School district budgets are crunched, and with the school year approaching, not every family can outfit their kids as well as they'd like with a full set of school supplies. Enter back-to-school supply drives and backpack programs that give the community an opportunity to help. [...]| 14850.com
Tompkins County adults ages 25–55 can now attend community college tuition-free through New York State’s new SUNY Reconnect program, helping residents retrain for high-demand careers. [...]| 14850.com
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of major operational advancements, community partnerships, and a sustained emphasis on transparency. One of the most notable developments was the agency’s successful accreditation by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. This is the first time the Sheriff’s Office has received this certification, which required the department to meet 112 best-practice standards. It is now th...| 14850.com
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It was a musical afternoon in Downtown Ithaca as representatives of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and CFCU Community Credit Union rolled out the official schedule for this year's Summer Concert Series. Shows run 5-8pm Thursdays from June 5th through September 4th.| 14850.com
Eight years after a day-long music festival with a mission to raise awareness about protecting Cayuga Lake, the Ithaca Reggae Fest expands this June to a three-day festival on the lake shore at Stewart Park, kicking off with a free Friday evening block party. Advance ticket prices go up on April 22nd.| 14850.com
Wing Drive closed to through traffic this week on Cornell campus| 14850.com
Road closures and traffic impacts Sunday morning for Skunk Cabbage 10K and Half Marathon| 14850.com
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office says they’re “asking for assistance in locating a missing juvenile” from the Town of Dryden. They say a 16-year-old white male, 5’4″, with slender build, brown neck-length hair, grey and red jacket, and jeans, was last seen in the area of the 300 block of Johnson Road in Dryden. Anyone with information or who sees the teen is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 607-272-2444. For more, follow 14850.com on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and ...| 14850.com
The Ithaca Farmers Market hoped to have parking lot and roadway improvements completed at their Steamboat Landing facility on the shores of Cayuga Lake in time for the usual seasonal reopening on the first Saturday of April, but delays have led IFM organizers to stay at the Winter Market location at the Triphammer Marketplace for an extra two weeks.| 14850.com
