ENDICOTT, NY — On October 22, 2024, the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a search warrant at 1703 Watson Blvd. Apt 1 in the Village of Endicott. The target of the search warrant was Jahmeek M. Bey Jones,age 25 of Endicott, NY, who was detained in the City of Binghamton before the […]
After years of closures, four new specialized schools open for Colorado’s ‘most vulnerable’ students
Three new specialized Colorado schools began working with school districts this fall to serve students with some of the highest needs in the state. A fourth new school works with teenagers and young adults who are in the juvenile justice system. Known as facility schools, the number of these specialized schools had been dwindling for […]
Planning Board: Slew of developers return for re-approvals, forgiveness
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tuesday’s City of Ithaca Planning Board meeting was not the typical fare for the board that controls development within the city. Several projects returned to the board Tuesday to seek re-approval for site plans from two or more years ago. Even more rare, several projects came forward to ask for retroactive approval […]
Chinese EB-5 Visa Investor Says a NYC Hotel Developer and Adams Donor Bilked Her Out of $530,000

This article was co-published with Documented. For nearly a decade, Jean Xie recalled making it a habit to search online for two things: “Fresh Meadows Hotel” and “New York City.” A resident of Shenzhen in China, Xie had become an investor in the Mayflower International Hotel Group’s Fresh Meadows Hotel EB-5 program which allowed foreign […]
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How the City of Ithaca’s proposed 2025 budget will affect property taxes
The City of Ithaca’s proposed 2025 budget tops $107.5 million, an increase of about 6% from last year.
City once again puts Collegetown fire station up for sale
As the saying goes, the third time is the charm. City of Ithaca officials are hoping that’s true, as the No.2 Fire Station at 309 College Avenue in Collegetown is once again being placed up for sale.
After Cornell trustee went viral tearing up over intensity of Hurricane Milton, local climate activists pressured the board on climate action
Climate protesters demonstrated on Cornell University’s campus on Friday morning to demand its Board of Trustees and the Cornell University Council accelerate the pace of their climate action.
Steelmaker’s bid to buy U.S. Steel would extend life of Indiana plant — along with its emissions
Steelmaker’s bid to buy U.S. Steel would extend life of Indiana plant — along with its emissions is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy transition. A prospective buyer’s recent commitment to reinvest in a Gary, Indiana, steel plant sought to address union and government leaders’ worries about […]
Sole year-round homeless shelter to cease operations in mid-November
ITHACA, N.Y. — St. John’s Community Services (SJCS) will end its operation of Tompkins County’s only year-round emergency homeless shelter on West State Street in the coming weeks. Homeless advocates said the move could prove dangerous, with freezing temperatures likely just days away. SJCS, an organization based in Virginia, “has notified Tompkins County that they […]
Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger announces he will step down
Stenger said he has asked SUNY Chancellor John King to begin searching for a replacement, but that he will stay in the role until a new university president is appointed.