Lansing

The Inn at Taughannock Falls will once again light up the skies over Cayuga Lake with its annual Independence Day fireworks display for the Trumansburg and Ithaca community. The celebration is set for Friday, July ... more

The Lansing Central School Board narrowly voted against a proposal supporting expanded school-based medical care, citing legal and financial concerns, according to Tompkins Weekly. The 3-4 vote halted advocacy for legislation allowing school medical directors ... more

The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Lansing man for falsely reporting an incident after an investigation into a 911 call made earlier this month. Gavin T. Rushlow, 20, was charged with Falsely Reporting ... more

Proposed federal budget cuts could strip health coverage from 1.5 million New Yorkers, including thousands in Lansing, by 2034, according to Tompkins Weekly. State Sen. Lea Webb and others are urging the U.S. Senate to ... more

Five Democratic candidates are competing in two contested races in Tompkins County's June 24 primary, according to Tompkins Weekly. District 3 features Iris Packman and Pierre Saint-Perez, while Kyle Emily Erickson, Matt Sullivan, and Irene ... more

Two new developments are reshaping Lansing, with a building supply store moving in and an office park on the way, according to The Ithaca Voice. ABC Building Supply will soon occupy the former Lansing Market ... more

The former Lansing Market site has been sold to a Massachusetts-based real estate firm, according to The Ithaca Voice. The 14,000-square-foot building on North Triphammer Road sold for $1.25 million and is now owned by ... more

Hikers will need to steer clear of Taughannock Falls State Park’s gorge trail this week as it closes for maintenance, according to 14850.com. The trail will be shut from June 2 to June 5. Work ... more

The town of Lansing has officially launched construction of a new $22 million highway department facility, according to Tompkins Weekly. The project is designed to modernize infrastructure and meet the town’s growing public works needs ... more

Lansing officials broke ground on a long-awaited $22 million highway department facility that will modernize public works operations, according to Tompkins Weekly. The 43,000-square-foot building will replace a cramped, outdated 1968 structure and accommodate expanded ... more

Donald Hartill, a Cornell physicist whose five-decade career shaped high-energy research and community life in equal measure, died April 16 at the age of 86. A professor emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, ... more

The Lansing Town Board passed two resolutions opposing parts of former President Donald Trump’s agenda, according to the Tompkins Weekly. One resolution criticized immigration policies that allegedly violated constitutional rights, particularly the deportation of activists ... more

The Village of Lansing’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force released two new reports aimed at cutting waste and improving municipal energy use. The reports support Lansing’s effort to earn a bronze-level certification through New York’s ... more

Local artist Josh Sperling plans to transform Lansing’s former IGA building into a private art and furniture studio, according to The Tompkins Weekly. Sperling, who bought the 9,300-square-foot property last August, aims to consolidate his ... more

A Lansing woman was arrested on a felony DWI charge following a traffic stop in the Town of Tyre, according to Seneca County Sheriff Tim Thompson. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Melissa Ipson on March 11 after ... more

Lansing’s Trails Working Group is moving forward with the Greenway project, a multi-use trail connecting key community hubs like town hall, schools, senior housing, and local businesses. The group plans to commission feasibility studies and ... more

A return to heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures has driven a surge in road salt demand across the Finger Lakes and Upstate New York, leaving communities scrambling for supplies. Cargill’s Lansing salt mine, in operation ... more

The village of Lansing is working to reorganize and digitize its municipal code, aiming to keep local laws up to date and accessible. At a Feb. 10 meeting, a General Code representative outlined the benefits ... more

Lansing Central School District (LCSD) is set to receive a modest 2% increase in state aid for the 2025-2026 school year, amounting to just $6,887 more than last year. Additional funding may come if the ... more