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Ithaca man faces gun, drugs charges after traffic stop
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Ithaca man was arrested on Wednesday after police say they found a gun, meth, cocaine, and fentanyl in his possession. William L. Ellison, 41, was arrested after a Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputy, who was working a GIVE (Gun Involved Violence Elimination) detail, conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle on […]
MULTIMEDIA | Three Suspended Students Address Fellow Demonstrators at Encampment
Nick Wilson ’26, Bianca Waked grad and Momodou Taal grad — three of the four temporarily suspended students — addressed fellow demonstrators at the Arts Quad encampment yesterday following news of their suspensions. “In high school I discovered my passion, which was community organizing for a better...
WILSON | I Was Just Suspended by Cornell University. Here’s My Story.
My name is Nick Wilson, I am a second-year undergraduate in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and yesterday I was temporarily suspended from the University for participating in a nonviolent encampment on the Arts Quad. I was suspended alongside three other students, all of whom received the same five charges, which included “[leading] or repeat[ing] chants throughout the day.” As of today, we have been withdrawn from all of our current courses, for which we may not receive credit, and we are not permitted to be on our campus (pending an unspecified grace period). The University initially threatened to evict me from my home on campus — but after an overwhelming wave of solidarity from faculty, Cornell Graduate Students United and the public writ large, administration agreed to allow suspended students to stay in residence halls for the remainder of the semester. Cornell would like you to believe that CML organizers are outside agitators who hate this university and seek solely to disrupt the lives and academic careers of our peers. That’s not true — I am a member of this community who truly wants to stay here and see my institution meet its values. This is my side of the story.
Tompkins County real estate: 10 most expensive homes sold, April 20-26
A house in Ithaca that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Tompkins County in the past week. In total, 11 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $446,164. The average price per square foot was $222.
Three Southern Tier Residents Killed in One-Vehicle Crash in Pennsylvania
Three people from the Southern Tier have lost their lives after a one-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania earlier this week. According to a release on the Athens Township Police Department Facebook page, the crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23rd on Riverside Drive north of the Sayre Bridge in Athens Township. The department says a 2013 Nissan Altima, being driven by 46-year-old Brett W. Relyea of Owego was traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control.
Speed a factor in crash that killed 3 Tioga County, N.Y. residents in Athens, Pa.: Police
Three people are dead following a one-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Athens Township, just southeast of Sayre. Athens Township police identified the victims as Brett W. Relyea, 46, and Melanie Schnurbusch, 42, both of Owego, and 46-year-old Arthur G. Bidlack, of Candor. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday...
Another developer takes a swing at rejuvenating Varna corner
DRYDEN, N.Y. — While superstition can only go so far, if any one piece of property in Tompkins County was “cursed” to developers, it might be the northeast corner of Dryden and Freese Road in the hamlet of Varna. The hamlet has long had an allure to...
To the People Shaming Me For Mowing My Hudson Valley Lawn
The simple act of mowing my lawn has set off a firestorm of anger. Can we all agree this is just ridiculous?. Recently I commented on the air about finding a good opportunity to mow my lawn. With the wet weather we've been having, the grass has been growing like crazy but it's been difficult to tend to it because of how wet and saturated my lawn has been.
Big Beave Returns to the Bear Mountain Zoo
Many places around the Hudson Valley will be celebrating Earth Day. It is so great that we live in a place like the Hudson Valley where we can take advantage of all that surrounds us in our vast outdoors. One of my favorite places to recommend to learn more about...
Cortland man sentenced for vehicular homicide
CORTLAND, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Ergardo Rosario was sentenced for aggravated vehicular homicide on Tuesday, April 23, in Cortland County Court. Rosario received a three to 15-year sentence after he was convicted of striking a utility pole in the City of Cortland on Feb. 25, 2023, while driving under the influence of fentanyl, marijuana and methadone. […]
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