue for months and anti-zoning advocates have have recently come under fire after a video taken on February 11 surfaced on Facebook showing former Republican town council member Peter Hoyt advocating for anti-zoning Republic…
The City of Ithaca is gaining another dispensary this year called Aspire, a not-for-profit owned by Challenge Workforce Solutions, which is an Ithaca based non-profit agency formed in 1968 that helps individuals with disabilities and other barriers gain employment.
In a further effort to address the struggles local EMS departments are facing, two pieces of legislation have been written – one in the Assembly and one in the Senate – proposing a “CHIP-style” state funding subsidy for municipalities contracting with public and non-profit agencies.
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance is hosting a local job fair on the Commons, at the end of the month, on Sunday, April 30th from 10am-3pm. The job fair will be hosted in conjunction with the City of Ithaca, Tompkins Chamber of Commerce, GO Ithaca, Child Development Council, Tompkins County, TST …
This April the Tompkins County Legislature will confirm the nomination of a new County Historian, making it the first time this century that the role hasn’t been filled by Carol Kammen. She retired last month after 23 years on the job. During that time, Kammen established herself as one of t…
As part of the annual RecruitNY statewide initiative, the Varna Volunteer Fire Company, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, will open its doors so residents can learn how they can serve their community.
Randy Brown, who represents Newfield and part of Enfield in the Tompkins County Legislature, gave his regular legislature report to the Newfield Town Board at its meeting on Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m., sharing the latest updates from the county and talking about many budget-related issues.
The Caroline Town Council unanimously passed important broadband legislation and tax exemptions to support Caroline’s emergency volunteers, elderly, disabled, families, and the underserved at a business meeting that took place in February.
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department has issued a press release announcing that the suspect involved in a stabbing incident at the Agava restaurant that occurred three years ago has been arrested following a lengthy investigation.
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During a recent interview Tompkins County Public Health Director Frank Kruppa discussed the impact that opioids continue to have on the community.
The Tompkins County Board of Elections is announcing a new initiative to increase civic engagement and participation by young people in Tompkins County. A contest to design an “I Voted” sticker is open to young people in grades 9-12, with submissions being accepted until May 1, 2023.
On 04/06/2023 at approximately 9:45 AM, members of the Ithaca-Tompkins Specialized Response Team served a search warrant on a person near the intersection of Utica Street and Jay Street, as well as a residence in the 900 block of N. Cayuga Street at the request of IPD Investigators. The sear…
After the position of Tompkins County Poet Laureate was first created in 2001, 11 local poets have taken on the honorable two-year role of enriching the community with poetry. In February 2023, Janie E. Bibbie was officially appointed the 2023 and 2024 Poet Laureate of Tompkins County.
During the April 4meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature, Laura W. Johnson-Kelly was named Tompkins County Historian. The appointment of a municipal historian is required by New York State law for every municipality with over 400 residents. Johnson-Kelly’s appointment follows a search pr…
New York State was supposed to pass its 2024 budget on April first, but disagreements between the Governor and State Legislature over issues relating to bail reform, housing and healthcare have pushed the state past its deadline.
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