ITHACA, N.Y. — In a landmark shift from its longstanding policy, the Ivy League announced Wednesday that its football programs will be eligible for postseason play beginning in 2025. The decision ends the conference’s distinction as the only Division I league barring football teams from playoff participation. Under the new policy, the Ivy League champion […]
DRYDEN, N.Y. — A local landowner is proposing a “cottage” rental complex on an 8.3-acre parcel in the town of Dryden, near Ithaca.The plan, presented to the Dryden Planning Board, seeks to create a clustered cottage approach, with 22 of the 26 units concentrated in the existing water and sewer service area on the western […]
NEW YORK — Workers in New York and New Jersey will see higher minimum wages starting January 1. Both states are continuing planned increases that exceed the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. In New York, wages will rise by 50 cents, reaching $16.50 per hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, up […]
NEW YORK — A taxi driver struck six pedestrians. The incident occurred after the driver jumped a curb in Manhattan’s Herald Square shopping district on Christmas Day. The driver was experiencing a medical episode at the time, police said Thursday. The 58-year-old driver was hospitalized in stable condition for evaluation after the incident, according to […]
Nearly two decades ago, Pima County voters approved a half cent sales tax to fund regional transportation projects. That tax has led to investments of more than $1.6 billion in the region according to public officials, but will expire on June 30, 2026. Now, residents have another chance to decide whether they’d like to continue […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — The annual International Rutabaga Curl, a tradition unlike any other, took place on Saturday at the Ithaca Farmers Market, marking its 27th year of celebrating winter and root vegetables. Crowds of local residents gathered under the market’s pavilion to watch the annual rutabaga curl and the preceding turnip toss, featuring local youths. […]
Laurel H. Hodgden, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 13th at home. Laurel was born March 25, 1928 in Ames, Iowa to Ava & Victor Hessler. At age five she arrived at kindergarten, the teacher said “You can already read! You have to go to First Grade!” When she was 10 […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — While describing the universe, legendary astronomer Carl Sagan famously used the phrase “billions upon billions.” Now, his storied Ithaca home has sold for millions upon millions. The building, located at 900 Stewart Avenue, has a mystique that goes beyond its prominent former owner. Completed in 1926 in the Egyptian Revival Style as […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — It’s colder than Snow Miser’s icy heart this morning, but today and tonight will be the low point for temperatures through this week, and likely for the rest of 2024. The Arctic high will gradually shift SE’ward by tomorrow and following a weak a weak clipper low, quiet and comparatively mild conditions […]
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport (ITH) will add two new daily flights to Washington Dulles International Airport in March, restoring a route that was eliminated three years ago. Around the same time, though, daily flight service to Newark Liberty International Airport will end. A third daily flight will be added in August, according […]
