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
This Wednesday, August 27th is Sensory Friendly Day at the New York State Fair, says the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, with adjusted operations from 9am until 1pm. [...]| 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
Public fast-charging options are growing around Ithaca, with new stations in Trumansburg, at Ithaca College, and downtown. But with “market rate” prices ranging from 30¢ to 45¢ per kWh, the question is whether Trumansburg will keep its new fast charger affordable. [...]| 14850.com
Cornell’s Olin Library is turning the page with a grand reopening August 27—featuring raffle prizes, open houses, and a new chapter written into its six-decade legacy. [...]| 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
The Ithaca Police Department is hosting a National Night Out event, part of "an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie." The event is on Tuesday, August 5th from 4-7pm at IPD Headquarters. [...]| 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
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
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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
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
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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
Summer is ending with a lot more COVID case counts than it started with. June had seen local counts as low as 8 per 100,000 people. Even last week’s 55 felt better than this week’s 71.| 14850.com
Ithaca gains a new batch of residents every August, and some arrive blissfully unaware of some tips and truisms that we’d love to share. Getting around town Did you know bicycling is illegal on the sidewalk in Ithaca? Unless you’re no more than ten years old, when biking on the sidewalk is adorable. Grownups? Not so much. Cyclists are entitled to, and are required to, share the roadway with motorists. Use a bike lane when there is one, or a shoulder if it’s safe, but you can use any or ...| 14850.com
This week, Ithaca's population swells as we welcome a new crop of students and returning students, alongside summer wine trail and waterfall vacationers who enjoy a good meal, and longtime residents looking for something new to try. Whether you've just arrived or you've been in the Finger Lakes for years, 14850 Dining has some suggestions of where to dine.| 14850.com
Case counts in Tompkins County continued the upward trend of a couple of weeks ago, even at a time when students and many local residents were largely away.| 14850.com
We're taking another look this week at grocery delivery. Whether you're thinking about saving time, convenience, or just avoiding going into crowded stores, the option of ordering your groceries ahead of time, for pickup or delivery, is even more tempting than ever.| 14850.com
Two weeks in a row with major storms across Central New York, and with power outages stretching from hours to days for some areas, have left us considering how we could update our preparations and resources to be ready for the next time. Some of the basics are the same, but technology has made a few leaps since we published Brian's feature on preparing for a winter storm.| 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
