Dryden, NY – The Dryden Central School District has decided to cancel classes on Friday in response to threats made against the district. Superintendent Joshua Bacigalupi promptly notified students’ families and staff members via email about the situation. In order to ensure the safety and well-being of the school community, district officials contacted law enforcement…
Local non-profit childcare provider Coddington Road Community Center is set to double its student capacity next year after receiving a state grant worth some $4.2 million. The funds will offset construction costs for the community center’s long planned expansion project.
The City of Ithaca was awarded a $1.89 million New York state grant on Tuesday that will partially defer the costs of an apartment building intended for low-income seniors.
The Cornell University men’s hockey team will play at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 30, taking on the Quinnipiac University Bobcats in the 2024 Frozen Apple event, according to a joint announcement Wednesday.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca City Court Judge Seth Peacock has filed a defamation lawsuit against former Ithaca Police Department officer Jamie Williamson over comments Williamson made on The Ithaca Voice’s […] The post Ithaca judge files defamation lawsuit against former IPD officer over Facebook comments appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development Executive Director Heather McDaniel has called the sprawling SouthWorks project on South Hill “the largest redevelopment project that will happen in our lifetimes […] The post With tax break request, massive SouthWorks project has officials struggling to predict future appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
ITHACA, N.Y. — While it does not appear Tompkins County has been directly impacted by a recent recall of Boar’s Head deli meats, the county’s Whole Health Department has issued […] The post County officials warn of deli meat-linked listeria outbreak appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University agreed to amend a contract with Tompkins County Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) for the university’s bus pass program, reducing the risk of the bus company […] The post Cornell, TCAT amend contract reducing risk of financial penalties for bus company appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
When Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn rushed to the criminal court arraignment of City Councilmember Susan Zhuang after Zhuang appeared to bite a police officer during a heated protest against a proposed Bensonhurst homeless shelter, it made for a head-scratching spectacle. Bichotte Hermelyn had railed against neighborhoods that pushed back on hosting shelters, especially in…
ITHACA, N.Y. — One person was killed in a car crash that occurred Wednesday on Danby Road in Danby, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. As of Friday morning, police said no charges are currently forthcoming, though the investigation is ongoing. Emergency personnel responded to a crash in the 1200 block of Danby Road…