Jonathan D'Agostino, who was the subject of a joint search between New York State Police and New York State Park Police that began earlier this week, was last seen at Ithaca College before his car and his phone were found at Buttermilk Falls State Park, according to family members and the Park Police. [...]| 14850.com
Anthony Bellamy, who has served as Chief of the Cornell University Police Department for the last three years, will become Deputy Chief at the Ithaca Police Department on October 2nd, according to a statement Friday morning from IPD Chief Thomas Kelly. [...]| 14850.com
The City of Ithaca says the 600-800 blocks of University Avenue on Ithaca's east hill will be closed for road resurfacing beginning Friday, September 12 through Wednesday, September 17. They say the closure is "from Lake St. to Helbert F. Johnson Museum of Art" [sic]. [...]| 14850.com
The Cayuga Heights Police Department announced late Wednesday morning that Wyckoff Road is closed today, Wednesday, September 10, for paving. "Work will begin at Overlook Road," they said. [...]| 14850.com
"There were no students on the bus at the time of the accident, and there were no injuries reported by either driver," says Dryden Central School District superintendent Joshua I. Bacigalupi in the wake of a crash early Wednesday morning. [...]| 14850.com
The Ithaca Police Department and Cornell University Police Department have both issued advisories about sightings of and contact with a coyote on Ithaca's east hill over the last few days, including a reported bite on Monday evening. [...]| 14850.com
The City of Ithaca says crews are repairing a water main break in the 100 block of Oakwood Lane on Ithaca's west hill on Tuesday afternoon. That block is closed and water service on several blocks in the area will be affected, as service has been shut off while the main is being repaired, says a Tompkins SIREN alert. [...]| 14850.com
A late-night traffic stop in Ithaca led to the seizure of meth, cocaine, heroin, and a weapon, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, an Ithaca man, now faces multiple felony charges. [...]| 14850.com
The City of Ithaca says a contractor will begin road rehabilitation work on Cornell Street on Ithaca's east hill on Thursday, August 28, and the milling and paving project will last about four days. The affected area is between Valley Road and Mitchell Street, near the Belle Sherman Elementary School. [...]| 14850.com
The Tompkins County Highway Department announced Monday morning that a highway contractor would be paving Neimi Road in the Town of Dryden starting Monday, August 25 and finishing Tuesday, August 26. [...]| 14850.com
An Ithaca man who police investigators believe was responsible for a stabbing that occurred in mid June was located and apprehended in Tennessee, and has been transported back to Ithaca to face charges, according to a statement Sunday morning from the Ithaca Police Department. 20-year-old Nazir Chisolm has been arraigned and is in jail awaiting further court proceedings. [...]| 14850.com
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
Cornell University says the portion of Hoy Road between Campus Road and the Duffield Hall loading dock will be closed to all traffic for construction activity from Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18. “Hoy Road access to Rhodes, Upson, Phillips, and Duffield Halls will be maintained from the south via Dryden Road,” according to an alert last week. The closure is for utility work related to the Duffield Hall expansion project, they say. For more, follow 14850.com on Facebook, Instagr...| 14850.com
Ithaca officials sent an Tompkins SIREN alert at 2:40pm urging area residents to avoid the area of West Spencer Street between South Titus Street and the traffic circle on Ithaca's southside due to fire department activity. At the same time, a power outage has left over 1,700 customers without power in Ithaca. [...]| 14850.com
The City of Ithaca says Stewart Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Friday morning from 8am to about noon for clearing of brush and grass along the roadside. The closure is between Fall Creek Drive and Thurston Avenue, just north of Fall Creek. [...]| 14850.com
The Town of Ithaca says West King Road will be closed Tuesday, April 8 between Sandbank and Stone Quarry for aerial lift tree work, from 9:30am-12:30pm.| 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
New York State Electric & Gas is now showing fewer than 1,000 customers remaining without power in the wake of this week's storms and power outages. NYSEG and local officials have pointed us to distribution points where bottled water will be available, and just one spot with dry ice.| 14850.com
