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Volunteers needed for Newfield’s annual Old Home Days celebration

Newfield's Old Home Days Committee is looking for new volunteers ahead of its annual celebration planned for July 29 and 30, 2022. This year's theme for the Old Home Days celebration is "music in motion," ... more
Tompkins County Sheriff plans satellite office in Newfield

The Tompkins County Sheriff's Office is planning a satellite location in the Town of Newfield following requests from local government. Conversations over potential Newfield satellite offices began with Town Supervisor Michael Allinger before the COVID-19 ... more
Newfield schools experiencing “significant fiscal stress,” state report says

The Newfield Central School District was one of two districts in New York categorized as under "significant fiscal stress," says a recent report from the Office of the State Comptroller. The only one district in ... more
DiNapoli says state and federal aid helped mitigate COVID-19’s impact on school districts

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released a report this month examining the pandemic-related fiscal stress faced by school districts in the 2020-21 academic year. DiNapoli says 23 school districts were in some level of ... more
Newfield man steals pickup truck in Ovid, later recovered after crash in Tioga County

The Seneca County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of a Newfield man on a warrant for grand larceny after being picked up at the Onondaga County Justice Center. Roy Searles, 33, of Newfield was arrested ... more
Cold weather, lack of bus drivers forces Auburn schools to close, others closed as well

No school in Auburn today. In a letter to parents Monday, Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo said it's because of a lack of bus drivers and this morning's frigid cold. He says today will be treated as ... more
Police: Newfield man choked person during incident

A Newfield, Tompkins County man was arrested after an incident on January 1, 2022. Police say Patrick Brinkmann, 36, of Newfield was arrested for choking another person while putting pressure around their neck and covering ... more
Chicago man arrested in Tompkins County for possessing weapon, high-capacity magazine after weekend incident

State police have arrested a Chicago man on several weapons charges after an incident in the Finger Lakes. Raymond Rodriguez, 33, of Chicago, Illinois was arrested around 6 a.m. on Sunday after a report of ... more
Tompkins County vaccine clinic will be held August 18th

Tompkins County will have a vaccine clinic held by the Tompkins County Health Department on Wednesday August 18th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The clinic is at the Newfield Central School, High School Cafeteria, ... more
Child of couple that drowned in Tompkins County has GoFundMe started for his future education

In July, Gunner Henley Mayor lost his parents when they drowned under a Newfield waterfall in Tompkins County. Carissa Stone and Michael Mayer had taken their son and his two cousins hiking when the tragedy ... more
First responders say to avoid streams, creeks that are running fast after heavy rains

After a recent drowning in a creek that swelled after heavy rain and thunderstorms, local first responders are urging the public to use caution when around them. “When the flood waters rise, there’s debris in ... more
UPDATE: Two people drown in Cayuga Inlet

The Tompkins County Sheriff's Office is investigating a drowning, which claimed the lives of two people in the town of Newfield. According to deputies, they responded to an incident in the 100 block of Newfield ... more
Tompkins County man goes missing on Pennsylvania lake

A dive team in Pennsylvania is looking for a missing Newfield man, who disappeared while boating on Big Elk Lake in the Dimock Township. State Police in Pennsylvania say 74-year-old Richard Malecki, of Newfield did ... more
Route 13B in Newfield closed due to overturned tractor-trailer

Transportation officials say Route 13B between West Danby Road and Millard Hill Road in Newfield is closed. The closure was prompted by an incident involving a tractor-trailer. Reports from transportation officials indicate that a tractor-trailer ... more
Reward offered to bring Tompkins County murder suspects to justice
After a home invasion and murder in Newfield last month, law enforcement officials are offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible ... more
GoFundMe raises more than $10K for teacher killed in Newfield home invasion

A GoFundMe has been setup for the Newfield man killed in a home invasion in Newfield last week. Dejour Xavier Gandy, 29, died from the shooting, which happened early-Saturday morning last week. The Newfield High ... more
UPDATE: Police ask for public’s help after deadly shooting in Tompkins County

Investigators are asking for the public's help after a deadly shooting in the Town of Newfield early-Saturday. Dejour Xavier Gandy, 29, was found deceased by deputies who responded to the scene after reports of shots ... more
Newfield man charged with sexual abuse of child
A Newfield man was arrested on sex abuse charges, according to authorities. Deputies say Remanu J. Phillips, 29, of Newfield, has been charged with felony sexual abuse following a complaint that an adult was having ... more
Investigation underway into stolen truck, credit card in Tompkins County

The Ithaca Voice reports that the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a vehicle, company credit card and more than $9,000 worth of tools and equipment Saturday morning from Midstate Basement Authorities, ... more