Ithaca

Ithaca planners approved a 56-unit senior housing project from INHS on West State Street, aiming to meet a fall grant deadline, according to The Ithaca Voice. The five-story building will also feature a daycare on ... more

The City of Ithaca is asking residents to help shape the next phase of its Green New Deal with a reimagined Climate Action Plan that puts housing, jobs, and public health at the center of ... more

An Ithaca biotechnology company is a semifinalist in a national competition. CryoBio is one of ten enterprises competing in the American Farm Bureau Federation 2026 Ag Innovation Challenge. The company is developing the first crop ... more

Cornell’s newest students stepped onto Schoellkopf Field on Aug. 19 and into a message of challenge, change, and community. At the university’s New Student Convocation, President Michael I. Kotlikoff encouraged the Class of 2029 and ... more

Police arrested a man after a stabbing on West Green Street left one person seriously injured. Officers say they found the victim around 9:45 p.m. on June 12 with stab wounds. Emergency crews treated the ... more

Cornell researchers have built a fast, affordable energy modeling tool that’s already helping Ithaca map its path to carbon neutrality by 2030, according to the Ithaca Journal. The model analyzes thousands of buildings using public ... more

Cornell University is extending hiring freezes and preparing for layoffs as it faces major financial strain tied to federal actions under Trump’s second term, according to The Ithaca Voice. Leaders say stop-work orders and budget ... more

The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County will shut its doors starting August 24 for a week of annual maintenance, according to the Y. Both pools closed early on August 21, but the Summer Camp ... more

Ithaca College has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement over its 2020 switch to remote learning, according to WENY News. The class action suit claimed the school breached its contract by not offering in-person classes ... more

An Ithaca man will spend 25 years to life in prison after brutally killing his wife in their home, according to WENY. Ahmed Abed, 44, was sentenced Tuesday in Tompkins County Court following his June ... more

Drivers on Cornell’s campus will lose access to Hoy Road for nearly a year starting Wednesday, according to 14850.com. The stretch between Campus Road and the Duffield Hall loading dock will shut down for construction ... more

A planned $100 million overhaul of Ithaca’s aging wastewater plant may now cost $200 million, after state regulators called for tighter pollution limits, The Ithaca Voice reports. New ammonia rules from the DEC triggered the ... more

Ithaca will launch a new charter commission this fall to tackle election reform and clarify city leadership roles, according to The Ithaca Voice. Mayor Robert Cantelmo says the group—made up of residents, civic leaders, and ... more

Police in Ithaca are investigating a wave of thefts from parked cars, including incidents where suspects smashed windows to get inside. The break-ins have happened across the city, especially in local parks and parking garages, ... more

Ithaca Tompkins International Airport will launch a third daily flight to Washington Dulles (IAD) starting October 2025, offering morning, afternoon, and evening departures. The expansion is funded by a federal SCASD grant and supported by ... more

Two men are facing major drug charges after police found more than 10 ounces of cocaine in a parked SUV in downtown Ithaca. According to New York State Police, the arrests happened on August 12 ... more

A major push to modernize Ithaca’s city government is kicking off this fall — and residents will help lead the charge. Mayor Robert Cantelmo announced Wednesday that a new Mayoral Charter Commission will begin reviewing ... more

A fire broke out Monday evening on the fourth floor of Asteri Ithaca apartments, but no one was hurt, according to The Ithaca Voice. The blaze, reported around 6:30 p.m., was contained to a single ... more

This summer, 35 Ithaca College students tackled self-designed research and creative projects with support from the Summer Scholars Program, according to IC News. From building robots out of trash to analyzing owl DNA and exploring ... more