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One Injured After Vehicle Fails to Yield Right of Way on Route 13
State Police say one person was transported to Guthrie Cortland Medical Center following a two-vehicle crash involving a tanker tractor-trailer that overturned onto its side Monday afternoon. Around noon on Monday, November 9, State Police at Ithaca responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 13 near the Cortland-Tompkins County...
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Owego McDonald’s
OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against the franchise operator of the Owego McDonald’s. Former workers are alleging widespread labor and workplace safety violations. The lawsuit claims employees were required to work through dangerous conditions, including reported carbon dioxide leaks and other safety hazards. It also alleges workers were denied […]
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Trucker injured after rollover crash in New York
A big rig driver was sent to a New York hospital on Monday after a crash that caused his rig to overturn. New York State Police (NYSP) issued a release that stated that the accident occurred at around noon Monday it responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer that overturned following a crash on State Route 13 in Dryden.
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Weitsman funds former Carl Sagan property remodel
ITHACA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Local entrepreneur Adam Weitsman, in partnership with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, are converting a former property belonging to astronomer Carl Sagan into a new observatory. Loeb serves as the director of Harvard’s Galileo Project, which aims to bring the search of extraterrestrial life to the mainstream. Weitsman purchased the property in […]
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Ithaca Police Investigate Report of Man Seeking to Meet Minor
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) — Ithaca Police are investigating a report of a man who allegedly traveled to the city to engage in sexual activity with an underage girl. Officers responded to the Green Street parking garage around 12:34 p.m. on Saturday, November 7th, where authorities say a man was located, and no child was present or in danger.
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Attempted dissemination of indecent material to a minor in the first degree
On Nov. 7, at approximately 12:34 p.m., Ithaca Police Officers were dispatched to the Green Street parking garage for what was reported to be a male who had traveled to Ithaca to engage in sexual activity with an underage female. The male was located. No child was present or in...
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Connecticut Cornell 7 defendant texted Jane Doe, hoped they'd ‘laugh' about alleged assault: Report
On the night of Oct. 19, 2024, the woman now known as Jane Doe went to a Hawaiian-themed party at Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity house. In the weeks that followed, Doe, then a Cornell sophomore, exchanged dozens of text messages with several Chi Phi members she later would accuse in a lawsuit of participating in a drug-fueled sexual assault that night, The New York Times reported.
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Historic Sagan property in Ithaca to become new observatory
An historic Ithaca property once home to the late world-renowned astronomer Carl Sagan is preparing for a new chapter in scientific exploration following an investment to develop a new research observatory on the site. Adam Weitsman said he is funding the development of a new research observatory at 900 Stewart Ave., partnering with Harvard University astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb , director of the Galileo Project , to honor Sagan’s legacy. The observatory will also create new opportunities for scientific discovery and public engagement, according to a statement Tuesday, Nov. 10, announcing the observatory. “When I purchased this property, I wanted to do something meaningful that would honor Carl Sagan and his incredible legacy," Weitsman said in the statement. "He inspired generations to look at the universe with curiosity and wonder. Partnering with Dr. Loeb gives us an opportunity to continue that spirit of exploration, bring groundbreaking research to Ithaca, and create something that can inspire future generations." More on Sagan's former home Built in the 1920s for Cornell University’s Sphinx Head honor society, the historic Egyptian Revival-style building later became the home and working space of Sagan and his wife and scientific collaborator, Ann Druyan. Sagan, a longtime Cornell professor,
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Ithaca College’s uncertain financial future | Backstory
Listen and subscribe to Backstory on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Amazon Music, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts. Backstory also airs on WRFI at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Ithaca College has been grappling with a budget deficit since 2024. At the time, they projected optimism that they’d close the deficit in a few years. But now, here we are two years later, and that progress has been slower than expected.
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Fall Escape to Ithaca: A Weekend of Apples, Cascades, and Downtown Charm at The Hotel Ithaca
The roughly five-hour drive from New York City is mostly highway, with a scenic stretch of state roads that winds past farms, rolling hills, old barns, tractors, and fields of corn, yet it offered a gentle introduction to the rural character of upstate New York. Farming remains a living part of the Finger Lakes region, and local markets brim with fresh produce from nearby orchards. Clear blue skies and temperatures in the 70s made a two-day venture in Ithaca ideal for exploring.
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Lansing schools turn to automated cleaners, bus fleet passes state inspection
The Lansing Central School District (LCSD) has struggled to find solutions to a shortage of cleaners for about a decade. Now, the district is turning to new equipment. Assistant Superintendent of Business Administration Kathryn Heath recapped some of the issues with shortages at the LCSD Board of Education meeting on Oct. 26.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Let’s Not Go Back to 1969
Andy Grundberg ’69 graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences. During his time at Cornell, he witnessed the Willard Straight Hall takeover and participated in Vietnam War protests on campus. He can be reached at agrundberg@email.gwu.edu. I’m writing as a long-ago Cornell student who witnessed and participated in...