Category: Tompkins County

On Tuesday, Cortland and Ithaca College announced that they have accepted an invitation from the New York Yankees organization to play the 2022 Cortaca Jug at storied Yankee Stadium. The game will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 with a 1:00 ... MORE

A man accused of endangering the welfare of a child in August has been arrested in Chemung County. Bryan Wray, 20, had an outstanding warrant for endangering the welfare of a child and criminal mischief. He was arrested Sept. 18, a month ... MORE

Camp Barton, a 130 acre Boy Scout camp, may go up for auction. A vote was held to decide whether the Boy Scouts of America’s Baden-Powell Council should sell the property assessed to be worth $4.5 million dollars. The sale would help ... MORE

According to minutes from a Chemung County IDA meeting, the old Tops building was sold during an auction for $800,000 in July. The buyer is not known and bought the property that was listed as an opportunity zone due to its retail ... MORE

Police say that on Wednesday around 9:37 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of the South Aurora Street Bridge over East Green Street for a welfare check.  Officers were told that there was a suicidal subject at that location. They were ... MORE

A woman has been arrested in Apalachin for the severe neglect of 49 animals. Tioga County Sheriff’s arrived to the property to remove a storage shed but found 33 dogs, 15 chickens, and roosters, hens, a pony, and other animals. Terry Woloszyn ... MORE

A Southport man was arrested Sept. 13 after punching a man’s dog. The owner of the dog, Harold Schiefen, wants to be sure Connor Delaney, 29, is held accountable. Delaney was arrested after police responded to a suspicious condition around 1:30 a.m ... MORE

After a man was arrested for causing a disturbance in Big Flats on Sept. 15, he is now pending extradition to Florida. Keron Taylor, 26, of Bath, was arrested after police responded to the report of a disturbance at the Econo Lodge ... MORE

Painted Post will soon open a new KFC restaurant. The location is at 243 North Hamilton Street. The plan is to open the fast food restaurant in January of 2022, but no official date has been set. A KFC opened in 2019 ... MORE

Workers gathered to protest on the lawn of the Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ithaca over issues with the new contract. Demands range from better wages to accountability, and concerns are coming from all sides: nurses and administration. This is causing ... MORE

Mark J. Yacavone ’94, SUNY Cortland’s assistant vice president for enrollment management, has been selected to serve as the university’s new vice president for finance and management, effective Sept. 16, 2021. In his new role, Yacavone will be SUNY Cortland’s chief financial ... MORE

Another Tompkins County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The patient was 93 and died at the Cayuga Medical Center on Sept. 11. The resident was fully vaccinated and this is the first fully vaccinated death for Tompkins County. Tompkins County ... MORE

During the early morning hours on Tuesday police provided an update on the robbery that happened at the Home Depot on Elmira Road in the city of Ithaca on Friday. Employees stated that they were threatened with a knife after following the ... MORE

Due to COVID-19, Cornell is canceling certain homecoming events. This weekend, the fireworks and laser show will not be happening. The decision was made due to Tompkins County remaining a high-risk category. The football game and 2020 commencement ceremony will still be ... MORE

Police are investigating an attack and robbery that happened at the IHA Housing Complex playground in the city of Ithaca during the afternoon hours on Saturday. One person identified as the victim in a news release was treated at the scene and ... MORE