First measles case identified in Schuyler County

SCHUYLER COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) – According to a release from Schuyler County Public Health, the first case of measles has been identified in Schuyler County. Officials say this is the first case found in the county, and it has been found in an unvaccinated resident. Though no public exposure risks have been found, the county […]

DOT to pave Route 79 in Ithaca and Enfield next spring

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – The state is preparing for another major paving project in Tompkins County. On Nov. 10, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that State Route 79 will be paved from the Tompkins County line in the Town of Ithaca to the Schuyler County line in the Town of Enfield.

Four bowlers roll season honor scores in Corning, including a 300

There were four bowlers who rolled season honor scores this week at Crystal Lanes and it was quite a variety. There was a ladies 700, a senior 700, a junior 700 and a perfect game. Ladies first. Samantha Blanford is in the midst of enjoying a season to remember. For the sixth time this year, she has reached the 700 barrier. This week in the Magic Rags Cleaning Services Ladies League, Samantha registered the highest series for the ladies this season. She opened the night with a 269 game, added a 254 and closed the night with a 203 effort to finish with a 726 series. In the same league, two other ladies topped the 600 mark. Deon Frost opened a 662 series with a 257 game and added scores of 213 and 192 while Christine Harris notched a 601 total. Kayla Blanford nearly notched her first seven of the season only to come up two pins shy of the magic mark in the Indian Hills Mixed League. She blasted a 279 opening game and added a 235 second game. A couple of bad breaks in her third game resulted in a 184 game leaving her two pins shy with

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 […]

First snow for the season coming, but totals and impacts will be minor

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)- Clouds increase this Veteran’s Day, with one more day with above average temperatures near 58 degrees. As low pressure moves east, rain begins overnight and through most of Thursday. The coastal low, with cooler air from the north will lead to a rain and snow mix and the first snow of the […]

County Code Blue Shelter Preserves Core Services Despite Significant Decrease in State Funding

The Tompkins County Code Blue shelter at 227 Cherry Street in Ithaca will reopen its 24-hour services at 4 p.m. on Nov. 15 for the 2026-27 winter season. The county Code Blue shelter continues to be operated by Volunteers of America Upstate New York (VOA). The shelter will provide overnight shelter, a daytime warming center, on-site case management, 24/7 staffing, food, showers, laundry and transportation throughout the Code Blue season, which ends April 15, 2027.

New equipment will help Lansing reduce road salt usage

LANSING, NY (607NewsNow) – Lansing is getting new equipment. The town has received a $99,500 grant from the DEC’s Water Quality Improvement Project program (WQIP). The money will help purchase salt brine manufacturing equipment and truck-mounted brine spreading equipment. The new gear will be retrofitted to an existing plow, allowing workers to apply brine directly to the roadway to prevent ice from forming during a snowstorm.

ER Visits In The Southern Tier: 3 Hours 41 Minutes In Broome, 4 Hours 4 Minutes In Tompkins

Broome County ER visits average about 3 hours 41 minutes. Chemung runs 3 hours 32. Tompkins stretches past 4 hours. Bring a little patience.

Ithaca College men’s basketball tops Cortland

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — The Ithaca College men’s hoops team played well on Tuesday. Ithaca topped Cortland 77-62. The matchup marked the first game of the season for both teams. Ithaca senior Matthew Zenker scored 16 points in the victory. His teammate, senior Evan Cabral, tallied four steals.

Bradley Farms to feature Benefactor Nights at Twinkle Town

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Twinkle Town at Bradley Farms announced in a post the six Benefactor Night groups that will be hosted for the holiday season. During the holiday season, Twinkle Town at Bradley Farms will donate a portion of each ticket to a local organization during its Benefactor Nights. The nights are open to […]

Steuben County Land Bank builds first new home, plans more in Erwin

The Steuben County Land Bank is tearing some properties down and building others up around the Corning area. One of the projects marks an historic first for the non-profit, one that is setting the stage for an even bigger boost to the local housing stock. The Land Bank this fall demolished a fire-damaged property at 40 Mill St. in the town of Erwin. The property will be sub-divided into a handful of individual parcels where new homes will be constructed over the next few years. “That would be our biggest project,” said Chris Brewer, executive director of the Steuben County Land Bank. “Hopefully we start breaking ground next year on that project. That will be a fun one.” Brewer said the new Erwin homes will follow a playbook established at 20 Townsend Ave. in Riverside, where the Land Bank is currently in the midst of its first-ever new build. While the Land Bank had undertaken major renovations at previous projects, the Riverside home is the first it has built from the ground up. “That’s the first of its kind. That’s the first new build the Land Bank has ever done,” Brewer said. “Typically we do rehabs or demos. We’re testing

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Nationwide Outlook outage disrupts Ithaca College

This story was updated Nov. 13 at 9:30 a.m. IC Alert sent a message to the IC community at 2:00 p.m. Nov. 12 to report a disruption in Microsoft services that may affect access to Ithaca College Outlook email accounts. As of 7:00 p.m Nov. 12 the application is still down.

Indivisible Corning-Elmira to hold Food Drive this weekend

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — Indivisible Corning Elmira is holding a food drive on Saturday, November 14th to benefit two local food pantries. Running from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Steele Memorial Library in Elmira, the drive is gathering food for the Oakwood United Methodist Church Food Pantry and the Thomas Edison High School Spartan Food Center.

Ithaca Coach Rahmel Mack awarded new car for contributions to the community

ROCHESTER, NY (607NewsNow) — Mack, Founder of the Prince Jakim & Dominique Summer Basketball Camp and the GIAC Firebirds girls’ basketball program, was given recognition and the keys to a new car on Thursday, November 5th, 2026. Bob Johnson Mazda in Rochester hosted the celebration as Mack was...

NBC's replacement Notre Dame playcaller announced after sudden Dan Hicks death

Dan Hicks' sudden passing will leave a major hole to fill during Saturday's game between Notre Dame and Boston College, but Jason Benetti will replace him for the broadcast

Cradit Farm Drive closed Wednesday for utility work, says Cornell

Cornell University announced mid-morning Wednesday that Cradit Farm Drive "will be temporarily closed to through traffic on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, to accommodate utility work" in front of Helen Newman Hall on Cornell's north campus. [...]

Finger Lakes to get more than $15 million for pavement projects

NEW YORK — New York State announced Tuesday $100 million in funding to repave and revitalize roads across New York, including projects here in Monroe County. The state says 642 lane miles of state highways will be repaved under the Harsh Winter Paving program. In Monroe County, $2 million will go to resurface sections of […]

Seven local businesses awarded $56,000 in grants to support local manufacturing

The City of Ithaca and the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) announced an award of $56,000 in grant funding to support small-scale manufacturing in the Ithaca area. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The funds were awarded through the Made in Ithaca campaign, an initiative...

An Elmira church burned to rubble. What's next for cleanup, development

A large pile of rubble that has sat in the heart of downtown Elmira for more than a year and a half will soon be cleaned up and marketed for redevelopment, city officials said. It was February 2025 when a blaze broke out at the former First Baptist Church at 121 W. Church St., which was vacant at the time. The inferno gutted the historic building, which was built in the 1890s, and shortly thereafter the City of Elmira hired a demolition company from Syracuse to tear down the building, which was deemed a total loss and a safety hazard. A fenced-in pile of bricks has remained at that site since, but that will soon change, said Elmira Mayor Dan Mandell. After the city unsuccessfully tried to get the owner of record, Marian Laurentiu of Tannery Creek Road in Corning, to deal with it, Chemung County took the future of that site out of Laurentiu's hands by foreclosing on the property in June for more than $23,000 in unpaid property taxes. At its Oct. 19 meeting, the Elmira City Council voted unanimously to pay the county $30,000 to purchase the former church property, and Mandell said the next step is