Judy Lucas, Contributor
-
ITHACA, N.Y. — With pressure to reduce all-around spending in the 2025 budget, Tompkins County legislators are considering restructuring the Community Justice Center (CJC), the two-person agency established by the […] The post Community Justice Center, a centerpiece of local police reform efforts, faces budget cuts in fourth year appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
-
La Tourelle Hotel and Spa, set on 15 acres of farmland on Ithaca’s South Hill, was purchased this spring by a group of mostly Cornell University alumni after being owned and managed by the Wiggins family since the late 1980s.
-
ITHACA, N.Y. — The spring semester at Cornell University ended with protests, as students erected an encampment on the Arts Quad to oppose the university’s ties to institutions supporting the […] The post Cornell students reignite protests against Israeli military funding on first day of classes appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
-
ITHACA, N.Y. — City administrators will begin accepting applications in the coming week to fill the part-time role of homeless outreach coordinator, a long-awaited addition to an overwhelmed city staff. […] The post City hiring part-time homeless outreach coordinator to manage encampment efforts appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
-
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Whole Health issued a health alert Monday warning residents of a rise in mpox cases, previously known as monkeypox, in New York State after 26 […] The post Monkeypox cases surge in NYC, prompts Tompkins County Whole Health to issue alert, vaccine info appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
-
The Ithaca Police Department announced Tuesday it has launched an investigation into a hate crime involving an unknown suspect who allegedly “made derogatory comments about the victim’s gender identity,” according to a statement from the department.
-
TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. — The village of Trumansburg was certified as a “pro-housing” community by New York State Monday. The village government can now apply for grants from the $650 million in state discretionary funding allocated in the 2025 budget to help local governments meet housing goals. New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), which…
-
ITHACA, N.Y. — The first fully electric conference center in the U.S. opened in downtown Ithaca on Tuesday. The Ithaca Downtown Conference Center, located at 116-118 East Green Street, occupies the first and second floors of the 12-story building, with 143 low-income rental units above in the Asteri apartments. Forty of the units are reserved…
-
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Patrick Dai, a former student at Cornell University who was arrested last year for posting threats to “shoot up” Jewish people on campus, was sentenced to 21 […] The post Former Cornell student sentenced to nearly 2 years in federal prison for online threats against campus Jewish community appeared first on The…
-
ITHACA, N.Y. — Two minors were detained by the Ithaca Police Department Thursday night after using a machete to assault another person under the age of 18 around 7:15 p.m. […] The post Two minors arrested for machete assault appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.